2018–19 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were led by 24th-year head coach Tom Izzo and played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2018–19 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 5
Record32–7 (16–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tom Izzo (24th season)
Associate head coachDwayne Stephens (16th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Garland (12th season)
  • Dane Fife (8th season)
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State164 .800327  .821
No. 13 Purdue164 .8002610  .722
No. 8 Michigan155 .750307  .811
No. 21 Wisconsin146 .7002311  .676
Maryland137 .6502311  .676
Iowa1010 .5002312  .657
Minnesota911 .4502214  .611
Ohio State812 .4002015  .571
Indiana812 .4001916  .543
Penn State713 .3501418  .438
Illinois713 .3501221  .364
Rutgers713 .3501417  .452
Nebraska614 .3001917  .528
Northwestern416 .2001319  .406
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

With a win over in-state rival Michigan on March 9, 2019, the Spartans earned a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, marking back-to-back championships for the school. It also marked the school's ninth conference championship under Tom Izzo. They finished the season 32–7, 16–4 to earn a share of the Big Ten championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Michigan for the third time on the season to win the tournament championship. The win over Ohio State on March 15, marked Tom Izzo's 600th career win. The Tournament win marked the school's sixth championship, the most in the Big Ten. The Spartans received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East Region. There they defeated Bradley and Minnesota to advance to the team's first Sweet Sixteen since 2015. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated No. 3-seeded LSU to advance to the Elite Eight. There they defeated overall No. 1 seed Duke to advance to the school's 10th Final Four and eighth under Izzo. In the Final Four, they lost to No. 3-seeded Texas Tech.

Guard Cassius Winston was named the Big Ten Player of the Year, the ninth time a player in MSU history had received the award. Winston was also named to several All-American lists, including the AP and Sporting News first team.

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