2021–22 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were led by 27th-year head coach Tom Izzo and played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season 23–13, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Maryland and Wisconsin to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Purdue. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the West region, marking MSU's 24th straight trip to the NCAA tournament, the second longest active streak. They defeated Davidson in the first round before losing to Duke in the second round.

2021–22 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–13 (11–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tom Izzo (27th season)
Associate head coachDwayne Stephens (19th season)
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
2021–22 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Illinois155 .7502310  .697
No. 14 Wisconsin155 .750258  .758
No. 10 Purdue146 .700298  .784
Rutgers128 .6001814  .563
No. 16 Iowa128 .6002610  .722
Ohio State128 .6002012  .625
Michigan State119 .5502313  .639
Michigan119 .5501915  .559
Indiana911 .4502114  .600
Maryland713 .3501517  .469
Penn State713 .3501417  .452
Northwestern713 .3501516  .484
Nebraska416 .2001022  .313
Minnesota416 .2001317  .433
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

With a win over Toledo on December 4, 2021, Izzo earned his 650th win as head coach of the Spartans. With a win over Maryland on March 6, 2022, Izzo surpassed Bob Knight for the most wins by a men's basketball coach at a Big Ten school with 663.

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