This is a list of seasons completed by the Michigan State Spartans men's college basketball team.

History OverallYears of basketball 127First season 1898Head coaches(all-time) 15All gamesAll-time record 20+ win seasons32 (Izzo 25, Heathcote 7)30+ win seasons6 (Izzo 6)Home gamesBreslin Center Jenison FieldhouseDemonstration Hall/College Gymnasium/OtherBig Ten gamesAll Time Big Ten Regular Season Record All Time Big Ten tournament Record Conference Regular Season Championships 17 (1957, 1959, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2025)Conference tournament championships 6 (1999, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019)NCAA tournamentNCAA Appearances 39 (1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)NCAA Tournament record Sweet Sixteen 23 (1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2025, 2026)Elite Eight 15 (1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2025)Final Four 10 (1957, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019)NCAA Championship Games 3 (1979, 2000, 2009)NCAA Championships 2 (1979, 2000)Accurate as of April 23, 2026 Source

Season-by-season results

Updated through March 12, 2026

George Gauthier left after 29 games in 1919–20, posting a 15–14 record. Lyman Frimodig coached the final seven games of the season, finishing 6–1. Due to forfeits related to NCAA sanctions to Minnesota for improper selling of tickets, MSU's official record for the 1976–77 season is 12–15, 9–9 though they finished the season 10–17, 7–11. Due to NCAA sanctions against Wisconsin for providing improper benefits for players, MSU's official record for the 1981–82 season is 12–16, 7–11 though they finished the season 11–17, 6–12. The official record for the 1983–84 season is 16–12, 9–9 though they finished the season 15–13, 8–10

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