Michigan State Program History

Michigan State

Program Rating

1.81 Rating

#6 National Rank

2026-2027 As of Season

Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): the program's own quality apart from its coach, ranked among that season's Division I programs.

Core Rotation by Season

Season	PG	SG	SF	PF	C	B1	B2	B3
2024-2025	Jaden Akins 27.2 MPG	Jase Richardson 25.4 MPG	Tre Holloman 23.1 MPG	Jeremy Fears Jr. 23.6 MPG	Jaxon Kohler 20.8 MPG	Coen Carr 20.6 MPG	Carson Cooper 17.1 MPG	Frankie Fidler 16.2 MPG
2022-2023	A.J. Hoggard 30.5 MPG	Tyson Walker 33.9 MPG	Jaden Akins 27.6 MPG	Joey Hauser 34.0 MPG	Mady Sissoko 21.5 MPG	Malik Hall 25.7 MPG	Pierre Brooks 14.1 MPG	Jaxon Kohler 10.6 MPG
2021-2022	Tyson Walker 22.6 MPG	Max Christie 30.8 MPG	Gabe Brown 28.9 MPG	Joey Hauser 22.2 MPG	Malik Hall 21.8 MPG	A.J. Hoggard 20.2 MPG	Marcus Bingham 18.7 MPG	Jaden Akins 14.8 MPG
2020-2021	Rocket Watts 22.6 MPG	Joshua Langford 28.0 MPG	Aaron Henry 32.5 MPG	Gabe Brown 20.7 MPG	Joey Hauser 21.5 MPG	Malik Hall 17.5 MPG	A.J. Hoggard 13.2 MPG	Marcus Bingham 11.5 MPG
2019-2020	Cassius Winston 32.7 MPG	Rocket Watts 22.3 MPG	Aaron Henry 29.1 MPG	Gabe Brown 21.9 MPG	Xavier Tillman 32.1 MPG	Malik Hall 15.9 MPG	Thomas Kithier 12.5 MPG	Kyle Ahrens 13.1 MPG
2018-2019	Cassius Winston 33.5 MPG	Matt McQuaid 31.3 MPG	Aaron Henry 22.1 MPG	Kenny Goins 30.4 MPG	Xavier Tillman 24.0 MPG	Nick Ward 20.8 MPG	Kyle Ahrens 18.8 MPG	Joshua Langford 28.6 MPG
2017-2018	Cassius Winston 28.1 MPG	Matt McQuaid 20.5 MPG	Joshua Langford 27.1 MPG	Miles Bridges 31.4 MPG	Jaren Jackson Jr. 21.8 MPG	Nick Ward 18.9 MPG	Lourawls Nairn Jr. 16.7 MPG	Kenny Goins 13.9 MPG
2016-2017	Cassius Winston 20.7 MPG	Lourawls Nairn Jr. 22.8 MPG	Matt McQuaid 21.0 MPG	Joshua Langford 21.0 MPG	Miles Bridges 32.0 MPG	Nick Ward 19.8 MPG	Alvin Ellis III 19.4 MPG	Kenny Goins 18.3 MPG
2015-2016	Denzel Valentine 33.0 MPG	Eron Harris 20.9 MPG	Bryn Forbes 28.1 MPG	Matt Costello 22.9 MPG	Deyonta Davis 18.6 MPG	Matt McQuaid 15.8 MPG	Lourawls Nairn Jr. 18.7 MPG	Javon Bess 11.0 MPG
2014-2015	Travis Trice 33.6 MPG	Denzel Valentine 33.2 MPG	Bryn Forbes 26.2 MPG	Branden Dawson 30.1 MPG	Matt Costello 20.4 MPG	Lourawls Nairn Jr. 19.4 MPG	Gavin Schilling 16.9 MPG	Marvin Clark Jr. 11.2 MPG
2013-2014	Keith Appling 31.5 MPG	Travis Trice 22.2 MPG	Gary Harris 32.3 MPG	Denzel Valentine 29.4 MPG	Adreian Payne 28.1 MPG	Branden Dawson 28.3 MPG	Matt Costello 14.7 MPG	Kenny Kaminski 12.2 MPG
2012-2013	Keith Appling 33.6 MPG	Gary Harris 29.7 MPG	Derrick Nix 27.6 MPG	Branden Dawson 26.9 MPG	Adreian Payne 25.6 MPG	Denzel Valentine 20.8 MPG	Travis Trice 18.6 MPG	Brandan Kearney 16.9 MPG
2011-2012	Keith Appling 30.8 MPG	Brandon Wood 26.9 MPG	Austin Thornton 21.8 MPG	Derrick Nix 18.9 MPG	Draymond Green 33.2 MPG	Adreian Payne 17.9 MPG	Branden Dawson 20.6 MPG	Travis Trice 17.2 MPG
2010-2011	Kalin Lucas 33.5 MPG	Keith Appling 23.2 MPG	Durrell Summers 29.5 MPG	Draymond Green 30.0 MPG	Delvon Roe 23.5 MPG	Korie Lucious 24.2 MPG	Garrick Sherman 11.8 MPG	Austin Thornton 11.2 MPG

Top five minute earners are ordered guard-to-big, then the next three rotation players are shown off the bench. Coverage: 2010-2011 to 2024-2025.

Season History

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Season	Coach	Record	Win %	PPG	DPPG	Margin	Elo	Pyth	Adj PPG	Adj Opp PPG
2026-2027	-	Incomplete game history	-	-	-	-	1490 (#11)	-	-	-
2025-2026	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 35 results found	-	-	-	-	1415 (#14)	97.1% (#11)	81.7 (#11)	61.1 (#11)
2024-2025	Tom Izzo	30-7 Verified season publication	81.1%	77.7	67.1	+10.6	1453 (#8)	96.9% (#10)	79.4 (#11)	59.8 (#11)
2023-2024	Tom Izzo	20-15 Verified season publication	57.1%	72.9	66.1	+6.8	1233 (#48)	94.0% (#17)	74.5 (#17)	59.3 (#17)
2022-2023	Tom Izzo	21-13 Verified season publication	61.8%	70.9	67.9	+3.0	1236 (#36)	90.9% (#31)	73.0 (#34)	61.4 (#34)
2021-2022	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 36 results found	-	-	-	-	1160 (#65)	89.1% (#36)	74.8 (#38)	63.7 (#38)
2020-2021	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 28 results found	-	-	-	-	1225 (#54)	77.9% (#77)	72.4 (#81)	65.2 (#81)
2019-2020	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 31 results found	-	-	-	-	1428 (#7)	96.5% (#3)	78.9 (#4)	60.1 (#4)
2018-2019	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 39 results found	-	-	-	-	Data withheld: source-integrity hold	98.0% (#4)	81.8 (#4)	59.8 (#4)
2017-2018	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 35 results found	-	-	-	-	1395 (#15)	96.9% (#6)	80.8 (#5)	61.1 (#5)
2016-2017	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 35 results found	-	-	-	-	1270 (#45)	89.1% (#41)	74.3 (#45)	63.1 (#45)
2015-2016	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 35 results found	-	-	-	-	1443 (#7)	97.4% (#3)	81.7 (#4)	61.7 (#4)
2014-2015	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 39 results found	-	-	-	-	1373 (#11)	95.0% (#17)	74.0 (#13)	58.3 (#13)
2013-2014	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 38 results found	-	-	-	-	1303 (#13)	95.5% (#9)	78.2 (#4)	60.8 (#4)
2012-2013	Tom Izzo	27-9 Verified season publication	75.0%	68.0	59.1	+8.9	1421 (#11)	96.3% (#11)	69.9 (#11)	53.7 (#11)
2011-2012	Tom Izzo	29-8 Verified season publication	78.4%	71.6	59.3	+12.3	1435 (#8)	97.5% (#4)	73.5 (#4)	54.9 (#4)
2010-2011	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 34 results found	-	-	-	-	1209 (#61)	89.0% (#42)	71.6 (#40)	60.3 (#40)
2009-2010	Tom Izzo	28-9 Verified season publication	75.7%	71.8	63.8	+8.0	1394 (#17)	93.6% (#22)	74.0 (#24)	59.7 (#24)
2008-2009	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 38 results found	-	-	-	-	1488 (#4)	95.7% (#12)	75.0 (#14)	59.0 (#14)
2007-2008	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 36 results found	-	-	-	-	1342 (#22)	94.5% (#17)	73.1 (#20)	58.5 (#20)
2006-2007	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 35 results found	-	-	-	-	1260 (#41)	94.8% (#13)	67.3 (#18)	52.9 (#18)
2005-2006	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 34 results found	-	-	-	-	1194 (#48)	88.2% (#38)	75.7 (#39)	65.5 (#39)
2004-2005	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 33 results found	-	-	-	-	1328 (#5)	96.4% (#9)	79.2 (#7)	61.4 (#7)
2003-2004	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 30 results found	-	-	-	-	Data withheld: source-integrity hold	59.8% (#53)	-	-
2002-2003	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 35 results found	-	-	-	-	1383 (#14)	93.8% (#16)	69.4 (#24)	56.2 (#24)
2001-2002	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 31 results found	-	-	-	-	1316 (#29)	91.5% (#22)	70.7 (#31)	58.6 (#31)
2000-2001	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 33 results found	-	-	-	-	1547 (#4)	98.1% (#4)	78.7 (#4)	57.0 (#4)
1999-2000	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 39 results found	-	-	-	-	1635 (#1)	98.6% (#1)	77.5 (#3)	54.8 (#3)
1998-1999	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 38 results found	-	-	-	-	1586 (#3)	97.9% (#5)	75.3 (#6)	54.6 (#6)
1997-1998	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 30 results found	-	-	-	-	1384 (#15)	95.4% (#8)	75.5 (#13)	58.9 (#13)
1996-1997	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 29 results found	-	-	-	-	1204 (#63)	87.9% (#43)	72.0 (#48)	62.3 (#48)
1995-1996	Tom Izzo	Incomplete game history 32 results found	-	-	-	-	1166 (#67)	73.3% (#83)	64.8 (#90)	59.6 (#90)
1994-1995	-	Incomplete game history 28 results found	-	-	-	-	1368 (#15)	92.8% (#15)	80.0 (#15)	64.6 (#15)
1993-1994	-	Incomplete game history 32 results found	-	-	-	-	1336 (#22)	90.7% (#26)	77.2 (#27)	63.6 (#27)
1992-1993	-	Incomplete game history 28 results found	-	-	-	-	1239 (#45)	88.9% (#27)	74.7 (#24)	62.7 (#24)
1991-1992	-	Incomplete game history 30 results found	-	-	-	-	1317 (#22)	93.4% (#16)	77.0 (#19)	62.2 (#19)
1990-1991	-	Incomplete game history 30 results found	-	-	-	-	1318 (#15)	85.4% (#38)	75.1 (#45)	64.8 (#45)
1989-1990	-	Incomplete game history 34 results found	-	-	-	-	1447 (#4)	92.2% (#19)	78.1 (#20)	63.6 (#20)
1988-1989	-	Incomplete game history 33 results found	-	-	-	-	1112 (#75)	82.7% (#48)	76.4 (#45)	66.7 (#45)
1987-1988	-	Incomplete game history 28 results found	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986-1987	-	Incomplete game history 28 results found	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985-1986	-	Incomplete game history 31 results found	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984-1985	-	Incomplete game history 29 results found	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

NCAA Tournament (1985-present)

Season	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	OT	Date
2025-2026	Sweet 16	(-) Michigan St.	(-) UConn	L	63-67	-	2026-03-27
2025-2026	2nd Round	(-) Michigan St.	(-) Louisville	W	77-69	-	2026-03-21
2025-2026	1st Round	(-) Michigan St.	(-) North Dakota St.	W	92-67	-	2026-03-19
2024-2025	Elite 8	(2) Michigan State	(1) Auburn	L	64-70	-	2025-03-30
2024-2025	Sweet 16	(2) Michigan State	(-) Mississippi	W	73-70	-	2025-03-28
2024-2025	2nd Round	(2) Michigan State	(10) New Mexico	W	71-63	-	2025-03-23
2024-2025	1st Round	(2) Michigan State	(-) Bryant	W	87-62	-	2025-03-21
2023-2024	2nd Round	(9) Michigan State	(1) North Carolina	L	69-85	-	2024-03-23
2023-2024	1st Round	(9) Michigan State	(8) Mississippi State	W	69-51	-	2024-03-21
2022-2023	Sweet 16	(7) Michigan State	(3) Kansas State	L	93-98	OT	2023-03-23
2022-2023	2nd Round	(7) Michigan State	(7) Marquette	W	69-60	-	2023-03-19
2022-2023	1st Round	(7) Michigan State	(10) Southern California	W	72-62	-	2023-03-17
2021-2022	2nd Round	(7) Michigan State	(2) Duke	L	76-85	-	2022-03-20
2021-2022	1st Round	(7) Michigan State	(10) Davidson	W	74-73	-	2022-03-18
2020-2021	1st Round	(11) Michigan State	(11) UCLA	L	80-86	OT	2021-03-18
2018-2019	Final Four	(2) Michigan State	(3) Texas Tech	L	51-61	-	2019-04-06
2018-2019	Elite 8	(2) Michigan State	(1) Duke	W	68-67	-	2019-03-31
2018-2019	Sweet 16	(2) Michigan State	(-) Louisiana State	W	80-63	-	2019-03-29
2018-2019	2nd Round	(2) Michigan State	(10) Minnesota	W	70-50	-	2019-03-23
2018-2019	1st Round	(2) Michigan State	(15) Bradley	W	76-65	-	2019-03-21
2017-2018	2nd Round	(3) Michigan State	(11) Syracuse	L	53-55	-	2018-03-18
2017-2018	1st Round	(3) Michigan State	(14) Bucknell	W	82-78	-	2018-03-16
2016-2017	2nd Round	(9) Michigan State	(1) Kansas	L	70-90	-	2017-03-19
2016-2017	1st Round	(9) Michigan State	(9) Miami (FL)	W	78-58	-	2017-03-17
2015-2016	1st Round	(2) Michigan State	(2) Middle Tennessee	L	81-90	-	2016-03-18
2014-2015	Final Four	(7) Michigan State	(1) Duke	L	61-81	-	2015-04-04
2014-2015	Elite 8	(7) Michigan State	(7) Louisville	W	76-70	OT	2015-03-29
2014-2015	Sweet 16	(7) Michigan State	(3) Oklahoma	W	62-58	-	2015-03-27
2014-2015	2nd Round	(7) Michigan State	(2) Virginia	W	60-54	-	2015-03-22
2014-2015	1st Round	(7) Michigan State	(10) Georgia	W	70-63	-	2015-03-20
2013-2014	Elite 8	(4) Michigan State	(-) Connecticut	L	54-60	-	2014-03-30
2013-2014	Sweet 16	(4) Michigan State	(1) Virginia	W	61-59	-	2014-03-28
2013-2014	2nd Round	(4) Michigan State	(12) Harvard	W	80-73	-	2014-03-22
2013-2014	1st Round	(4) Michigan State	(-) Delaware	W	93-78	-	2014-03-20
2012-2013	Sweet 16	(3) Michigan State	(2) Duke	L	61-71	-	2013-03-29
2012-2013	2nd Round	(3) Michigan State	(6) Memphis	W	70-48	-	2013-03-23
2012-2013	1st Round	(3) Michigan State	(-) Valparaiso	W	65-54	-	2013-03-21
2011-2012	Sweet 16	(1) Michigan State	(4) Louisville	L	44-57	-	2012-03-22
2011-2012	2nd Round	(1) Michigan State	(9) Saint Louis	W	65-61	-	2012-03-18
2011-2012	1st Round	(1) Michigan State	(-) Long Island University	W	89-67	-	2012-03-16
2010-2011	1st Round	(10) Michigan State	(7) UCLA	L	76-78	-	2011-03-17
2009-2010	Final Four	(5) Michigan State	(5) Butler	L	50-52	-	2010-04-03
2009-2010	Elite 8	(5) Michigan State	(6) Tennessee	W	70-69	-	2010-03-28
2009-2010	Sweet 16	(5) Michigan State	(9) Northern Iowa	W	59-52	-	2010-03-26
2009-2010	2nd Round	(5) Michigan State	(4) Maryland	W	85-83	-	2010-03-21
2009-2010	1st Round	(5) Michigan State	(12) New Mexico State	W	70-67	-	2010-03-19
2008-2009	Championship	(2) Michigan State	(1) North Carolina	L	72-89	-	2009-04-06
2008-2009	Final Four	(2) Michigan State	(-) Connecticut	W	82-73	-	2009-04-04
2008-2009	Elite 8	(2) Michigan State	(2) Louisville	W	64-52	-	2009-03-29
2008-2009	Sweet 16	(2) Michigan State	(3) Kansas	W	67-62	-	2009-03-27
2008-2009	2nd Round	(2) Michigan State	(10) Southern California	W	74-69	-	2009-03-22
2008-2009	1st Round	(2) Michigan State	(15) Robert Morris	W	77-62	-	2009-03-20
2007-2008	Sweet 16	(5) Michigan State	(1) Memphis	L	74-92	-	2008-03-28
2007-2008	2nd Round	(5) Michigan State	(4) Pittsburgh	W	65-54	-	2008-03-22
2007-2008	1st Round	(5) Michigan State	(12) Temple	W	72-61	-	2008-03-20
2006-2007	2nd Round	(9) Michigan State	(1) North Carolina	L	67-81	-	2007-03-17
2006-2007	1st Round	(9) Michigan State	(9) Marquette	W	61-49	-	2007-03-15
2005-2006	1st Round	(6) Michigan State	(-) George Mason	L	65-75	-	2006-03-17
2004-2005	Final Four	(5) Michigan State	(1) North Carolina	L	71-87	-	2005-04-02
2004-2005	Elite 8	(5) Michigan State	(5) Kentucky	W	94-88	2OT	2005-03-27
2004-2005	Sweet 16	(5) Michigan State	(1) Duke	W	78-68	-	2005-03-25
2004-2005	2nd Round	(5) Michigan State	(13) Vermont	W	72-61	-	2005-03-20
2004-2005	1st Round	(5) Michigan State	(12) Old Dominion	W	89-81	-	2005-03-18
2003-2004	1st Round	(7) Michigan State	(10) Nevada	L	66-72	-	2004-03-18
2002-2003	Elite 8	(7) Michigan State	(1) Texas	L	76-85	-	2003-03-30
2002-2003	Sweet 16	(7) Michigan State	(6) Maryland	W	60-58	-	2003-03-28
2002-2003	2nd Round	(7) Michigan State	(2) Florida	W	68-46	-	2003-03-23
2002-2003	1st Round	(7) Michigan State	(10) Colorado	W	79-64	-	2003-03-21
2001-2002	1st Round	(10) Michigan State	(7) NC State	L	58-69	-	2002-03-15
2000-2001	Final Four	(1) Michigan State	(2) Arizona	L	61-80	-	2001-03-31
2000-2001	Elite 8	(1) Michigan State	(11) Temple	W	69-62	-	2001-03-25
2000-2001	Sweet 16	(1) Michigan State	(12) Gonzaga	W	77-62	-	2001-03-23
2000-2001	2nd Round	(1) Michigan State	(9) Fresno State	W	81-65	-	2001-03-18
2000-2001	1st Round	(1) Michigan State	(16) Alabama State	W	69-35	-	2001-03-16
1999-2000	Championship	(1) Michigan State	(5) Florida	W	89-76	-	2000-04-03
1999-2000	Final Four	(1) Michigan State	(8) Wisconsin	W	53-41	-	2000-04-01
1999-2000	Elite 8	(1) Michigan State	(2) Iowa State	W	75-64	-	2000-03-25
1999-2000	Sweet 16	(1) Michigan State	(4) Syracuse	W	75-58	-	2000-03-23
1999-2000	2nd Round	(1) Michigan State	(8) Utah	W	73-61	-	2000-03-18
1999-2000	1st Round	(1) Michigan State	(-) Valparaiso	W	65-38	-	2000-03-16
1998-1999	Final Four	(1) Michigan State	(1) Duke	L	62-68	-	1999-03-27
1998-1999	Elite 8	(1) Michigan State	(3) Kentucky	W	73-66	-	1999-03-21
1998-1999	Sweet 16	(1) Michigan State	(13) Oklahoma	W	54-46	-	1999-03-19
1998-1999	2nd Round	(1) Michigan State	(-) Mississippi	W	74-66	-	1999-03-14
1998-1999	1st Round	(1) Michigan State	(16) Mount St. Mary's	W	76-53	-	1999-03-12
1997-1998	Sweet 16	(4) Michigan State	(1) North Carolina	L	58-73	-	1998-03-19
1997-1998	2nd Round	(4) Michigan State	(5) Princeton	W	63-56	-	1998-03-14
1997-1998	1st Round	(4) Michigan State	(13) Eastern Michigan	W	83-71	-	1998-03-12
1994-1995	1st Round	(3) Michigan State	(14) Weber State	L	72-79	-	1995-03-17
1993-1994	2nd Round	(7) Michigan State	(2) Duke	L	74-85	-	1994-03-20
1993-1994	1st Round	(7) Michigan State	(10) Seton Hall	W	84-73	-	1994-03-18
1991-1992	2nd Round	(5) Michigan State	(4) Cincinnati	L	65-77	-	1992-03-22
1991-1992	1st Round	(5) Michigan State	(12) Missouri State	W	61-54	-	1992-03-20
1990-1991	2nd Round	(5) Michigan State	(4) Utah	L	84-85	2OT	1991-03-17
1990-1991	1st Round	(5) Michigan State	(12) Green Bay	W	60-58	-	1991-03-15
1989-1990	Sweet 16	(1) Michigan State	(4) Georgia Tech	L	80-81	OT	1990-03-23
1989-1990	2nd Round	(1) Michigan State	(9) UC Santa Barbara	W	62-58	-	1990-03-17
1989-1990	1st Round	(1) Michigan State	(16) Murray State	W	75-71	OT	1990-03-15
1985-1986	Sweet 16	(5) Michigan State	(1) Kansas	L	86-96	OT	1986-03-21
1985-1986	2nd Round	(5) Michigan State	(4) Georgetown	W	80-68	-	1986-03-15
1985-1986	1st Round	(5) Michigan State	(12) Washington	W	72-70	-	1986-03-13
1984-1985	1st Round	(10) Michigan State	(7) UAB	L	68-70	-	1985-03-15