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2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	2009–10
team	Michigan State Spartans
image	Michigan State Spartans script.svg
conference	Big Ten Conference
captain	Isaiah Dahlman
captain2	Draymond Green
captain3	Kalin Lucas
captain4	Raymar Morgan
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	4
APRank	13
record	28–9
conf_record	14–4
head_coach	Tom Izzo
asst_coach2	Dwayne Stephens
asst_coach3	Mike Garland
stadium	Breslin Center
champion	[Big Ten regular season](2009-10-big-ten-conference-men-s-basketball-season) co-champions
bowl	[NCAA tournament](2010-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_result	Final Four
hc_year	15th	image_size = 120	ac1_year =	ac2_year = 7th	assoc_coach = Mark Montgomery	ahc_year = 9th	ac3_year = 3rd

The 2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 15th year. The Spartans played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season 28–9, 14–4 in Big Ten play to earn a share of the Big Ten regular season championship for the 12th time in school history. They lost to Minnesota in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament. The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed, their 13th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament under Izzo. They defeated New Mexico State, Maryland, Northern Iowa, and Tennessee to advance to the Final Four. In the Final Four, the Spartans' sixth trip to the Final Four under Izzo, they lost to Butler.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2008–09 season 31–7, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season championship. Michigan State received a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 12th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the National Championship game, their second trip to the title game under Tom Izzo, before losing to North Carolina.

Offseason

The Spartans lost Goran Suton (10.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game) to the NBA draft following the season.

2009 recruiting class

Season summary

Michigan State was led by junior Kalin Lucas (14.8 points and 4 assists per game), senior Raymar Morgan (11.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game), and sophomore Draymond Green (9.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3 assists per game). The Spartans began the season ranked No. 2 in the polls following their trip to the National Championship game in 2009. MSU competed in the Legends Classic and were upset by Florida in the semifinals. In the third place game, the Spartans routed UMass. MSU fell to again to No. 10 North Carolina in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge in a rematch of the prior year's National Championship game. The Spartans finished the non-conference schedule at 10–3, also losing at No. 2 Texas. The Spartans were ranked No. 11 in the country entering the Big Ten regular season.

The Spartans began the Big Ten season on fire, winning their first nine games, with wins over No. 25 Northwestern and No. 17 Wisconsin in the first two games. The winning streak ended with three straight losses to Wisconsin, Illinois, and No. 6 Purdue. The Spartans rebounded to finish 14–4 in Big Ten play and capture a share of the Big Ten regular season title. Michigan State completed the regular season at 24–7 and ranked 11th in the country. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated in overtime by No. 6 seed Minnesota in the quarterfinals.

The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 13th straight appearance, earning a No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region. Lucas scored a career high 25 points to pull off a controversial win against New Mexico State in the First Round. In the Second Round, Lucas went down with a serious knee injury and the Spartans needed a three-point shot from Korie Lucious at the buzzer to advance past Maryland. Without Lucas for the remainder of the Tournament, MSU beat Northern Iowa and Tennessee to advance to their second consecutive Final Four and sixth in the last twelve years. In the National Semifinal, they were defeated by National Runner-Up, Butler.

Roster

Tom Izzo ()
Mark Montgomery ()
Dwayne Stephens ()
Mike Garland ()

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Michigan State Spartans}}	Minutes	Michigan State Spartans}}	Scoring	Michigan State Spartans}}	Total FGs	Michigan State Spartans}}	3-point FGs	Michigan State Spartans}}	Free-Throws	Michigan State Spartans}}	Rebounds	Michigan State Spartans}}	Player	Michigan State Spartans}}	GP	Michigan State Spartans}}	Tot	Michigan State Spartans}}	Avg	Michigan State Spartans}}	Pts
36	917	25.5	296	8.2	105	244	.430	53	133	.398	33	45	.733	32	69	101	2.8	73	16	3	52
12	17	1.4	0	0.0	0	2	.000	0	0		0	0		0	2	2	0.2	1	0	1	1
22	88	4.0	29	1.3	12	20	.600	3	8	.375	2	2	1.000	2	7	9	0.4	3	2	0	3
37	945	25.5	366	9.9	139	265	.525	2	16	.125	86	128	.672	81	205	286	7.7	112	45	34	62
15	55	3.7	20	1.3	9	11	.818	0	0		2	4	.500	9	9	18	1.2	0	2	3	6
25	103	4.1	8	0.3	1	10	.100	0	1	.000	6	10	.600	3	10	13	0.5	9	2	1	6
33	1027	31.1	490	14.8	165	364	.453	35	99	.354	125	162	.772	22	40	62	1.9	131	40	2	80
36	825	22.9	201	5.6	70	205	.341	44	139	.317	17	23	.739	11	50	61	1.7	118	27	5	68
36	979	27.2	407	11.3	154	291	.529	5	17	.294	94	140	.671	77	145	222	6.2	63	38	25	69
36	279	7.8	83	2.3	35	69	.507	0	0		13	48	.271	34	42	76	2.1	9	7	6	13
37	764	20.6	238	6.5	83	150	.553	0	0		72	109	.661	68	117	185	5.0	43	31	35	50
36	259	7.2	69	1.9	31	52	.596	0	0		7	11	.63	18	39	57	1.6	3	4	5	18
1	1	1.0	0	0.0	0	1	.000	0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
37	971	9.3	417	11.3	156	343	.455	43	120	.358	62	78	.795	56	118	174	0.7	31	25	3	65
33	195	1.2	34	1.0	14	41	.341	2	10	.200	4	4	1.000	14	21	35	0.1	10	3	0	13

Legend
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Source

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors

Draymond Green

Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year
All Big Ten Third Team

Kalin Lucas

All Big Ten First Team
NABC All District First Team
USBWA All-District Team

Raymar Morgan

All Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)
All Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)

Durrell Summers

Most Outstanding Player, NCAA Tournament, Midwest Region

References

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