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2011–12 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	2011–12
team	Michigan State Spartans
image	Michigan State Spartans script.svg
image_size	120
conference	Big Ten Conference
captain	Draymond Green
captain2	Austin Thornton
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	7
APRank	5
record	29–8
conf_record	13–5
head_coach	Tom Izzo
hc_year	17th
asst_coach1	Dwayne Stephens
ac1_year	9th
asst_coach2	Mike Garland
ac2_year	5th
asst_coach3	Dane Fife
ac3_year	1st
stadium	Breslin Center
champion	[Big Ten regular season](2010-11-big-ten-conference-men-s-basketball-season) co-champions
[Big Ten tournament](2011-big-ten-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) champions
bowl	[NCAA tournament](2011-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
bowl_result	Sweet Sixteen

Big Ten tournament champions

The 2011–12 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans' head coach was Tom Izzo, who was in his 17th year at Michigan State. The team played its home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished with a record of 29–8, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. The Spartans also won the Big Ten tournament. The Spartans received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 15th consecutive trip to the tournament, and reached the Sweet Sixteen, losing to Louisville.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2010–11 season with an overall record of 19–15, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. Michigan State received a No. 10 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 14th straight trip to the tournament, and were eliminated in the second round.

Offseason

The Spartans lost Durrell Summers (11.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game) and Kalin Lucas (17.0 points and 3.4 assists per game) to graduation following the season.

2011 recruiting class

Season summary

Senior Draymond Green (16.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game) was the unquestioned leader for the Spartans. MSU started the season unranked and suffered a loss to No. 1 North Carolina in the Carrier Classic which was played on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in San Diego in the first game of the season. The teams wore special camouflage uniforms for the event. MSU followed that loss with a loss to No. 6 Duke in the Champions Classic. Starting the season 0–2, the Spartans refused to fold. MSU won the next 15 games in a row to jump into the top ten in the polls. The wins in the streak included a win at No. 23 Gonzaga. The Spartans finished the non-conference schedule at 11–2 and ranked No. 16 in the country.

The winning streak continued in Big Ten play with wins over No. 13 Indiana, and at No. 11 Wisconsin. MSU also beat No. 23 Michigan, No. 3 Ohio State, and No. 15 Wisconsin at Breslin Center. A loss in the regular season finale at home to No. 10 Ohio State meant the Spartans would share the Big Ten regular season championship with Ohio State and Michigan, all of which finished the Big Ten season with a 13–5 conference record. In that loss to Ohio State, key freshman reserve, Branden Dawson, tore his ACL, ending his season. The Spartans finished the season ranked No. 8 in the country. The Spartans, due to tiebreak rules, were the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament and beat Iowa, No. 14 Wisconsin, and No. 7 Ohio State to win the tournament championship. Draymond Green earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors, the fifth time a player had done so under Tom Izzo. Izzo was also named Big Ten Coach of the Year.

MSU received a No. 1 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament, where they beat LIU–Brooklyn in the first round behind Green's triple-double. The Spartans overcame Saint Louis in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. This marked the 10th time in 15 seasons that the Spartans advanced to at least the Sweet Sixteen. The Spartans, missing Dawson and struggling offensively, became the first No. 1 seed to lose in the tournament, falling to No. 17 and fourth-seeded Louisville, 57–44.

Roster

Tom Izzo ()
Dwayne Stephens ()
Dane Fife ()
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
37	1139	30.8	420	11.4	131	307	.427	24	96	.250	134	170	.788	17	89	106	2.9	144	43	15	85
27	149	5.5	41	1.5	12	43	.279	9	33	.273	8	10	.800	8	8	16	0.6	11	5	3	9
15	17	1.1	0	0.0	0	5	.000	0	2	.000	0	0		1	5	6	0.4	1	0	0	0
31	640	20.6	259	8.4	109	189	.577	0	3	.000	41	69	.594	67	72	139	4.5	29	29	26	43
30	142	4.7	55	1.8	22	38	.579	0	0		11	21	.524	11	13	24	0.8	0	1	3	13
37	1229	33.2	601	16.2	212	472	.449	52	134	.388	125	173	.723	79	315	394	10.6	141	54	35	112
21	35	1.7	3	0.1	1	3	.333	0	0		1	2	.500	2	5	7	0.3	2	1	1	2
34	326	9.6	41	1.2	17	36	.472	5	13	.385	2	7	.286	9	19	28	0.8	19	8	6	11
37	700	18.9	301	8.1	129	231	.558	0	0		43	74	.581	59	80	139	3.8	38	27	13	50
37	661	17.9	259	7.0	98	173	.566	1	2	.500	62	89	.697	57	100	157	4.2	12	25	39	39
10	11	1.1	2	0.2	0	2	.000	0	1	.000	2	2	1.000	0	1	1	0.1	1	1	0	3
37	808	21.8	193	5.2	54	114	.474	31	65	.477	54	62	.871	33	90	123	3.3	42	23	6	27
32	551	17.2	145	4.5	48	126	.381	30	74	.405	19	33	.576	5	52	57	1.8	56	25	2	37
11	12	1.1	4	0.4	1	2	.500	1	2	.500	1	2	.500	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1
9	10	1.1	2	0.2	1	2	.500	0	0		0	0		0	1	1	0.1	0	0	0	2
37	994	26.9	325	8.8	125	269	.465	47	130	.362	28	45	.622	32	72	104	2.8	70	23	8	37

Legend
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Source

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Source

Awards and honors

Draymond Green

Big Ten Player of the Year
AP All-American (unanimous)
Sporting News All-American First Team
USBWA All-American
NABC All-American First Team
NABC Player of the Year
USBWA District V Player of the Year
Big Ten All Defensive Team
NABC All-District First Team

Tom Izzo

Big Ten Coach of the Year
USBWA District V Coach of the Year
NABC Division I Coach of the Year

Branden Dawson

All Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team

Keith Appling

All Big Ten Third Team

References

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