2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8

2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Michigan State	15	–	3		.833			31	–	7		.816
No. 17 Purdue†	11	–	7		.611			27	–	10		.730
Illinois	11	–	7		.611			24	–	10		.706
Penn State	10	–	8		.556			27	–	11		.711
Ohio State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	11		.667
Wisconsin	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Minnesota	9	–	9		.500			22	–	11		.667
Michigan	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
Northwestern	8	–	10		.444			17	–	14		.548
Iowa	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
Indiana	1	–	17		.056			6	–	25		.194
† 2009 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2008-09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represents Michigan State University in the 2008-09 college basketball season. The head coach is Tom Izzo who is in his 14th year. The team plays their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI. The Big Ten Network included the team in a two and a half hour special that featured Midnight Madness events from several Big Ten campuses on October 17, 2008.

2008 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Delvon Roe PF	Lakewood, Ohio	St. Edward High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 17, 2007
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Draymond Green PF	Saginaw, Michigan	Saginaw HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 28, 2007
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Korie Lucious PG	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Pius XI HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 24, 2006
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 17   Rivals: 22
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Michigan State Commit List for 2008". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-11-20. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-11-20. "ESPN - Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-11-20. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-11-20. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-11-20.

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/16/08* 6:00 pm, Big Ten Network	No. 7	Idaho	W 100-62	1-0	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
11/19/08* 7:00 pm	No. 7	at IPFW	W 70-59	2-0	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum  Fort Wayne, IN
11/27/08* 7:00pm, ESPN2	No. 6	vs. Maryland Old Spice Classic	L 62-80	2-1	Milk House  Kissimmee, FL
11/28/08* 8:00pm, ESPNU	No. 6	vs. Oklahoma State Old Spice Classic	W 94-79	3-1	Milk House  Kissimmee, FL
11/30/08* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 6	vs. Wichita State Old Spice Classic	W 65-57	4-1	Milk House  Kissimmee, FL
12/03/08* 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 12	vs. No. 1 North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 63-98	4-2	Ford Field  Detroit, MI
12/07/08* 4:00 pm, Big Ten Network	No. 12	Bradley	W 75-59	5-2	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
12/13/08* 6:00 pm, Big Ten Network	No. 20	Alcorn State	W 118-60	6-2	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
12/17/08* 8:00 pm, Big Ten Network	No. 22	The Citadel	W 79-65	7-2	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
12/20/08* 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 22	at No. 6 Texas	W 67-63	8-2	Toyota Center  Houston, TX
12/27/08* 5:00 pm, FSN Detroit	No. 18	vs. Oakland	W 82-66	9-2	The Palace of Auburn Hills  Auburn Hills, MI
12/31/08 12:00 pm, Big Ten Network	No. 15	at No. 21 Minnesota	W 70-58	10-2 (1-0)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
01/03/09 7:00 pm, Big Ten Network	No. 15	at Northwestern	W 77-66	11-2 (2-0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
01/06/09 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 12	Ohio State	W 67-58	12-2 (3-0)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
01/10/09* 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 12	Kansas	W 75-62	13-2 (3-0)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
01/14/09 6:30 pm, Big Ten Network	No. 10	at Penn State	W 78-73	14-2 (4-0)	Bryce Jordan Center  State College, PA
01/17/09 4:00 pm, ESPN	No. 10	Illinois	W 63-57	15-2 (5-0)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
01/21/09 6:30 pm, Big Ten Network	No. 7	Northwestern	L 63-70	15-3 (5-1)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
01/25/09 3:45 pm, CBS	No. 7	at Ohio State	W 78-67	16-3 (6-1)	Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
01/29/09 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 9	at Iowa	W 71-56	17-3 (7-1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
02/01/09 12:00 pm, Big Ten Network	No. 9	Penn State	L 68-72	17-4 (7-2)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
02/04/09 8:30 pm, Big Ten Network	No. 14	No. 19 Minnesota	W 76-47	18-4 (8-2)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
02/07/09 4:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	Indiana	W 75-47	19-4 (9-2)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
02/10/09 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 9	at Michigan	W 54-42	20-4 (10-2)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
02/17/09 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 5	at No. 21 Purdue	L 54-73	20-5 (10-3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
02/22/09 3:00 pm, ESPN	No. 5	Wisconsin	W 61-50	21-5 (11-3)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
02/25/09 8:30 pm, Big Ten Network	No. 9	Iowa	W 62-54	22-5 (12-3)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
03/01/09 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 9	at No. 20 Illinois	W 74-66	23-5 (13-3)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, IL
03/03/09 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	at Indiana	W 64-59	24-5 (14-3)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
03/08/09 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 8	No. 20 Purdue	W 62-51	25-5 (15-3)	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
March 13, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 6	vs. Minnesota(#8 Seed) Big Ten Tournament	W 64-56	26-5	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
March 14, 2009 1:40 pm, CBS	No. 6	vs. Ohio State(#5 Seed) Big Ten Tournament	L 70-82	26-6	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2009 9:50 pm, CBS	No. 7	vs. (15 Seed) Robert Morris University 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament	W 77-62	27-6	Metrodome  Minneapolis, MN
March 22, 2009 4:55 pm, CBS	No. 7	vs. (7 seed) USC 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament	W 74-69	28-6	Metrodome  Minneapolis, MN
March 27, 2009 9:37 pm, CBS	No. 7	vs. No. 13 (3 Seed) Kansas 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament	W 67-62	29-6	Lucas Oil Field  Indianapolis, IN
March 29, 2009 2:20 pm, CBS	No. 7	vs. No. 1 (1 Seed) Louisville 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament	W 64-52	30-6	Lucas Oil Field  Indianapolis, IN
April 4, 2009 6:07 pm, CBS	No. 7	vs. No. 6 (1 Seed) Connecticut 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament	W 82-73	31-6	Ford Field  Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

2009 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Garrick Sherman C	Kenton, OH	Kenton High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 19, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Derrick Nix C	Detroit, MI	Pershing High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Apr 21, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Michigan State Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13. "ESPN - Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.

Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	6	5	5	13	18	19	11	10	8	7	7	9	13	9	6	9	8	7	8
Coaches	7	7	6	12	20	22	18	15	12	10	7	9	14	9	5	9	8	6	7

See also

• 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
• List of NCAA Division I institutions