Coaches
Michigan State coaches have led the Spartans to two NCAA Championships, eight Final Fours, 26 NCAA Tournament appearances, 13 Big Ten Conference Championships and 3 Big Ten Tournament titles. Michigan State has two coaches that are in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Pete Newell (class of 2006) and Jud Heathcote (class of 2009). On November 28, 2009 Tom Izzo passed Jud Heathcote's mark of 340 career wins by beating U Mass 106-68. Tom Izzo now leads all MSU basketball coaches in wins.
Of all MSU coaches who have headed the Spartans basketball squad in at least a dozen games, Izzo is second in winning percentage and no MSU coach tops him since 1910. Former coach George E. Denman won all 11 games he coached between 1901–03 and Chester L. Brewer won 70 of 95 games from 1903 to 1910.
| Overall | Conference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Years | Record | Pct. | Record | Pct. | Note |
| None established | 1898-99 | 0-2 | .000 | |||
| Charles O. Bemies | 1899–1901 | 5-2 | .714 | Michigan State's first men's basketball coach. | ||
| George E. Denman | 1901-03 | 11-0 | 1.000 | Michigan State's only undefeated men's basketball coach. | ||
| Chester L. Brewer | 1903-10 | 70-25 | .737 | |||
| John F. Macklin | 1910-16 | 48-38 | .558 | |||
| George E. Gauthier | 1916-20 | 47-39 | .547 | |||
| Lyman L. Frimodig | 1920-22 | 24-21 | .533 | |||
| Fred H. Walker | 1922-24 | 20-19 | .513 | |||
| John H. Kobs | 1924-26 | 11-26 | .297 | |||
| Benjamin F. VanAlstyne | 1926-49 | 231-163 | .586 | Avg. final score increased from 28 to 46 during his tenure | ||
| Alton S. Kircher | 1949-50 | 4-18 | .182 | |||
| Peter F. Newell | 1950-54 | 45-42 | .517 | 26-34 | .433 | Went on to win the 1959 NCAA tournament as head coach at Cal; coached the U.S. to the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
| Forrest A. Anderson | 1954-65 | 125-124 | .502 | 69-85 | .448 | Guided Michigan State to its first Final Four and NCAA appearance in 1957; 2 NCAA Appearances; 2 Conference Championships |
| John E. Benington | 1965-69 | 54-38 | .587 | 32-24 | .571 | Conference Championship in 1967 |
| Gus G. Ganakas | 1969-76 | 89-84 | .514 | 49-57 | .462 | |
| Jud Heathcote | 1976-95 | 340-220 | .607 | 181-161 | .529 | 1979 NCAA Champs; 9 NCAA Appearances; 3 Conference Championships |
| Tom Izzo | 1995–Present | 410-168 | .709 | 196-90 | .690 | 2000 NCAA Champs; 2009 National Runner up, Final Four appearances in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, and 2010; 15 straight NCAA Tourney Appearances; 7 Conference Championships; 3 Conference Tournament Championships |
| Total | 1,534-1,029 | .598 | 553-451 | .551 | ||
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