The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

3 seed in the Southeast region, where they were upset by 14th-seeded Weber State in the First Round.

The Spartans were led by All-American Shawn Respert, who averaged 25.6 points per game.

A win over Louisville preceded a trip to future Big Ten foe Nebraska.

24 Minnesota in two of their next four games dropped MSU out of the top ten rankings, slipping to 12th.

The Spartans would rally to win four of their final five games to finish the regular season ranked No.