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

The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA tournament for the fifth consecutive year where they lost in the First Round to NC State.

After three consecutive years of trips to the Final Four, the Spartans began the season ranked No.

The Spartans participated in the Preseason NIT where they defeated Detroit Mercy[1] and No.

[13] Michigan State finished the conference schedule at 10–6 and in fourth place with an overall record of 19–10.

The Spartans slipped out of the ranking following their opening conference losses and remained unranked the remainder of the season.

23 Indiana marking the first time since 1997 that Michigan State did not win either the Big Ten regular season or tournament title.