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.

Sources: Senior Draymond Green (16.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game) was the unquestioned leader for the Spartans.

MSU won the next 15 games in a row to jump into the top ten in the polls.

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.

[6] In that loss to Ohio State, key freshman reserve, Branden Dawson, tore his ACL, ending his season.

1 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament, where they beat LIU–Brooklyn in the first round behind Green's triple-double.

[11] The Spartans overcame Saint Louis in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.

[12] This marked the 10th time in 15 seasons that the Spartans advanced to at least the Sweet Sixteen.