The Spartans are led by 30th-year head coach Tom Izzo and play their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.
8 seed in the Big Ten tournament, MSU defeated Minnesota in the second round[3] before losing to top-seeded Purdue in the quarterfinals.
[9] Recruiting director Jon Borovich and video coordinator Austin Thornton were elevated to assistant coaches.
[11] On April 18, Tom Izzo confirmed that senior point guard A. J. Hoggard would not return for his fifth year at MSU.
[21] Sources: On October 10, 2024, MSU received its first commit in the 2025 recruiting class when four-star small forward Jordan Scott announced he would play for the Spartans in 2025.
[22] On October 20, four-star power forward Cam Ward announced he would also play for Michigan State in 2025.
[23] Sources: Michigan State was picked to finish in fifth place in the conference by an annual, unofficial preseason poll of basketball writers.
[27] The Spartans played an exhibition game at Tom Izzo's alma mater, Division II Northern Michigan, on October 13, 2024.
Jaxon Kohler set career highs for points and rebounds, 20 and 13 respectively, as MSU blew out the Purple Eagles 96–60.
It was announced before the game that Jase Richardson would not play after developing symptoms after taking an elbow to the head the day before.
Tre Holloman got the start in place of Frankie Fidler and led the Spartans with a career-high 19 points including three of six three-pointers and six-for-six from the free throw line.
In the second half, they were able to pull away as Xavier Booker scored a career-high 18 points while Jaden Akins added 16.
Tom Izzo and Oakland coach Greg Kampe work matching Grinch sweaters on the sidelines during the game.
[42] MSU, now ranked 18th in both polls, played Western Michigan, led by former Izzo assistant Dwayne Stephens, on December 30.
The Spartans started slow, trailing for most of the first six minutes, but went on a 33–12 to run for the remainder of the first half to take control of the game.
However and Illinois turnover led to free throws for Tre Holloman to push the lead to three with five seconds remaining.
In the second half, behind Jase Richardson's career-high 20 points, the Spartans pushed the lead to double digits and cruised to an easy 81–74 win.
The win secured an undefeated December and January for the Spartans, the first time that had happened with Izzo as head coach.
[50] The Spartans took to the road for a two-game West Coast trip, playing Big Ten newcomer USC on February 1.
All 10 Spartans who played scored at least two points and grabbed at least one rebound, but it was not enough as MSU lost its first conference game of the year 70–64.
In the second half, the Bruins pushed the lead to as many as 11 before the Spartans rallied to tie the game with seven minutes remaining.
Jaden Akins, who led the Spartans with 15 points, missed a three-pointer as the clock expired as MSU lost their second straight game 63–61.
The Spartans move to 18–3 on the season as Tom Izzo was thwarted in his second attempt to tie Bob Knight's record for wins.
[52] On February 8, MSU returned home looking to get back in the win column against another Big Ten newcomer, Oregon.
Starting point guard Jeremy Fears and forward Xavier Booker did not play in the game as both players were ill.
The Spartans dominated on defense in the second half, holding Oregon to only 24 points while scoring 50 of their own to come away with a much-needed win, 86–74.
Michigan State played Indiana at Breslin Center on February 11 with a chance for Tom Izzo to break the record for most conference wins.
Additionally, Indiana big men controlled the game, scoring 33 points and stopping any MSU run.
The Spartans were able to narrow the lead to two with less than a minute left, but the Hoosiers hit the majority of their free throws and came away with a 71–67 win.
After his career game against Oregon, Jase Richardson got the start again and scored 13 points, but made only one of six three-pointers in the loss.