document_title: 1986 FIFA World Cup

question_text: who won the golden boot at the 1986 football world cup

question_tokens: who won the golden boot at the 1986 football world cup

text: 1986 FIFA World Cup

text: Host selection[edit]

text: Colombia was originally chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1974. However, the Colombian authorities eventually declared on 5 November 1982 that they could not afford to host the World Cup under the terms that FIFA demanded because of economic concerns.[6] Mexico was selected on 20 May 1983 as the replacement hosts, beating the bids of Canada and the United States (who eventually hosted the 1994 World Cup), and thereby became the first nation to host two World Cups. This second World Cup in Mexico came 16 years after the first one in 1970. A severe earthquake in September 1985, eight months before the tournament, cast doubt over Mexico's ability to organize the event, but the stadia were not affected and it was decided to go ahead with the preparations.

text: As 1986 had been declared the International Year of Peace by the United Nations, the advertising boards of all the stadia displayed the FIFA and United Nations logos along with the legend "Football for Peace – Peace Year".

text: For the design of the logo an unofficial motto was adopted:  "El Mundo Unido por Un Balón" ("The World United by a Ball").

text: Mascot[edit]

text: The official mascot of the 1986 World Cup was Pique, a jalapeño pepper, characteristic of Mexican cuisine, with a moustache, a Colimote sombrero, and Mexican football team colours. Its name comes from picante, Spanish for spicy, and was also a pun on the "PK" abbreviation of the football term penalty kick.

text: The character caused a degree of controversy within Mexico for its ethnic stereotypes.[7]

text: Qualification[edit]

text: Three teams qualified for the World Cup for the first time: Canada, Denmark and Iraq. Canada clinched its spot after winning the final match against Honduras 2–1 in St. John's, Newfoundland. Iraq played all their home matches on neutral ground because of the Iran–Iraq War.  South Korea qualified for the first time since 1954, Paraguay for the first time since 1958, Portugal for the first time since 1966 and Bulgaria and Uruguay for the first time since 1974. As of  2018[update], this was the last time that Hungary, Canada,  Iraq and Northern Ireland qualified for the finals.

text: List of qualified teams[edit]

text: The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament.

text:
AFC (2)
 Iraq
 South Korea
CAF (2)
 Algeria
 Morocco
OFC (0)
None qualified

CONCACAF (2)
 Canada
 Mexico (hosts)
CONMEBOL (4)
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Paraguay
 Uruguay

UEFA (14)
 Belgium
 Bulgaria
 Denmark
 England
 France
 Hungary
 Italy
 Northern Ireland
 Poland
 Portugal
 Scotland
 Soviet Union
 Spain
 West Germany

   Countries qualified for World Cup   Country failed to qualify   Countries that did not enter World Cup   Country not a FIFA member

text: Venues[edit]

text: Eleven cities hosted the tournament. The Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, the largest stadium used for the tournament, hosted nine matches (including the final), more than any other stadium used. Mexico City hosted 13 total matches; the Olimpico Universitario Stadium hosted four matches (if the Mexico City suburban town Nezahualcoyotl's 3 matches are included, this brings the total up to 16 matches; nearly a third of all matches in this tournament). Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city hosted 10 total matches (the Jalisco Stadium hosted seven matches, the Tres de Marzo Stadium in Zapopan hosted three), Monterrey hosted 8 matches (The Tecnologico Stadium and the Universitario Stadium in San Nicolas de los Garza hosted four matches each), and the Cuauhtémoc Stadium in Puebla hosted 5 matches.

text: The hot, humid and rainy summer weather in Mexico varied from humid desert locations like Monterrey to tropical locations such as Guadalajara; but perhaps the greatest hardship the players had to contend with was the high altitude of the Mexican locations. With the exception of the 93-104°F (34-40°C) temperatures of Monterrey (still 2,000 feet above sea level), all of the stadia were located in cities that varied anywhere from Guadalajara being 5,138 feet (1,566 m) above sea level to Toluca being 8,730 feet (2,660 m) above sea level, making conditions very difficult for the players running around in these stadia- but the higher the cities, the less intense the heat. Mexico City, the location of the final match and the location where the most matches were played was 7,380 feet (2,250 m) above sea level and the weather there was not as hot as in other cities used in this World Cup.

text:
Mexico City

Guadalajara

Puebla

Estadio Azteca

Estadio Olímpico Universitario

Estadio Jalisco

Estadio Cuauhtémoc

Capacity: 110,574

Capacity: 72,212

Capacity: 66,193

Capacity: 46,416

San Nicolás de los Garza

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1. Mexico City, 2. Guadalajara, 3. Puebla, 4. San Nicolás de los Garza, 5. Querétaro, 6. Monterrey, 7. León, 8. Nezahualcóyotl, 9. Irapuato, 10. Zapopan, 11. Toluca.

Querétaro

Estadio Universitario

Estadio La Corregidora

Capacity: 43,780

Capacity: 38,576

Nezahualcoyotl

Monterrey

Estadio Neza 86

Estadio Tecnológico

Capacity: 34,536

Capacity: 33,805

Toluca

Irapuato

León

Zapopan

Estadio Nemesio Díez

Estadio Sergio León Chávez

Estadio Nou Camp

Estadio Tres de Marzo

Capacity: 32,612

Capacity: 31,336

Capacity: 30,531

Capacity: 30,015

text: All of these venues except Monterrey were located in central Mexico, as this tournament was organized with the then-standard way of keeping teams playing in locations in close proximity to each other. Group A only played at the Olimpico and in Puebla (except for the Bulgaria-Italy opening tournament match, which was played in the Azteca), Group B only played at the Azteca and in Toluca (hosts Mexico were part of this group; they played all their group stage matches at the Azteca), Group C played in León and Irapuato, Group D only played in Guadalajara (including the Guadalajara area town of Zapopan; the last match of this group was played in Monterrey), Group E exclusively played in Querétaro and Nezahualcóyotl, and Group F played in the northern city of Monterrey (including the Monterrey area town of San Nicolas de los Garza; the last match of this group was played in Guadalajara). All of the venues listed hosted knockout round matches except the ones in Nezahualcoyotl, Irapuato, Zapopan, Toluca and the Estadio Tecnologico in Monterrey.

text:
Stadium

Matches

Teams hosted in the first round

Estadio Azteca
Opening match, Group B, R2,QF, SF, Final
 Mexico

Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Group A, R2
 Argentina,  Bulgaria,  South Korea

Estadio Jalisco
Group D, R2, QF, SF
 Brazil

Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Group A, R2, QF,Third-place match
 Italy

Estadio Universitario
Group F, R2, QF
 Poland

Estadio La Corregidora
Group E, R2
 West Germany

Estadio Tecnológico
Group F
 England,  Portugal*,  Morocco*

Estadio Nou Camp
Group C, R2
 France

Estadio Neza 86
Group E
 Uruguay,  Denmark,  Scotland

Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Group C
 Soviet Union,  Hungary,  Canada

Estadio Tres de Marzo
Group D
 Spain*,  Northern Ireland,  Algeria*

Estadio Nemesio Díez
Group B
 Belgium,  Paraguay,  Iraq

text: Morocco and Portugal played in Guadalajara while Spain and Algeria played in Monterrey.

text: Match officials[edit]

text:
Africa
 Ali Bin Nasser
 Edwin Picon-Ackong
 Idrissa Traoré
Asia
 Fallaj Al-Shanar
 Jamal Al Sharif
 Shizuo Takada
Europe
 Luigi Agnolin
 Horst Brummeier
 Valeri Butenko
 Vojtech Christov
 George Courtney

 André Daina
 Bogdan Dotchev
 Erik Fredriksson
 Ioan Igna
 Jan Keizer
 Siegfried Kirschen
 Lajos Németh
 Zoran Petrović
 Alexis Ponnet
 Joël Quiniou
 Volker Roth
 Victoriano Sánchez Arminio
 Carlos Silva Valente
 Alan Snoddy

North and Central America
 Rómulo Méndez
 Antonio Márquez Ramírez
 David Socha
 Berny Ulloa Morera
Oceania
 Chris Bambridge
South America
 Romualdo Arppi Filho
 Jesús Díaz
 Carlos Espósito
 Gabriel González Roa
 José Luis Martínez Bazán
 Hernán Silva

text: Squads[edit]

text: For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1986 FIFA World Cup squads.

text: Seeding[edit]

text:
Pot 1

Pot 2

Pot 3

Pot 4

 Mexico (hosts)
 Italy (1982 winners)
 West Germany (1982 runners-up)
 Poland (1982 third place)
 France (1982 fourth place)
 Brazil

 England
 Soviet Union
 Argentina
 Spain
 Paraguay
 Uruguay

 Algeria
 Canada
 Denmark
 Iraq
 Morocco
 South Korea

 Belgium
 Bulgaria
 Hungary
 Northern Ireland
 Portugal
 Scotland

text: Summary[edit]

text: Champion   Runner-up    Third place   Fourth place    Quarter-finals   Round of 16    Group stage

text: First round[edit]

text: The first round of the finals began in Group A, where Italy were held 1–1 by Bulgaria. Meanwhile, Argentina beat South Korea 3–1, with Diego Maradona playing a major part. Italy and Argentina drew 1–1, Maradona and Alessandro Altobelli scoring. South Korea and Bulgaria also drew 1–1 in a downpour. The final set of matches saw Argentina beating Bulgaria 2–0, and Italy narrowly defeating South Korea 3–2.

text: In Group B Mexico beat Belgium 2–1, and despite being held 1–1 by Paraguay, they won the group after a further win over Iraq, 1–0. Paraguay and Belgium also progressed after both beating Iraq and drawing with each other.

text: Group C pitted a strong Soviet Union side against the reigning European champions France. They drew with each other 1–1, with a goal scored by Vasyl Rats. France beat Canada 1–0 and finished in 2nd place in the group after beating Hungary, 3–0. Hungary had earlier lost 6–0 against the Soviet Union, which won the group due to goal difference.

text: Group D saw Brazil start against Spain, winning 1–0 after the referee failed to validate a legal goal scored by Míchel. Northern Ireland began their campaign with a draw against Algeria. Northern Ireland were then narrowly beaten by Spain before losing to Brazil 3–0 in their final match. This match saw a goal from Josimar on his debut and was also the final time Pat Jennings played for Northern Ireland. Spain qualified along with Brazil after defeating Algeria 3–0.

text: Denmark stormed through Group E, dubbed the group of death, with a 100 per cent record. They beat Scotland 1–0 in their first game, then hammered Uruguay 6–1, with Preben Elkjær Larsen hitting a hat-trick. Denmark beat one of the favourites to win the tournament, West Germany, 2–0 thanks to a Jesper Olsen penalty and a goal from John Eriksen. After losing to Denmark, Scotland took the lead against West Germany thanks to a Gordon Strachan goal, but the West Germans fought back to win 2–1. After a violent 0–0 draw against Uruguay, the Scots were eliminated from the tournament. During that game José Batista of Uruguay was sent off after less than one minute of play for a foul on Strachan, a World Cup record that still stands. West Germany went through to the second round despite a loss against Denmark.

text: Morocco topped Group F after holding both Poland and England to goalless draws, and beating Portugal 3–1. By doing so, they became the first African team, and only the second nation from outside Europe and the Americas (after North Korea in 1966), to reach the second round. England lost 1–0 to Portugal, followed by a 0–0 draw against Morocco in which they lost captain Bryan Robson to injury (for the remainder of the tournament) and vice-captain Ray Wilkins to a red card (he was never to be selected for England again, even after having served his obligatory one-match ban). In their last first-round game, with the captaincy taken over by Peter Shilton in goal, a first-half Gary Lineker hat-trick helped the reshaped side beat Poland 3–0 – although losing yet another player to a ban for the next round, Terry Fenwick receiving his second booking of the tournament. Poland had previously beaten Portugal, and in the end the Portuguese were the only team from Group F to be eliminated in the first round. Portugal, making their first appearance in 20 years, went on strike (in the Saltillo Affair) during the competition. Players refused to train between their first and second games (against England and Poland) and were eliminated after a loss to Morocco in the final group match.

text: Second round and quarter-finals[edit]

text: Belgium beat the Soviet Union 4–3, despite a hat-trick by the Soviets' Igor Belanov. The game was level at 2–2 after 90 minutes, and in extra time Stephane Demol and Nico Claesen put Belgium 4–2 up. Belanov scored from the penalty spot with nine minutes remaining, but neither he nor any of his teammates could find a fourth goal for the Soviet Union. At the Olympic University Stadium in Mexico City, the European champions France ended Italy's reign as world champions with a 2–0 victory thanks to goals from Michel Platini and Yannick Stopyra. In the rematch of the 1930 FIFA World Cup Final, Argentina just edged out South American champions Uruguay in Puebla thanks to a 42nd-minute strike from Pedro Pasculli. The all-South American affair had a Diego Maradona's goal disallowed.

text: In Querétaro, Denmark were eliminated as they went from a 1–0 lead to a 5–1 battering against Spain; key player Frank Arnesen was suspended for the game after being sent off against West Germany in their last group match, for taking a swipe at German playmaker Lothar Matthäus. The Danes scored first, with a Jesper Olsen penalty, but they were then taken apart by a devastating performance from Butragueño of Spain, who scored four of his team's five goals. At the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, England progressed to the quarter-finals comfortably when they saw off Paraguay 3–0, while Brazil brushed aside Poland 4–0. West Germany had a much harder time getting past Morocco, for whom goalkeeper Badou Zaki had an outstanding game. Morocco held out until the 87th minute, when Lothar Matthäus scored the only goal of the match with a free kick. Mexico won 2–0 against Bulgaria with an outstanding scissor-kick goal by Manuel Negrete which is honored by a remembrance plaque at the Azteca.

text: In the quarter-finals, France faced three-time world champion Brazil in Guadalajara. Brazil were well on top in the early stages, and Careca put them one up after 18 minutes. Five minutes before half-time, France drew level when Michel Platini scored his 41st goal after converting a cross from Dominique Rocheteau. Brazil had a chance to regain the lead in the second half when Branco was fouled by French keeper Joël Bats in the penalty area. Zico got up to take the kick, but Bats saved Zico's penalty.

text: The match went to extra time, and France finished slightly the stronger of the two sides. No more goals were scored, and so it was time for a penalty shoot-out. Socrates, who had earlier missed an open goal and headed an easy chance straight into the French keeper's arms, failed with the first kick for Brazil. The next six penalties were all converted, and then Platini fired over the bar. Brazil were back on level terms – but not for long. Julio Cesar struck the post with his penalty, and Luis Fernández then scored to put France through 4–3 on penalties.

text: Two other quarter-finals were also decided on penalties. Jan Ceulemans put Belgium ahead against Spain in the 35th minute, but Spanish substitute Señor equalised with five minutes to go. No more goals were scored in extra time, and Belgium won the shoot-out 5–4. West Germany and Mexico drew 0–0 after extra time, and the West Germans eliminated the hosts 4–1 on penalties. As a curiosity, the German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher jumped to the right in the three Mexican penalties (stopping two of them).

text: The quarter-final between Argentina and England at the Azteca featured two very different goals in the second half by Diego Maradona: the first was scored illegally, as he punched the ball into the goal past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton. The referee did not see the handball and the goal was given as valid. After the game, Maradona claimed the goal was scored "A bit with the head of Maradona and another bit with the hand of God"; it became known as the "Hand of God" goal. For his second goal, voted "Goal of the Century" in 2002 on the FIFA website, Maradona dribbled half the length of the field past five English players before scoring. With 20 minutes to go, the introduction of John Barnes as a substitute changed the tide of play in England's favour, as he pinged cross after cross into the Argentine penalty area: with 9 minutes to go, Lineker got on the end of one and scored, then almost repeated the dose six minutes later but was just unable to reach the ball thanks to a timely block by Olarticoechea: 2–1 to Argentina was the final score. In Argentina, the game was seen as revenge for the Falklands War.[8]

text: Semi-finals, third-place match, and final[edit]

text: In the first semi-final match, Andreas Brehme put West Germany 1–0 ahead against France in the ninth minute in Guadalajara, but the outcome remained in doubt until two minutes from time when Rudi Völler made it 2–0, and West Germany were in the final for the second World Cup in succession. In the second semi-final match, Maradona struck twice in the second half as Argentina beat Belgium 2–0 at the Azteca. France went on to defeat Belgium in the third-place match, 4–2.

text: So it was to be the South American Argentina vs the European West Germany at the final at the Azteca, the second time this massive stadium would host a World Cup Final (the first in 1970). Jose Brown put Argentina one up midway through the first half of the final, and when Jorge Valdano scored a second for the South Americans in the 55th minute, Argentina looked to be strolling to victory. West Germany then staged a spirited comeback. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge pulled one back in the 74th minute, and six minutes later Rudi Völler hit the equaliser. With seven minutes remaining, a pass from Maradona gave Jorge Burruchaga the chance to score the winner for Argentina. Eight years on from their home triumph, Argentina regained the world title and 30 million people in Argentina celebrated in the streets after the final victory. Maradona was the Golden Ball winner as the best player of the tournament, while Gary Lineker of England won the Golden Boot as the leading scorer of the World Cup with six goals.

text: Results[edit]

text: All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−5)

text: Group stage[edit]

text:
Key to colours in group tables

Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16

text: Group A[edit]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Argentina

3

2

1

0

6

2

+4

5

Advance to knockout stage

2

 Italy

3

1

2

0

5

4

+1

4

3

 Bulgaria

3

0

2

1

2

4

−2

2

4

 South Korea

3

0

1

2

4

7

−3

1

text: South Korea made their first appearance since 1954. They managed to score their first goal (against Argentina) and their first draw (against Bulgaria).

text:
31 May 1986

Bulgaria
1–1
 Italy
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

2 June 1986

Argentina
3–1
 South Korea
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

5 June 1986

Italy
1–1
 Argentina
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

South Korea
1–1
 Bulgaria
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

10 June 1986

South Korea
2–3
 Italy
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Argentina
2–0
 Bulgaria
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

text: Group B[edit]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Mexico (H)

3

2

1

0

4

2

+2

5

Advance to knockout stage

2

 Paraguay

3

1

2

0

4

3

+1

4

3

 Belgium

3

1

1

1

5

5

0

3

4

 Iraq

3

0

0

3

1

4

−3

0

text:
3 June 1986

Belgium
1–2
 Mexico
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

4 June 1986

Paraguay
1–0
 Iraq
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

7 June 1986

Mexico
1–1
 Paraguay
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

8 June 1986

Iraq
1–2
 Belgium
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

11 June 1986

Paraguay
2–2
 Belgium
Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Iraq
0–1
 Mexico
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

text: Group C[edit]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Soviet Union

3

2

1

0

9

1

+8

5

Advance to knockout stage

2

 France

3

2

1

0

5

1

+4

5

3

 Hungary

3

1

0

2

2

9

−7

2

4

 Canada

3

0

0

3

0

5

−5

0

text:
1 June 1986

Canada
0–1
 France
Estadio Nou Camp, León

2 June 1986

Soviet Union
6–0
 Hungary
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

5 June 1986

France
1–1
 Soviet Union
Estadio Nou Camp, León

6 June 1986

Hungary
2–0
 Canada
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

9 June 1986

Hungary
0–3
 France
Estadio Nou Camp, León

Soviet Union
2–0
 Canada
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

text: Group D[edit]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Brazil

3

3

0

0

5

0

+5

6

Advance to knockout stage

2

 Spain

3

2

0

1

5

2

+3

4

3

 Northern Ireland

3

0

1

2

2

6

−4

1

4

 Algeria

3

0

1

2

1

5

−4

1

text:
1 June 1986

Spain
0–1
 Brazil
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

3 June 1986

Algeria
1–1
 Northern Ireland
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan

6 June 1986

Brazil
1–0
 Algeria
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

7 June 1986

Northern Ireland
1–2
 Spain
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan

12 June 1986

Northern Ireland
0–3
 Brazil
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Algeria
0–3
 Spain
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey

text: Group E[edit]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Denmark

3

3

0

0

9

1

+8

6

Advance to knockout stage

2

 West Germany

3

1

1

1

3

4

−1

3

3

 Uruguay

3

0

2

1

2

7

−5

2

4

 Scotland

3

0

1

2

1

3

−2

1

text:
4 June 1986

Uruguay
1–1
 West Germany
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro

Scotland
0–1
 Denmark
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl

8 June 1986

West Germany
2–1
 Scotland
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro

Denmark
6–1
 Uruguay
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl

13 June 1986

Denmark
2–0
 West Germany
Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro

Scotland
0–0
 Uruguay
Estadio Neza 86, Nezahualcóyotl

text: Group F[edit]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Morocco

3

1

2

0

3

1

+2

4

Advance to knockout stage

2

 England

3

1

1

1

3

1

+2

3

3

 Poland

3

1

1

1

1

3

−2

3

4

 Portugal

3

1

0

2

2

4

−2

2

text:
2 June 1986

Morocco
0–0
 Poland
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

3 June 1986

Portugal
1–0
 England
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey

6 June 1986

England
0–0
 Morocco
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey

7 June 1986

Poland
1–0
 Portugal
Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza

11 June 1986

England
3–0
 Poland
Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey

Portugal
1–3
 Morocco
Estadio Tres de Marzo, Zapopan

text: Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

text:
Pos

Grp

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

B

 Belgium

3

1

1

1

5

5

0

3

Advance to knockout stage

2

F

 Poland

3

1

1

1

1

3

−2

3

3

A

 Bulgaria

3

0

2

1

2

4

−2

2

4

E

 Uruguay

3

0

2

1

2

7

−5

2

5

C

 Hungary

3

1

0

2

2

9

−7

2

6

D

 Northern Ireland

3

0

1

2

2

6

−4

1

text: Starting with the 1994 World Cup, teams were awarded three points for a win rather than two, to encourage more offensive tactics.  Had those rules been in place, Hungary would have finished ahead of Bulgaria for the 15th seed, and Uruguay would have been eliminated. The top four teams qualified for the knockout stage.

text: Knockout stage[edit]

text: Belgium finished in 4th place, their best finish in the World Cup until 2018, where they finished third. Argentina beat West Germany for the first time and won their second World Cup.

text:
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal                16 June – Puebla   Argentina1 22 June – Mexico City (Azteca)  Uruguay0
  Argentina2 18 June – Mexico City (Azteca)  England1
  England3 25 June – Mexico City (Azteca)  Paraguay0
  Argentina2 18 June – Querétaro  Belgium0
  Denmark1 22 June – Puebla  Spain5
  Spain1 (4) 15 June – León  Belgium (pen.)1 (5)
  Soviet Union3 29 June – Mexico City (Azteca)  Belgium (aet)4
  Argentina3 16 June – Guadalajara  West Germany2
  Brazil4 21 June – Guadalajara  Poland0
  Brazil1 (3) 17 June – Mexico City (Olímpico)  France (pen.)1 (4)
  Italy0 25 June – Guadalajara  France2
  France0 17 June – San Nicolás de los Garza  West Germany2
Third place  Morocco0 21 June – San Nicolás de los Garza28 June – Puebla  West Germany1
  West Germany (pen.)0 (4) Belgium2 15 June – Mexico City (Azteca)  Mexico0 (1)
 France (aet)4
  Mexico2   Bulgaria0

text: Round of 16[edit]

text:
Mexico

2–0

 Bulgaria

Negrete  34'Servín  61'

Report

text:
Soviet Union

3–4 (a.e.t.)

 Belgium

Belanov  27', 70', 111' (pen.)

Report

Scifo  56'Ceulemans  77'Demol  102'Claesen  110'

text:
Brazil

4–0

 Poland

Sócrates  30' (pen.)Josimar  55'Edinho  79'Careca  83' (pen.)

Report

text:
Argentina

1–0

 Uruguay

Pasculli  42'

Report

text:
Italy

0–2

 France

Report

Platini  15'Stopyra  57'

text:
Morocco

0–1

 West Germany

Report

Matthäus  88'

text:
England

3–0

 Paraguay

Lineker  31', 73'Beardsley  56'

Report

text:
Denmark

1–5

 Spain

J. Olsen  33' (pen.)

Report

Butragueño  43', 56', 80', 88' (pen.)Goikoetxea  68' (pen.)

text: Quarter-finals[edit]

text:
Brazil

1–1 (a.e.t.)

 France

Careca  17'

Report

Platini  40'

Penalties

Sócrates Alemão Zico Branco Júlio César

3–4

 Stopyra Amoros Bellone Platini Fernández

text:
West Germany

0–0 (a.e.t.)

 Mexico

Report

Penalties

Allofs Brehme Matthäus Littbarski

4–1

 Negrete Quirarte Servín

text:
Argentina

2–1

 England

Maradona  51', 55'

Report

Lineker  81'

text:
Spain

1–1 (a.e.t.)

 Belgium

Señor  85'

Report

Ceulemans  35'

Penalties

Señor Eloy Chendo Butragueño  Víctor

4–5

 Claesen Scifo Broos Vervoort L. Van Der Elst

text: Semi-finals[edit]

text:
France

0–2

 West Germany

Report

Brehme  9'Völler  89'

text:
Argentina

2–0

 Belgium

Maradona  51', 63'

Report

text: Third place play-off[edit]

text:
Belgium

2–4 (a.e.t.)

 France

Ceulemans  11'Claesen  73'

Report

Ferreri  27'Papin  43'Genghini  104'Amoros  111' (pen.)

text: Final[edit]

text:
Argentina

3–2

 West Germany

Brown  23'Valdano  55'Burruchaga  83'

Report

Rummenigge  74'Völler  80'

text: Awards[edit]

text:
Golden Boot

Golden Ball

Best Young Player

FIFA Fair Play Trophy

 Gary Lineker

 Diego Maradona

 Enzo Scifo

 Brazil

text: Goalscorers[edit]

text: Gary Lineker received the Golden Boot for scoring six goals. In total, 132 goals were scored by 82 players, with two of them credited as own goals.

text: Gary Lineker

text:
5 goals
 Diego Maradona
 Careca
 Emilio Butragueño

4 goals
 Jorge Valdano
 Preben Elkjær Larsen
 Alessandro Altobelli
 Igor Belanov

3 goals
 Jan Ceulemans
 Nico Claesen
 Jesper Olsen
 Rudi Völler

text:
Jorge Burruchaga
 Enzo Scifo
 Josimar
 Sócrates
 Jean-Pierre Papin

 Michel Platini
 Yannick Stopyra
 Fernando Quirarte
 Abderrazak Khairi
 Roberto Cabañas

 Julio César Romero
 Ramón Calderé
 Klaus Allofs

text:
Djamel Zidane
 José Luis Brown
 Pedro Pasculli
 Oscar Ruggeri
 Stéphane Demol
 Erwin Vandenbergh
 Franky Vercauteren
 Daniel Veyt
 Edinho
 Plamen Getov
 Nasko Sirakov
 John Eriksen
 Michael Laudrup
 Søren Lerby
 Peter Beardsley
 Manuel Amoros
 Luis Fernández
 Jean-Marc Ferreri
 Bernard Genghini

 Dominique Rocheteau
 Jean Tigana
 Lajos Détári
 Márton Esterházy
 Ahmed Radhi
 Luis Flores
 Manuel Negrete
 Hugo Sánchez
 Raúl Servín
 Abdelkrim Merry
 Colin Clarke
 Norman Whiteside
 Włodzimierz Smolarek
 Carlos Manuel
 Diamantino
 Gordon Strachan
 Choi Soon-ho
 Huh Jung-moo
 Kim Jong-boo

 Park Chang-sun
 Sergei Aleinikov
 Oleh Blokhin
 Vasyl Rats
 Sergey Rodionov
 Pavlo Yakovenko
 Ivan Yaremchuk
 Oleksandr Zavarov
 Eloy
 Andoni Goikoetxea
 Julio Salinas
 Juan Antonio Señor
 Antonio Alzamendi
 Enzo Francescoli
 Andreas Brehme
 Lothar Matthäus
 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

text:
László Dajka (against the Soviet Union)
 Cho Kwang-rae (against Italy)

text: Red cards[edit]

text: Eight players received a red card during the tournament:

text:
Mike Sweeney[11]
 Frank Arnesen[12]
 Ray Wilkins[13]
 Thomas Berthold[14]
 Basil Gorgis[15]
 Javier Aguirre[14]
 José Batista[16]
 Miguel Bossio[17]

text: FIFA retrospective ranking[edit]

text: In 1986, FIFA published a report that ranked all teams in each World Cup up to and including 1986, based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition.[18][19] The rankings for the 1986 tournament were as follows:

text:
R

Team

G

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts.

1
 Argentina
A
7
6
1
0
14
5
+9
13

2
 West Germany
E
7
3
2
2
8
7
+1
8

3
 France
C
7
4
2
1
12
6
+6
10

4
 Belgium
B
7
2
2
3
12
15
−3
6

Eliminated in the quarter-finals

5
 Brazil
D
5
4
1
0
10
1
+9
9

6
 Mexico
B
5
3
2
0
6
2
+4
8

7
 Spain
D
5
3
1
1
11
4
+7
7

8
 England
F
5
2
1
2
7
3
+4
5

Eliminated in the round of 16

9
 Denmark
E
4
3
0
1
10
6
+4
6

10
 Soviet Union
C
4
2
1
1
12
5
+7
5

11
 Morocco
F
4
1
2
1
3
2
+1
4

12
 Italy
A
4
1
2
1
5
6
−1
4

13
 Paraguay
B
4
1
2
1
4
6
−2
4

14
 Poland
F
4
1
1
2
1
7
−6
3

15
 Bulgaria
A
4
0
2
2
2
6
−4
2

16
 Uruguay
E
4
0
2
2
2
8
−6
2

Eliminated in the group stage

17
 Portugal
F
3
1
0
2
2
4
−2
2

18
 Hungary
C
3
1
0
2
2
9
−7
2

19
 Scotland
E
3
0
1
2
1
3
−2
1

20
 South Korea
A
3
0
1
2
4
7
−3
1

21
 Northern Ireland
D
3
0
1
2
2
6
−4
1

22
 Algeria
D
3
0
1
2
1
5
−4
1

23
 Iraq
B
3
0
0
3
1
4
−3
0

24
 Canada
C
3
0
0
3
0
5
−5
0


document_title: Sirloin steak

question_text: where does sirloin steak get its name from

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text: Sirloin steak

text: Etymology[edit]

text: The word sirloin derives from the Middle English surloine, itself derived from the Old French word surloigne (variant of surlonge), that is, sur for 'above' and longe for 'loin'.[1][2][3] In Modern French, the cut of meat is called aloyau or faux-filet.[4] A commonly-repeated anecdote claims that the name is derived from an occasion when King James I of England, while being entertained at Hoghton Tower during his return from Scotland in 1617, was so impressed by the quality of his steak that he knighted the loin of beef, which was referred to thereafter as "Sir loin". There is no reliable evidence for this explanation and scholars generally hold it to be a myth.[5]

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document_title: Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

question_text: when was the last time michigan state won march madness

question_tokens: when was the last time michigan state won march madness

text: Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

text: Team history[edit]

text: 1898–1950: Early Years[edit]

text: The first established coach for Michigan Agricultural College (MSU's name at the time), Charles Bemies was also the first athletic director in school history, while also coaching the football, baseball, and track teams. His two-year stint as basketball head coach ended in 1901. MAC’s second basketball coach was George Denman. Denman is the only basketball coach to go undefeated during his tenure, posting an 11–0 mark during his two seasons. His team still holds the record for largest margin of victory with a 102–3 defeat of Alma College in 1902.[4] MAC’s first full-time athletic director and one of the Spartans’ most successful coaches, Chester Brewer led the football, basketball, and baseball squads to winning records. He holds the highest winning percentage of any Spartan basketball coach with at least four seasons at .736 (70–25). His team also defeated Michigan in the schools’ first meeting in 1909. George Gauthier was the first alumnus to lead a Michigan State basketball squad. He compiled a career record of 41–38 over four seasons. Gauthier left after 29 games in 1919– 20, posting a 15–14 record. Lyman Frimodig coached the final seven games of the season, going 6–1. He would also serve as head coach for the next two seasons. He remained active in the athletic department after his stint as basketball coach, serving Michigan State for 41 years as assistant athletic director and business manager

text: Benjamin Van Alstyne coached MSU for 22 years from 1926–1949. He is third in career victories with 231. Van Alstyne coached MSU’s first All-American, Roger Grove, in 1930. Some of his greatest victories included a 27–26 victory over Michigan in 1930 at the dedication of Demonstration Hall, and a 66–50 upset over Kentucky in 1945 that was named “CocaCola Upset of the Week.” His 47–45 loss to Kentucky in 1948 set the record for the largest crowd in Jenison Field House history.

text: In one season under Alton Kircher, the Spartans finished 4–18. Following the conclusion of the 1950 season, the Spartans would join the Big Ten Conference.

text: 1950–1954: Pete Newell[edit]

text: Pete Newell was hired from San Francisco following a successful four years with the Dons where he went 70–37 and won the 1949 NIT.

text: His 1951–52 squad was the first ranked Spartan team and also registered a win over No. 14 Notre Dame, the first win over a ranked opponent in school history. One of his biggest wins was a 1952 defeat of No. 2-ranked Kansas State. After four seasons, California hired Newell as its head coach and MSU had to search for another coach. Newell is often considered to be one of the most influential figures in the history of basketball.[5][6][7]

text: 1954–1965: Forrest "Forddy" Anderson[edit]

text: Forrest "Forddy" Anderson was hired away from Bradley following a trip to the 1954 Final Four with the Braves. His Bradley team had also made it to the 1950 championship game.

text: Two years after taking over the Spartans, in 1957, he led MSU to its first Big Ten Championship. After opening the season with a 4–7 record, the Spartans won 10 in a row and 12-of-13 to capture their first league title and advance to the school’s first NCAA Tournament. A bye in the first round of the Tournament preceded wins over Notre Dame and Kentucky to earn a trip to the Final Four. A loss to North Carolina in the Final Four left MSU in the National Third Place Game where they lost to San Francisco.

text: Two years later, led by All-American Johnny Green, the Spartans cruised to a Big Ten Championship, winning the league by four games. A win over Marquette in the 1959 NCAA Tournament put MSU in the Mideast regional finals against Kentucky. The Spartans lost and fell one game short of another trip to the Final Four.

text: Following his initial successes in East Lansing, his Spartan teams only finished with a winning record one time after 1959. He was fired following the 1964–65 season.

text: 1965–1969: John Benington[edit]

text: John Benington, who had been an assistant to Anderson at Bradley before joining his staff at MSU, took over as head coach, and led MSU to a second-place Big Ten finish in his first season at the helm. The next season, he led the Spartans to a shared Big Ten title, but Indiana received the NCAA Tournament bid (at that time, only one Big Ten team received an NCAA bid). After four seasons leading the Spartans, he died of a heart attack after jogging at Jenison Fieldhouse in the summer of 1969 at the age of 47.

text: 1969–1976: Gus Ganakas[edit]

text: Gus Ganakas, who served as an MSU basketball radio announcer until 2017, was an assistant under Benington and hired to take over following coach Benington's death.

text: In 1966–67, MSU won its last four games to claim a share of the Big Ten Championship. Indiana, however, earned the NCAA Tournament bid ending MSU’s year in the regular season. His most successful seasons were in 1973–74 with a fourth-place Big Ten finish and 1974–75 with a 17–9 overall record, the second-highest victory total at the time. His coaching career came to an end in 1976, but he continued to be a part of the Michigan State Athletics Department, serving as an assistant A.D. and then as an aide to coach Tom Izzo.

text: 1976–1995: Jud Heathcote era[edit]

text: Jud Heathcote was hired to take over as coach in 1976 from Montana by athletic director Joseph Kearney in May 1976, after coaching the Grizzlies for five years.[8] Heathcote had led the Grizzlies to two Big Sky championships and the 1975 NCAA Tournament, the Grizzlies first ever trip to the Tournament. He finished his tenure at Montana with an 80–53 record.

text: As a virtual unknown, Heathcote came to East Lansing looking to return MSU to greatness.[4] In his second year, he landed one of the game's all-time greats, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, from nearby Lansing Everett High School, as a recruit.[4][8] The 1977–78 Spartans won the Big Ten title, their first since 1967, qualified for the NCAA tournament for only the third time in school history, and advanced to the Elite Eight. They were led by Johnson and Greg Kelser. In 1979, the duo led the Spartans to a second consecutive Big Ten title and the NCAA National Championship. The NCAA championship marked the school's first in basketball.

text: Following the championship, Johnson left school to join the NBA and Kelser graduated. The result was a ninth place finish in the Big Ten the next year and struggles thereafter. MSU returned to postseason play in 1983, finishing with a 17–13 record and receiving an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament.

text: Following the expansion of the NCAA Tournament to 64 teams in 1985, Heathcote returned the Spartans, led by the future MSU all-time scoring leader, Scott Skiles, to the Tournament with a fifth-place finish in the Big Ten. MSU again reached the NCAA Tournament the following year after finishing third in the Big Ten with a 23–8 record. Led by Skiles and Darryl Johnson, they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing.

text: Heathcote returned MSU to postseason play in 1989, led by Steve Smith, losing the third place game of the NIT. Smith returned the Spartans to the NCAA Tournament in 1990 as a No. 1 seed. The Spartans narrowly avoided losing to No. 16-seeded Murray State, needing overtime to advance to the Second Round.[9][10] They again narrowly advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Georgia Tech in overtime.[11]

text: The Spartans again made an appearance in the 1991 NCAA Tournament. The Spartans finished in third place in Big Ten play and received an at-large bid as a No. 5 seed to the Tournament where they beat Green Bay on a buzzer beater by Steve Smith.[12] In the Second Round, they lost to No. 10 Utah in double overtime.[13]

text: The Spartans returned to the NCAA Tournament in 1992, marking three straight years in the NCAA Tournament, an MSU record at that time. Another third-place finish in Big Ten play resulted in an at-large bid as a No. 5 seed to the NCAA Tournament. There they beat Missouri State[14] before losing to Cincinnati in the Second Round in a rematch of an earlier Spartan win.[15]

text: A trip to the NIT in 1993 broke the streak, but Heathcote again led MSU to the NCAA Tournament in 1994. A fourth-place finish the Big Ten led to an at-large bid to the Tournament as a No. 7 seed. Led by Shawn Respert, they beat Seton Hall in the First Round[16] before losing to second-seeded Duke in the Second Round.

text: In his final year at MSU in 1995, Heathcote returned the Spartans to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in six years. A second-place finish in Big Ten play resulted in an at-large bid to the Tournament as a No. 3 seed where they were surprised by No. 14th-seeded Weber State in the First Round.[17] The game marked the final game of All-American Shawn Respert's career at MSU.

text: Heathcote stepped down in 1995 after 19 seasons at Michigan State. He finished with nine NCAA appearances, three Big Ten championships and three NIT appearances. He hand-picked his successor, Tom Izzo. “I had to orchestrate the hiring of Tom through (trustees) Bob Weiss and Joel Ferguson and the president (Peter McPherson) because most people wanted to open it up and see who would apply. And then some wanted a black coach,” Heathcote said in 2014. "But I felt Tom deserved the job because he'd been there 12 years, and he'd gotten better in the job every single year. Tom was a tireless worker and had a passion for the game. So that combination, in my mind, I knew he was going to be a good coach."[8]

text: In 2001, the National Association of Basketball Coaches awarded him with the Golden Anniversary Award for 50 years of service to college basketball. Also, in 2001, he was inducted into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame.

text: In 2009, Heathcote was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

text: 1995–present: Tom Izzo era[edit]

text: In his first year as head coach after 11 years as an assistant coach, Michigan State struggled after losing All-American Shawn Respert. The Spartans finished the season at .500 (16–16, 9–9) and in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten. MSU received an invitation to the NIT where they defeated Washington before losing to Fresno State in the second round. The season marked the last time MSU would not finish with a winning record.

text: In 1997, the Spartans welcomed new recruits Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson to East Lansing. Along with sophomore Antonio Smith, the three made up three-fourths of Izzo's "Flintstones" who would win the National Championship in 2000 (without Smith). In what would be a rarity for MSU in Izzo's tenure, the Spartans played no ranked teams in the non-conference season. The Spartans finished in a tie for sixth place in the conference with a record of 16–11 overall and 9–9 in conference. They received an invitation to the NIT for the second consecutive year. MSU beat George Washington in the first round[18] and lost in the second round to Florida State.[19] As of 2017, this is the last year MSU failed to make the NCAA Tournament.

text: In 1998, MSU welcomed freshman recruit Charlie Bell, the fourth of Izzo's "Flintstones" and started slow. They lost to No. 7 Temple,[20] and suffered surprising losses to UIC[21] and Detroit in non-conference.[22] However, MSU would win nine of their first 10 conference games before losing to eventual conference co-champion Illinois. In January, MSU entered the AP and Coaches rankings for the first time since the end of the 1994–95 season.[23] The Spartans finished in a tie for the conference championship, their first since 1990, with a record of 13–3 in conference play.[24] The Spartans earned the No. 1 seed in the inaugural Big Ten Tournament, but lost their first game in the quarterfinals to Minnesota.[24] Izzo's team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 4 seed in the East Region, their first trip to the Tournament since 1995. MSU advanced to their first Sweet Sixteen since 1990 by beating Eastern Michigan[25][26] and No. 8 Princeton.[27][28][29] The Spartans were eliminated from the Tournament by No. 1 North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen.[30] As of 2017, no MSU team has failed to make the NCAA tournament, a streak which began with the 1997–98 team.

text: As the 1998–99 season began, Izzo began his willingness to play anyone anywhere mantra as the Spartans played three top seven teams in their first seven games. However, MSU lost all three.[31][32][33] MSU would recover and, after losing their first Big Ten game to No. 24 Wisconsin,[34][35] the Spartans won the remaining 15 games in conference and won the Big Ten conference regular season by six games with a record of 15–1, their second consecutive Big Ten title. The Spartans won the Big Ten Tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region and ranked No. 2 in the country, MSU defeated Mount St. Mary's,[36] and Mississippi to advance to their second straight Sweet Sixteen.[37] A win over Oklahoma[38] and Kentucky led MSU to the Final Four for the first time since 1978.[39][40] However, MSU fell short in their bid for an NCAA championship, losing to Duke in the Final Four.[41][42]

text: In 1999–2000. Seniors Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson led the way for the Spartans as they began the season ranked No. 3 in the country. However, Cleaves sustained a stress fracture in his right foot prior to the season which forced him to miss the non-conference schedule and MSU fell to 9–4 and ranked No. 11 in the country. After Cleaves' return, MSU finished the Big Ten regular season with a 13–3 conference record and 23–7 overall while being ranked No. 2 in the country and earned a share of the Big Ten title, their third consecutive Big Ten championship. The Spartans went on to win the third annual Big Ten Tournament as the No. 2 seed, defeating No. 25 Illinois for the championship for the second consecutive year.[43] The Spartans were awarded the No. 1 seed, their second consecutive No. 1 seed, in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament. From there, the Spartans cruised to their third consecutive Sweet Sixteen with wins over Valparaiso,[44][45] and Utah.[46][47] MSU continued their National Championship push by reaching their second consecutive Final Four with wins over Syracuse[48][49] and Iowa State.[50][51] MSU won every game by double digits despite playing the best possible seed in each round. In their Final Four matchup, Michigan State faced off against fellow Big Ten foe, Wisconsin, beating them in a hard fought game, 53–41.[52] In the National Championship game, the Spartans triumphed over the Florida 89–76, despite losing Cleaves to an ankle injury 3:42 into the second half.[53] The win marked MSU's second National Championship in basketball and Izzo's first and only championship to date.

text: Losing both Cleaves and Peterson to graduation following the season, MSU still began the 2000–01 season ranked No. 3 in the country. Led by sophomore Jason Richardson, freshmen Zach Randolph, and seniors Charlie Bell and Andre Hutson, the Spartans finished the non-conference schedule undefeated and ranked No.1 in the country. MSU again earned a share the Big Ten title, their fourth consecutive, with a 13–3 conference record. They suffered a surprise defeat by Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament in their attempt to win the tournament for the third consecutive year.[54] They received their third consecutive No. 1 seed, in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament. Seeking a repeat National Championship, MSU easily dispatched Alabama State[55] and Fresno State[56] to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth consecutive year. A win over Gonzaga[57] and Temple led to the school's third straight trip to the Final Four.[58] However, they were unable to repeat as National Champions, losing to Arizona in the National Semifinal.[59][60] Following the season, Randolph and Richardson each left school early and declared for the NBA Draft.

text: As a result of Randolph and Richardson's early departure, MSU struggled with Izzo's tough non-conference schedule. The Spartans lost four games, all to teams ranked in the top 25 and started the Big ten season with three straight losses. The loss to Wisconsin snapped MSU's 53-game home winning streak.[61][62] Michigan State finished the conference schedule at 10–6 and in fourth place with an overall record of 19–10. MSU lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament to No. 23 Indiana marking the first time since 1997 that Michigan State did not win either the Big Ten regular season or tournament title.[63] The Spartans received an at-large bid as a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament and were eliminated in the First Round by NC State.[64]

text: Following the disappointment of an early NCAA Tournament exit, the first time Izzo's squads had not won at least one game in the NCAA Tournament, the 2002–03 team played another tough non-conference schedule. This time the Spartans faced three ranked teams, only losing one. However, they suffered four losses and finished the non-conference schedule at 8–4 and ranked No. 25 in the country. MSU began the Big Ten regular season losing four of their first six games and fell out of the rankings. The Spartans finished in a tie for third place in the Big Ten at 10–6 in conference and 18–11 overall. Michigan State beat Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals,[65] but fell to Ohio State in the semifinals.[66] The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive year. MSU received a No. 7 seed in the South Region. A win over Colorado in the First Round[67] was followed by a rout of No. 10 Florida to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the fifth time in six years.[68] The Spartans defeated No. 17 Maryland to advance to the Elite Eight for the fourth time in five years.[69] However, MSU fell to No. 5 Texas in the Regional Final.[70][71]

text: In 2004, Izzo looked to continue his dominant NCAA run. However, Izzo's penchant for touch scheduling hurt his team as they faced a murderer's row of a schedule which included three straight losses to No. 6 Duke,[72] in overtime, to No. 14 Oklahoma at the Palace of Auburn Hills,[73] and to No. 8 Kentucky at Ford Field in the Basketbowl.[74][75] The Spartans followed this losing streak by losing two of their final four non-conference games including at No. 17 Syracuse and dropped out of the rankings.[76] They finished the non-conference slate at 5–6. After a loss to open Big Ten play to No. 21 Wisconsin,[77] the Spartans recovered to win seven of their next eight and six of their last seven Big Ten games. They finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten at 12–4 and 17–10 overall. A win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals[78] was followed by a third loss of the season to No. 17 Wisconsin.[79] The Spartans received a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the tournament for the seventh consecutive year. But, for the second time in three years, the Spartans were knocked out in the First Round, this time by Nevada.[80][81]

text: In 2005, the Spartans again looked to rebound from a disappointing early NCAA Tournament exit. They started the season 3–2, but cruised through the Big Ten, only losing three games, including a loss to No. 1 Illinois[82] and finished second in conference to Illinois. MSU finished the regular season with a 13–3 conference record and 22–5 overall while being ranked No. 13 in the country. The Spartans lost in the quarterfinals in the Big Ten Tournament to Iowa.[83] Michigan State received an at-large bid as a No. 5 seed in the Austin Regional of the NCAA Tournament, their eighth straight appearance in the Tournament under Tom Izzo. Wins over Old Dominion[84] and Vermont led the Spartans to the Sweet Sixteen for the sixth time in eight years.[84] In the Sweet Sixteen, the Spartans beat No. 3-ranked and No. 1-seeded Duke, which MSU had not defeated since 1958.[85] The win marked Izzo's first and only win over Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (as of 2017).[86] A double overtime victory over Kentucky[87][88] sent the Spartans to their fourth Final Four in seven seasons. MSU would again fall in the Final Four, this time to No. 2-ranked and No. 1-seeded North Carolina.[89][90]

text: The 2005–06 Spartans opened the season with a loss to Hawaii[91] before losing to No. 8 Gonzaga led by Adam Morrison in triple overtime in the Maui Classic.[92] Despite this, MSU ended the non-conference schedule at 12–2 and ranked No. 7 in the country. Early Big Ten losses followed by late season losses in conference left the Spartans 8–8 in the Big Ten. In the Big Ten Tournament, MSU defeated Purdue[93] and No. 9 Illinois[94] before being defeated by No. 20 Iowa in the semifinals.[95] The Spartans received an at-large bid as a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their ninth consecutive trip to the Tournament. In the Tournament, they lost to eventual Final Four Cinderella, George Mason, in the First Round.[96] Following the season, Shannon Brown declared for the NBA Draft, leaving the Spartans one year prior to graduation, just the fourth player under Izzo to declare early.[97][98]

text: The 2006–07 Spartans began the season 13–2, but were not ranked in the polls. A roller coaster Big Ten season resulted in MSU finishing 8–8 with a win against No. 1 Wisconsin which likely assured the Spartans a trip to the NCAA Tournament.[99] MSU lost to Wisconsin[100] after beating Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament.[101] The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th consecutive year and beat Marquette, coached by former Izzo assistant Tom Crean, in the First Round of the Tournament.[102] A loss to No. 3 North Carolina in the Second Round ended the season.[103]

text: In 2008, MSU finished the non-conference schedule 12–1 and ranked No. 6 in the country with wins over No. 24 NC State,[104] No. 20 BYU,[105] and No. 4 Texas.[106] A hot start to the Big Ten schedule, winning six of seven, was followed by four losses in their next seven which left them in fourth place in the Big Ten with a record of 12–6. As the No. 4 seed tn the Big Ten Tournament, they beat Ohio State before losing to No. 8 Wisconsin.[107] The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament to mark their 11th consecutive trip to the Tournament under Tom Izzo. As a No. 5 seed, the Spartans beat Temple,[108] and Pittsburgh to move on to the Sweet Sixteen for the seventh time in 11 years.[109] A rout by a Derrick Rose-led Memphis ended the season.[110]

text: By the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Izzo's teams, though having great success in the NCAA Tournament, had not won the Big Ten regular season title since 2001. A solid non-conference start left them at 9–2 and were ranked No. 10 in the country. MSU routed the Big Ten, winning their first five conference games, their best start in conference since 1978.[111] MSU finished the conference season well, winning the Big Ten championship by four games with a 15–3 record, 25–5 overall, and ranked No. 7 in the country.[112] Following the conclusion of the regular season, Kalin Lucas was named Big Ten Player of the Year[113] and Tom Izzo was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year.[114] As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the Spartans defeated Minnesota.[115] However, Michigan State's hopes for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament likely vanished as they were defeated by Ohio State, 82–70.[116] Michigan State received an at-large bid as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament, their 12th straight appearance in the Tournament.[117] With wins over Robert Morris[118] and USC, the Spartans were able to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, the school's eighth trip to the Sweet Sixteen in the previous 12 years.[119][120] MSU advanced to the Elite Eight with a win over No. 14-ranked and No. 3-seeded Kansas.[121] In the Elite Eight, the Spartans defeated Louisville to advance to Final Four in nearby Detroit, only 90 miles from MSU's campus.[122] The Spartans defeated UConn in the national semifinals to earn their third-ever trip to the National Championship game.[123] With Izzo 1–0 in championship games and the Spartans 2–0 all-time, North Carolina scored more points than any team had ever scored in the first half of an NCAA championship game, scoring 55 and blowing out the Spartans 89–72, marking the Spartans first ever loss in the National Championship game.[124][125]

text: In 2010, the Spartans finished the non-conference schedule at 10–3. The Spartans began the Big Ten season on fire, winning their first nine games and went on to earn a share of the Big Ten championship with a 14–4 and ranked 11th in the country. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they were defeated in overtime by No. 6 seed Minnesota in the quarterfinals.[126] The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 13th straight appearance, earning a No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region. A win over New Mexico State[127] and Maryland led MSU to the Sweet Sixteen for the ninth time in 13 years.[128] However, Kalin Lucas suffered a serious knee injury and would miss the remainder of the Tournament. MSU did not seem to miss him and would go on to beat Northern Iowa and Tennessee to advance to their second consecutive Final Four and sixth in the prior 12 years.[129] In the National semifinal, they were defeated by Butler by two points.[130]

text: The 2010–11 Spartans finished the non-conference portion of their season 8–4 and ranked No. 20 in the country. However, the Spartans were inconsistent in conference play, suffering nine losses and finishing 9–9 in conference and in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament. After beating Iowa[131] and blowing out No. 9 Purdue[132] in the Big Ten Tournament, the Spartans fell to Penn State in the semifinals.[133] The blowout win over Purdue likely ensured the Spartans inclusion in the NCAA Tournament.[132] Michigan State received a No. 10 seed in the Southeast Region of the NCAA Tournament, their 14th straight appearance, but the lowest seeding the Spartans had received in the NCAA Tournament since 2002. MSU fell behind early to UCLA in the Second Round (formerly known as the First Round) and made a furious rally, but fell short, losing by two points.[134] The loss marked only the fourth time MSU failed to win a game in their 14 trips to the NCAA Tournament under Tom Izzo.

text: The 2011–12 Spartans, led by senior Draymond Green, started the season 0–2. However, MSU won the next 15 games in a row to jump into the top ten in the polls. A loss in the regular season finale at home to No. 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.[135] In that loss to Ohio State, key freshman reserve, Branden Dawson, tore his ACL, ending his season.[135] As the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, The Spartans beat Iowa,[136] No. 14 Wisconsin,[137] and No. 7 Ohio State to win the Tournament championship, their first Tournament championship since 2000.[138] Draymond Green earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors, the fifth time a player had done so under Tom Izzo.[139] Izzo was also named Big Ten Coach of the Year.[139] MSU received a No. 1 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament, where they beat LIU–Brooklyn in the First Round behind Green's triple-double.[140] The Spartans overcame Saint Louis in the Second Round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.[141] This marked the 10th time in 15 seasons that the Spartans advanced to at least the Sweet Sixteen. The Spartans, missing Dawson and struggling offensively, became the first No. 1 seed to lose in the Tournament, falling to No. 17 and No. 4-seeded Louisville.[142]

text: MSU began the 2012–13 season 11–2 and ranked No. 18 in the country. The Spartans remained ranked the entire year while finishing tied for second in the Big Ten with Ohio State, with a 13–5 conference record and ranked No. 10 in the country. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they beat Iowa in the quarterfinals,[143] but fell to eventual tournament champion, Ohio State, in the semifinals.[144] The Spartans received a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 16th straight appearance in the tournament. MSU defeated Valparaiso[145] and Memphis to advance to their fifth Sweet Sixteen in six years and their 11th trip in 16 years.[146] However, the Spartans were defeated by Duke, who was led by Seth Curry, in the Sweet Sixteen.[147]

text: Michigan State began the 2013–14 season looking to continue Tom Izzo's Final Four streak: every player who had played four years for Izzo had made at least one Final Four. After beating No. 1 Kentucky in the Champions Classic, the Spartans moved to the No. 1 spot in the country.[148] The Spartans held the No. 1 spot for three weeks before losing to North Carolina in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.[149] The Spartans cruised through the remaining non-conference schedule, finishing 11–1, to begin the Big Ten season ranked No. 5 in the country. The Spartans won their first seven conference games, but due to injuries to Keith Appling, Adriean Payne, and Brendan Dawson, MSU lost five of their last eight conference games to finish in a second-place tie with Wisconsin at 12–6. The Spartans, finally healthy and at full strength, beat Northwestern,[150] No. 12 Wisconsin,[151] and No. 8 Michigan to capture the Big Ten Tournament championship.[152] This marked Michigan State's fourth tournament championship. Michigan State earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament's East Region. With wins against Delaware[153] and Harvard, they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the third straight year and the 12th time in 17 years.[154] They defeated No. 1-seeded Virginia in the Sweet Sixteen to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2010.[155] There they fell to No. 7 seed and eventual National Champion, Connecticut. With the loss, the Tom Izzo's Final Four streak ended.[156] Shortly after the season, Gary Harris declared for the NBA Draft.[157]

text: In 2015, MSU started the season well, but with a shocking loss to Texas Southern at home in overtime, finished the non-conference season at 9–4 [158] MSU rallied late in the Big Ten season, winning six of their last eight conference games. MSU finished the season in a tie for third place in conference and got hot in the Big Ten Tournament beating Ohio State[159] and No. 8 Maryland, before losing to No. 6 Wisconsin for the tournament title.[160] The Spartans received an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed in the East Region. The bid was MSU's 18th straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. MSU beat Georgia in the Second Round[161] and surprised No. 2-seeded and No. 6-ranked Virginia in the Third Round.[162] With the win, the Spartans advanced to their fourth straight Sweet Sixteen and seventh Sweet Sixteen in eight years.[162] Wins over Oklahoma[163] and Louisville in overtime gave MSU a trip to their seventh Final Four under Tom Izzo.[164] In the Final Four, the Spartans fell to the eventual National Champions for the second straight season, losing a rematch of their Champions Classic game to Duke in the National semifinal.[165]

text: With senior Denzel Valentine leading the 2015–16 Spartans, MSU went undefeated in the non-conference with the school's best start in history and moved to No. 1 in the polls.[166] However, Valentine suffered a knee injury in late December and would miss four games as MSU lost its first game of the season in Big Ten play and fell from the top spot in the polls.[167] Upon Valentine's return, MSU continued to struggle, losing four of their first seven conference games and marking their worst conference start since 2003.[168][169] The Spartans recovered well, losing only one more conference game and finished 13–5 in conference, good enough for second place in the Big Ten. MSU's 26 regular season wins tied the most for a Michigan State team in the regular season.[170] Following the regular season, USA Today named Valentine National Player of the Year.[171] The Big Ten also announced that Valentine was the Big Ten's Player of the Year.[172] As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, MSU defeated Ohio State for a third time on the season before dispatching Maryland and Purdue to win the Tournament championship. With the win, MSU set the record for most Big Ten Tournament championships with five (Ohio State has also won five, but one has been vacated due to NCAA violations). MSU, ranked No. 2 in the country, learned that it would not receive a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, instead receiving a No. 2 seed in the Midwest bracket. This marked the 19th consecutive year the Spartans made the NCAA Tournament. Despite receiving the No. 2 seed, MSU was considered by some the favorite to with the NCAA Championship.[173][174] However, MSU was shocked by No. 15-seeded Middle Tennessee in the first round in what some argue was the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history.[175]

text: The 2016–17 Spartans were decimated by departures from the prior year as seniors Denzel Valentine, Bryn Forbes, and Matt Costello all graduated and moved to the NBA. Freshman Deyonta Davis also declared his eligibility for the NBA after the year and sophomores Javon Bess and Marvin Clark transferred out of the program. In all, five of the Spartans' top six scorers from 2015–16 did not return. In response, MSU welcomed their most-heralded recruiting class ever as four top-50 ranked players entered the program: Miles Bridges, Joshua Langford, Cassius Winston, and Nick Ward. A young team would look to graduate transfer Ben Carter and seniors Gavin Schilling and Eron Harris to fill the holes left by departing players. However, Carter and Schilling suffered season-ending knee injuries before the season began and Harris would suffer one late in the season. As a result, MSU struggled up front as Ward at 6' 8" was the tallest on the team. Former walk-on Kenny Goins became the backup big man at 6' 6". Following losses in their first two games to top-10 teams, MSU suffered two other losses to top-20 teams. Bridges missed seven games with a knee injury near the end of the non-conference slate and the Spartans, who started the season ranked as high as 10 in some polls, entered Big Ten play with an 8–5 record. Izzo would lament his early-season schedule which involved trips to Hawaii, New York, and the Bahamas when his young team wouldn't get needed practice time. Wins to start conference play over Minnesota (twice) and Northwestern, which would prove to be two of their better wins on the season,[176] and Bridges's return had MSU at 4–1 in conference play. However, inconsistency haunted the Spartans[177] as their failure to win road games left the Spartans at 8–5 in conference play with a visit to conference leaders, Purdue. MSU was handled easily by the Boilermakers and Harris suffered his knee injury which appeared to spell the end of MSU's 19-year NCAA Tournament streak. However, Bridges, who averaged over 16 points and eight rebounds on the season, and Ward who averaged over 13 points and six rebounds, led the Spartans, they knocked off ranked Wisconsin to seal a trip to the NCAA Tournament. A 10–8 conference record left the Spartans in a tie for fifth place. A win over Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament preceded a loss to Minnesota, but was enough for the Spartans to get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 20th consecutive year. As a No. 9 seed, a win over Miami in the first round led to a loss to No. 1-seeded Kansas and an end to the season. Bridges finished the season with perhaps the second-best freshman season in MSU history (behind Magic Johnson): 16.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game.[178][179]

text: Surprisingly, Bridges opted to not enter the NBA Draft and returned to Michigan State for his sophomore year in 2017–18. With newcomer Jaren Jackson Jr., a consensus top-25 player, joining the team, the Spartans were picked by several publications as the No. 1 team in the country. They began the season ranked No. 2 behind Duke. After a loss to Duke in the second game of the season, the Spartans won the Victory Bracket of the PK–80 Tournament holding No. 9-ranked North Carolina to a school-record low for shooting percentage as they shot 24.6% from the field, including 5.6% from three-point land.[180][181] The Spartans won 14 straight games, mostly against over-matched non-conference foes, and ascended to No. 1 in the country. A road loss to surprise Big Ten contender Ohio State followed by a home loss to rival Michigan dropped MSU in the rankings and shook the team's confidence. However, the team rebounded well, finishing the season by winning their last 12 regular season games, including a win over Big Ten co-leader Purdue as Bridges took the ball and hit a three-pointer to win the game.[182] On February 17, 2018 while playing at Northwestern, the Spartans overcame a 27-point deficit to beat the Wildcats, at that time, the fifth largest comeback all-time in Division I history.[183][184] The Spartans finished with a school-record 16 Big Ten wins and their first outright regular season Big Ten title since 2009.[185] The team also finished 28–3, a record for regular season wins. The Spartans fell again to their rival Michigan in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament and received only a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament due to their low strength of schedule. The NCAA trip marked the school's 21st consecutive trip to the Tournament, but following a win in the First Round over Bucknell, the Spartans fell to 11th-seeded Syracuse marking the third consecutive year and first time under Izzo that the Spartans had failed to reach the Sweet Sixteen in a three-year period. The Spartans led the nation in field goal defense, rebounding margin, and blocks. Freshman Jaren Jackson Jr. set the single-season MSU record for blocks and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Bridges was named first-team All-Big Ten and second team All-American. For much of the season, the on-court play was shrouded by reports that surfaced during the time of the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal that Tom Izzo's program had covered up sexual assault allegations ten years prior.[186] Izzo refused to comment on the reports due to an ongoing investigation by several agencies including Michigan Attorney General's office [187] and the United States Education Department. [188], but repeatedly said he had no intention of leaving Michigan State and they he cooperated with all investigations including the previous allegation of sexual assault in 2010.[189][190] The school was also implicated tangentially to the FBI-college basketball scandal as reports surfaced that Bridges had been paid to attend Michigan State, among other allegations.[191] MSU conducted an investigation and presented their findings that the allegations were false to the NCAA, who cleared Bridges, ruling him eligible to play.[192]

text: Coaches[edit]

text: Three Michigan State coaches have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. They are Pete Newell (National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2006), Jud Heathcote (National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2009), and Tom Izzo (Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2016). Since 1976, the Spartans have had only two head basketball coaches, Heathcote and Izzo. Heathcote (1976–1995) coached the Spartans for 19 seasons before retiring following the 1994–95 season. His hand-picked successor, Izzo, an assistant with MSU since 1983, completed 23rd year as head coach of the Spartans in 2018.

text: On November 28, 2009, Izzo passed Heathcote's mark of 340 career wins by beating UMass 106–68.[193] Izzo now leads all MSU basketball coaches in wins with 574 through 2018.[194][195] Izzo is second all time in Big Ten wins (272 through 2018), trailing only Bob Knight.[196]

text: 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 and 1903 and Chester L. Brewer won 70 of 95 games from 1903 to 1910.[194]

text:
Name
Years
Overall Record
Conference Record
Note

None established
1898–99
0–2 (.000)

Charles Bemies
1899–1901
5–2 (.714)

Michigan State's first basketball coach

George Denman
1901–03
11–0 (1.000)

Michigan State's only undefeated basketball coach.

Chester Brewer
1903–10
70–25 (.737)

John Macklin
1910–16
48–38 (.558)

George Gauthier
1916–20
47–39 (.547)

Lyman Frimodig
1920–22
24–20 (.545)

Fred Walker
1922–24
20–19 (.513)

John Kobs
1924–26
11–26 (.297)

Benjamin Van Alstyne
1926–49
231–163 (.586)

Avg. final score increased from 28 to 46 during his tenure[197]

Alton Kircher
1949–50
4–18 (.182)

Pete Newell
1950–54
45–42 (.517)
26–34 (.433)
Went on to win the 1959 NCAA tournament as head coach at California; coached the U.S. to the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Forddy 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 Benington
1965–69
54–38 (.587)
32–24 (.571)
Conference Championship in 1967

Gus Ganakas
1969–76
89–84 (.514)
49–57 (.462)

Jud Heathcote
1976–95
340–220 (.607)
178–164 (.520)
1979 NCAA Champions; 9 NCAA Appearances; 3 Conference Championships

Tom Izzo
1995–Present
574–225 (.718)
272–122 (.690)
2000 NCAA Champions, 2009 National Runner-up, 7 Final Four appearances; 21 straight NCAA Tournament appearances; 8 Conference Championships; 5 Conference Tournament Championships

Total

1695–1083 (.610)
625–486 (.563)
2 NCAA Tournament Championships, 9 Final Fours, 31 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 14 Conference Championships, 5 Conference Tournament Championships

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text: Jud Heathcote[edit]

text: Jud Heathcote won three Big Ten titles in his 19 years at MSU. His teams appeared in nine NCAA Tournaments, four Sweet Sixteens, one Elite Eight, one Final Four and won one National Championship. After his early success with Magic Johnson and company, Heathcote finished his career strong, appearing in five NCAA Tournaments in his final six years. However, he never advanced past the Sweet Sixteen after winning the championship in 1979. His teams also appeared in three NITs reaching the NIT Final Four in 1989.

text: Heathcote was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1978 and 1986. Heathcote was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2009.

text: Tom Izzo worked as an assistant under Heathcote for 12 years prior to being named his successor. Other assistants who worked under Heathcote went on to head coaching positions: Don Monson (Idaho and Oregon), Bill Berry (San Jose State), Mike Deane (Siena, Marquette, Lamar, and Wagner), Jim Boylan (Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks), Jim Boylen (Utah), Stan Joplin (Toledo), and Brian Gregory (Dayton, Georgia Tech, and South Florida).

text: Record by season under Heathcote:[194][198]

text: See Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons

text: Tom Izzo[edit]

text: Since 1995, the team has been coached by Tom Izzo, who has an overall record of 571–223 as the head coach at Michigan State. Izzo coached the Spartans to their second national championship in 2000 with an 89–76 victory over Florida.

text: Izzo is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[199]

text: Izzo has guided the Spartans to seven NCAA Final Fours since 1999, an accomplishment unmatched by any other college basketball program during that span. Izzo has never had a losing season at MSU and has also appeared in a postseason tournament every year he has headed the MSU basketball program: two years in the NIT and 20 straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament. His teams have won eight Big Ten regular-season championships and five Big Ten Tournament Championships and have reached the Sweet Sixteen 13 times, the Elite Eight nine times, the Final Four seven times, and played in two NCAA Championship games.

text: Izzo has received numerous awards including the 1998 Associated Press National Coach of the Year, the 1998 Basketball News National Coach of the Year, the 1998 United States Basketball Writers Association Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award (1998), three-time Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year (1998, 2009, 2012), the 1998 Basketball Times Mideast Coach of the Year, the 1999 Basketball News Coach of the Year Award, two-time National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year Award (2001, 2012) and the 2005 Clair Bee Award.[200]

text: Izzo also helped his assistants secure head coaching jobs across the basketball world. Two current Division I head coaches served as assistants under Izzo: Brian Gregory coached for Dayton and Georgia Tech and is the current head coach at South Florida, and Mark Montgomery at Northern Illinois. Current Izzo assistant coach Mike Garland spent three seasons as head coach at Cleveland State following an initial seven-year stint at MSU. Former assistant Stan Heath was head coach at Kent State, Arkansas, and South Florida.[201] Doug Wojcik was the head coach at Tulsa[202] and College of Charleston.[203] Former assistant Tom Crean was head coach at Indiana for nine years and Marquette for nine years.

text: Season by season results[edit]

text: Under Tom Izzo:

text:
Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason

Tom Izzo (Big Ten Conference) (1995–present)

1995–96
Michigan State
16–16
9–9
7th
NIT Second round

1996–97
Michigan State
17–12
9–9
T–6th
NIT Second round

1997–98
Michigan State
22–8
13–3
T–1st
NCAA Sweet Sixteen

1998–99
Michigan State
33–5
15–1
1st
NCAA Final Four

1999–2000
Michigan State
32–7
13–3
T–1st
NCAA Champions

2000–01
Michigan State
28–5
13–3
T–1st
NCAA Final Four

2001–02
Michigan State
19–12
10–6
5th
NCAA First Round

2002–03
Michigan State
22–13
10–6
T–3rd
NCAA Elite Eight

2003–04
Michigan State
18–12
12–4
T–2nd
NCAA First Round

2004–05
Michigan State
26–7
13–3
2nd
NCAA Final Four

2005–06
Michigan State
22–12
8–8
T–6th
NCAA First Round

2006–07
Michigan State
23–12
8–8
T–7th
NCAA Second Round

2007–08
Michigan State
27–9
12–6
4th
NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2008–09
Michigan State
31–7
15–3
1st
NCAA Runner-Up

2009–10
Michigan State
28–9
14–4
T–1st
NCAA Final Four

2010–11
Michigan State
19–15
9–9
T–4th
NCAA Second Round

2011–12
Michigan State
29–8
13–5
T–1st
NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2012–13
Michigan State
27–9
13–5
T–2nd
NCAA Sweet Sixteen

2013–14
Michigan State
29–9
12–6
T–2nd
NCAA Elite Eight

2014–15
Michigan State
27–12
12–6
T–3rd
NCAA Final Four

2015–16
Michigan State
29–6
13–5
2nd
NCAA First Round

2016–17
Michigan State
20–15
10–8
T–5th
NCAA Second Round

2017–18
Michigan State
30–5
16–2
1st
NCAA Second Round

Tom Izzo:
574–225 (.718)
272–122 (.690)

Total:
1698–1085 (.610)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

text: Postseason history[edit]

text: NCAA Tournament[edit]

text: The Spartans have appeared in 32 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournaments, with a current streak of 21 straight years, with two NCAA basketball national championships. They have appeared in nine Final Fours and sport a 64–30 all-time NCAA tournament record.

text: National championships[edit]

text:
Season
Coach
Opponent
Score
Site
Overall Record
Big Ten Record

1978–79
Jud Heathcote
Indiana State
75–64
Salt Lake City, UT
25–6
13–5

1999–2000
Tom Izzo
Florida
89–76
Indianapolis, IN
31–7
13–3

National Championships
2

text:
1979 NCAA Tournament Results[204]

Round
Opponent
Score

First Round
Bye

Second Round
No. 10 Lamar
95–64

Sweet Sixteen
No. 3 LSU
87–71

Elite Eight
No. 1 Notre Dame
80–68

Final Four
No. 9 Penn
101–67

Championship
No. 1 Indiana State
75–64

text:
2000 NCAA Tournament Results[205]

Round
Opponent
Score

First Round
No. 16 Valparaiso
65–38

Second Round
No. 8 Utah
73–61

Sweet Sixteen
No. 4 Syracuse
75–58

Elite Eight
No. 2 Iowa State
75–64

Final Four
No. 8 Wisconsin
53–41

Championship
No. 5 Florida
89–76

text: Complete NCAA Tournament results[edit]

text: The Spartans have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 31 times. Their combined record is 65–31.[206]

text:
Year
Seed
Round
Opponent
Result

1957

Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Third Place Game
Notre Dame
Kentucky
North Carolina
San Francisco
W 85–83
W 80–68
L 70–74 3OT
L 60–67

1959

Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Marquette
Louisville
W 74–69
L 81–88

1978

First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Providence
WKU
Kentucky
W 77–63
W 90–69
L 49–52

1979
No. 2
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship Game
No. 10 Lamar
No. 3 LSU
No. 1 Notre Dame
No. 9 Penn
No. 1 Indiana State
W 95–64
W 87–71
W 80–68
W 101–67
W 75–64

1985
No. 10
First Round
No. 7 UAB
L 68–70

1986
No. 5
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
No. 12 Washington
No. 4 Georgetown
No. 1 Kansas
W 72–70
W 80–68
L 86–96 OT

1990
No. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
No. 16 Murray State
No. 9 UC Santa Barbara
No. 4 Georgia Tech
W 75–71 OT
W 62–58
L 80–81 OT

1991
No. 5
First Round
Second Round
No. 12 Green Bay
No. 4 Utah
W 60–58
L 84–85 2OT

1992
No. 5
First Round
Second Round
No. 12 SW Missouri State
No. 4 Cincinnati
W 61–54
L 65–77

1994
No. 7
First Round
Second Round
No. 10 Seton Hall
No. 2 Duke
W 84–73
L 74–85

1995
No. 3
First Round
No. 14 Weber State
L 72–79

1998
No. 4
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
No. 13 Eastern Michigan
No. 5 Princeton
No. 1 North Carolina
W 83–71
W 63–56
L 58–73

1999
No. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
No. 16 Mount St. Mary's
No. 9 Ole Miss
No. 13 Oklahoma
No. 3 Kentucky
No. 1 Duke
W 76–53
W 74–66
W 54–46
W 73–66
L 62–68

2000
No. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship Game
No. 16 Valparaiso
No. 8 Utah
No. 4 Syracuse
No. 2 Iowa State
No. 8 Wisconsin
No. 5 Florida
W 65–38
W 73–61
W 75–58
W 75–64
W 53–41
W 89–76

2001
No. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
No. 16 Alabama State
No. 9 Fresno State
No. 12 Gonzaga
No. 11 Temple
No. 2 Arizona
W 69–35
W 81–65
W 77–62
W 69–62
L 61–80

2002
No. 10
First Round
No. 7 NC State
L 58–69

2003
No. 7
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
No. 10 Colorado
No. 2 Florida
No. 6 Maryland
No. 1 Texas
W 79–64
W 68–46
W 60–58
L 76–85

2004
No. 7
First Round
No. 10 Nevada
L 66–72

2005
No. 5
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
No. 12 Old Dominion
No. 13 Vermont
No. 1 Duke
No. 2 Kentucky
No. 1 North Carolina
W 89–81
W 72–61
W 78–68
W 94–88 2OT
L 71–87

2006
No. 6
First Round
No. 11 George Mason
L 65–75

2007
No. 9
First Round
Second Round
No. 8 Marquette
No. 1 North Carolina
W 61–49
L 67–81

2008
No. 5
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
No. 12 Temple
No. 4 Pittsburgh
No. 1 Memphis
W 72–61
W 65–54
L 74–92

2009
No. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship Game
No. 15 Robert Morris
No. 10 USC
No. 3 Kansas
No. 1 Louisville
No. 1 Connecticut
No. 1 North Carolina
W 77–62
W 74–69
W 67–62
W 64–52
W 82–73
L 72–89

2010
No. 5
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
No. 12 New Mexico State
No. 4 Maryland
No. 9 Northern Iowa
No. 6 Tennessee
No. 5 Butler
W 70–67
W 85–83
W 59–52
W 70–69
L 50–52

2011
No. 10
Second Round
No. 7 UCLA
L 76–78

2012
No. 1
Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
No. 16 Long Island
No. 9 Saint Louis
No. 4 Louisville
W 89–67
W 65–61
L 44–57

2013
No. 3
Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
No. 14 Valparaiso
No. 6 Memphis
No. 2 Duke
W 65–54
W 70–48
L 61–71

2014
No. 4
Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
No. 13 Delaware
No. 12 Harvard
No. 1 Virginia
No. 7 Connecticut
W 93–78
W 80–73
W 61–59
L 54–60

2015
No. 7
Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
No. 10 Georgia
No. 2 Virginia
No. 3 Oklahoma
No. 4 Louisville
No. 1 Duke
W 70–63
W 60–54
W 62–58
W 76–70 OT
L 61–81

2016
No. 2
First Round
No. 15 Middle Tennessee
L 81–90

2017
No. 9
First Round
Second Round
No. 8 Miami
No. 1 Kansas
W 78–58
L 70–90

2018
No. 3
First Round
Second Round
No. 14 Bucknell
No. 11 Syracuse
W 82–78
L 53–55

text: NCAA Tournament history and seeds[edit]

text: The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition. The Spartans have received a No. 1 seed in five Tournaments. Their average seed in the NCAA Tournament is a 4.8. They have been a No. 5 seed the most times (six). The lowest seed the Spartans have received in the Tournament is a 10 (three times).

text: Prior to seeding in NCAA Tournaments, MSU appeared in the 1957, 1959, and 1978 NCAA Tournaments.[207] Since 1979, the Spartans have failed to qualify for the tournament 11 times. They have a current streak of 21 straight appearances in the tournament (as of 2018).

text:
Years
'79
'85
'86
'90
'91
'92
'94
'95
'98
'99
'00
'01
'02
'03
'04
'05
'06
'07
'08
'09
'10
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15
'16
'17
'18

Seeds
2*
10
5
1
5
5
7
3
4
1
1*
1
10
7
7
5
6
9
5
2
5
10
1
3
4
7
2
9
3

text: *Won National Championship

text: The Spartans have appeared in 32 NCAA Tournaments, reaching the Sweet Sixteen 19 times, the Elite Eight 13 times, the Final Four nine times, and the National Championship game three times. They have reached the Final Four three times as a No. 1 seed, twice as a No. 2 seed, twice as a No. 5 seed, and once as a No. 7 seed. They won the National Championship as a No. 2 seed in 1979 and as a No. 1 see in 2000.

text: NIT results[edit]

text: The Spartans have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 6–6.

text:
Year
Round
Opponent
Result

1983
First Round
Second Round
Bowling Green
Fresno State
W 72–71
L 58–72

1989
First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Kent State
Wichita State
Villanova
Saint Louis
UAB
W 83–69
W 79–67
W 70–63
L 64–74
L 76–78

1993
First Round
Oklahoma
L 86–88

1996
First Round
Second Round
Washington
Fresno State
W 64–50
L 70–80

1997
First Round
Second Round
George Washington
Florida State
W 65–50
L 63–68

text: Big Ten regular-season championships[edit]

text: Michigan State has won 14 Big Ten regular-season championships, the seventh-most in Big Ten history.

text:
Season
Coach
Overall record
Big Ten record

1956–57
Forddy Anderson
16–10
10–4

1958–59
Forddy Anderson
19–4
13–3

1966–67
John Benington
16–7
10–4

1977–78
Jud Heathcote
25–5
15–3

1978–79
Jud Heathcote
26–6
13–5

1989–90
Jud Heathcote
28–6
15–3

1997–98
Tom Izzo
22–8
13–3

1998–99
Tom Izzo
33–5
15–1

1999–2000
Tom Izzo
32–7
13–3

2000–01
Tom Izzo
28–5
13–3

2008–09
Tom Izzo
31–7
15–3

2009–10
Tom Izzo
28–9
14–4

2011–12
Tom Izzo
29–8
13–5

2017–18
Tom Izzo
30–3
16–2

Big Ten regular season championships
14

text: Big Ten Tournament championships[edit]

text: Michigan State has won five Big Ten Tournament championships since its inception in 1998, the most championships in the Big Ten. The Spartans have appeared in six championship games, only losing the 2015 championship to Wisconsin. Michigan State has appeared in the quarterfinals of every Big Ten Tournament.

text:
Season
Seed
Opponent
Score
Site
Most Valuable Player

1998–99
1
No. 11 Illinois
67–50
United Center,
Chicago, IL
Mateen Cleaves

1999–2000
2
No. 4 Illinois
76–61
United Center,
Chicago, IL
Morris Peterson

2011–12
1
No. 3 Ohio State
68–64
Conseco Fieldhouse,
Indianapolis, IN
Draymond Green

2013–14
3
No. 1 Michigan
69–55
Bankers Life Fieldhouse,
Indianapolis, IN
Branden Dawson

2015–16
2
No. 4 Purdue
66–62
Bankers Life Fieldhouse,
Indianapolis, IN
Denzel Valentine

Big Ten Tournament Championships
5

text: Record vs. Big Ten opponents[edit]

text: *Through 2018 regular season

text: Michigan State only has losing records against three Big Ten teams.

text:
Opponent
Wins
Losses
Pct.
Streak

Illinois
61
59
.508
W2

Indiana
54
68
.443
W2

Iowa
73
55
.570
W1

Maryland
8
5
.615
W2

Michigan
81
100
.448
L3

Minnesota
69
60
.535
W1

Nebraska
15
9
.625
W3

Northwestern
90
38
.703
W9

Ohio State
73
59
.553
L1

Penn State
38
8
.826
W2

Purdue
54
68
.443
W1

Rutgers
7
0
1.000
W7

Wisconsin
80
64
.556
W3

text: Spartans of Note[edit]

text: Retired numbers[edit]

text:
Michigan State Spartans retired numbers

No.
Player
Position
Tenure

4
Scott Skiles
PG
1982–86

12
Mateen Cleaves
G
1996–2000

21
Steve Smith
SG
1987–91

24
Johnny Green
SF
1955–58

Shawn Respert
PG
1991–95

31
Jay Vincent
SF
1978–81

32
Greg Kelser
SF
1976–79

33
Magic Johnson
PG
1977–79

42
Morris Peterson
SG, SF
1995–2000

–
Jud Heathcote
Head Coach
1976–95

text: National Player of the Year[edit]

text:
Denzel Valentine – AP, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times, NABC, NBC Sports (2016)
Draymond Green – NABC (2012)
Shawn Respert – Sporting News, NABC (1995)
Scott Skiles – Basketball Times (1986)

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text: Final Four Most Outstanding Player[edit]

text:
Earvin Johnson (1979)
Mateen Cleaves (2000)

text: Big Ten Player of the Year[edit]

text:
Jay Vincent (1981)
Scott Skiles (1986)
Shawn Respert (1995)
Mateen Cleaves (1998, 1999)
Morris Peterson (2000)
Kalin Lucas (2009)
Draymond Green (2012)
Denzel Valentine (2016)

text: Big Ten Coach of the Year[edit]

text:
Jud Heathcote (1978, 1986)
Tom Izzo (1998, 2009, 2012)

text: Big Ten Freshman of the Year[edit]

text:
Gary Harris (2013)
Miles Bridges (2017)
Jaren Jackson Jr. (2018)

text: Defensive Player of the Year[edit]

text:
Ken Redfield (1990)
Eric Snow (1995)
Travis Walton (2009)
Jaren Jackson Jr. (2018)

text: Spartans in the NBA[edit]

text: Spartans formerly or currently in the NBA include:

text:
Maurice Ager
Mathew Aitch
Robert Anderegg
Alan Anderson
Keith Appling
Chet Aubuchon
Charlie Bell
Robert Brannum
Shannon Brown
Edward Burton
Mateen Cleaves

Deyonta Davis
Paul Davis
Branden Dawson
Jamie Feick
Al Ferrari
Bryn Forbes
Terry Furlow
Draymond Green
Johnny Green
Gary Harris
Darryl Johnson

Earvin Johnson
Ken Johnson
Greg Kelser
Kalin Lucas
Matthew Mazza
Anthony Miller
Adreian Payne
Mike Peplowski
Morris Peterson
Zach Randolph
Shawn Respert

Jason Richardson
Ralph Simpson
Scott Skiles
Steve Smith
Eric Snow
Matt Steigenga
Denzel Valentine
Jay Vincent
Sam Vincent
Horace Walker
Kevin Willis

text: Draft history[edit]

text:
60 total NBA draft picks.
19 first round picks.
1 overall No. 1 pick – Magic Johnson.
6 top ten picks.

text:
Year
Round
Pick
Player
Team

1952
–
–
Gordon Stauffer
Indianapolis Olympians

1955
3
15
Al Ferrari
Milwaukee Bucks

1955
12
87
Bob Armstrong
Rochester Royals

1956
7
50
Julius McCoy
St. Louis Hawks

1957
7
51
George Ferguson
Milwaukee Bucks

1958
8
58
Jack Quiggle
Detroit Pistons

1959
1
5
Johnny Green
New York Knicks

1959
3
20
Bob Anderegg
New York Knicks

1960
4
30
Horace Walker
St. Louis Hawks

1964
14
96
Pete Gent
Baltimore Bullets

1966
11
48
Stan Washington
Los Angeles Lakers

1966
13
77
Bill Curtis
Chicago Bulls

1967
4
114
Charles Smith
Baltimore Bullets

1967
5
135
Matthew Aitch
Detroit Pistons

1969
4
50
Lee Lafayette
San Francisco Warriors

1971
5
75
Rudy Benjamin
San Diego Rockets

1972
1
11
Ralph Simpson
Chicago Bulls

1973
9
145
Bill Kilgor
Detroit Pistons

1974
7
111
Mike Robinson
Cleveland Cavaliers

1975
4
64
Lindsay Hairston
Detroit Pistons

1976
1
12
Terry Furlow
Philadelphia 76ers

1977
5
97
Bob Chapman
Kansas City Kings

1979
1
1
Earvin Johnson
Los Angeles Lakers

1979
1
4
Greg Kelser
Detroit Pistons

1980
4
74
Ron Charles
Chicago Bulls

1981
2
24
Jay Vincent
Dallas Mavericks

1981
8
181
Mike Brkovich
Milwaukee Bucks

1982
9
193
Kevin Smith
Detroit Pistons

1983
6
124
Derek Perry
Detroit Pistons

1984
1
11
Kevin Willis
Atlanta Hawks

1984
9
203
Ben Tower
Detroit Pistons

1985
1
20
Sam Vincent
Boston Celtics

1985
2
28
Ken Johnson
Portland Trail Blazers

1986
1
22
Scott Skiles
Milwaukee Bucks

1986
7
155
Larry Polec
Detroit Pistons

1987
3
58
Darryl Johnson
Golden State Warriors

1987
5
97
Vernon Carr
Sacramento Kings

1991
1
5
Steve Smith
Miami Heat

1992
2
52
Matt Steigenga
Chicago Bulls

1993
2
52
Mike Peplowski
Sacramento Kings

1994
2
39
Anthony Miller
Golden State Warriors

1995
1
8
Shawn Respert
Portland Trail Blazers

1995
2
43
Eric Snow
Milwaukee Bucks

1996
2
48
Jamie Feick
Philadelphia 76ers

2000
1
14
Mateen Cleaves
Detroit Pistons

2000
1
21
Morris Peterson
Toronto Raptors

2001
1
5
Jason Richardson
Golden State Warriors

2001
1
19
Zach Randolph
Portland Trail Blazers

2001
2
51
Andre Hutson
Milwaukee Bucks

2002
2
51
Marcus Taylor
Minnesota Timberwolves

2005
2
46
Erazem Lorbek
Indiana Pacers

2006
1
25
Shannon Brown
Cleveland Cavaliers

2006
1
28
Maurice Ager
Dallas Mavericks

2006
2
34
Paul Davis
Los Angeles Clippers

2009
2
50
Goran Suton
Utah Jazz

2012
2
35
Draymond Green
Golden State Warriors

2014
1
15
Adreian Payne
Atlanta Hawks

2014
1
19
Gary Harris
Chicago Bulls

2015
2
56
Branden Dawson
New Orleans Pelicans

2016
1
14
Denzel Valentine
Chicago Bulls

2016
2
31
Deyonta Davis
Boston Celtics

text: Uniforms[edit]

text: Tom Izzo's teams have worn many different styles of uniform[210] during his 21 years at Michigan State. Nike, Inc. started making jerseys for the team at the start of the 2000–01 season.

text: The current home jersey, introduced as part of a rebranding effort by the athletic department in April 2010, is white with green uniform numbers and a green custom font "SPARTANS" across the chest.[211] The road jersey is green with white uniform numbers and a white custom font "SPARTANS" across the chest.[211] The Spartans do not currently wear an official alternate uniform but the team has worn a silver alternate, a 1979 throwback, and a MAC (Michigan Agricultural College) uniform in the past. The team also wore specially-made camouflage jerseys for the 2011 Carrier Classic, played on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier against North Carolina. Beginning in the 2014–15 season, the Spartans frequently wore their 1979 throwback jerseys as their home uniform. On January 23, 2016, MSU wore specially designed "Mean Green" uniforms.[212] During the 2016–17 season, the Spartans frequently wore the MAC throwback uniforms at home.[213]

text: Facilities[edit]

text: The Spartans used the College Gymnasium prior to moving to Demonstration Hall for 10 years.

text: Demonstration Hall[edit]

text: The Spartans used this building, still in use on campus today, as their home from 1930 to the opening of Jenison Fieldhouse in 1940.

text: Jenison Fieldhouse[edit]

text: The arena opened in 1940 and was named for alumnus Frederick Cowles Jenison, whose estate, along with PWAP funds, funded the building. The building was the home of the Spartans from 1940 to 1989 when the Breslin Center opened.

text: The venue is most famous for its 1979 NCAA champion basketball team, which included Earvin "Magic" Johnson, and was coached by Jud Heathcote.

text: Jenison also hosted the 1963 NCAA Tournament's Mideast Regionals. A plaque outside the arena commemorates one of the 1963 regional semifinals; the "Game of Change," in which a segregated Mississippi State team played and lost to the eventual national champion, an integrated Loyola team. The losing Maroons (now known as the Bulldogs) had defied a court order prohibiting them from leaving the state to play an integrated team. The game is now seen as a watershed moment in the intersection of civil rights and sports during the Civil Rights Movement.[214]

text: The building is still in use on campus today.

text: Breslin Center[edit]

text: The Spartans play home games at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center on campus. The arena is commonly referred to as "Breslin" and "the Bres", and was opened in 1989. It is named for Jacweir "Jack" Breslin, an MSU alumnus, former athlete and administrator, who first began pushing for the arena in 1969. Its capacity is 14,797 seats, and the stadium superseded Jenison Fieldhouse. The arena is currently undergoing a $50 million renovation to improve the visitor experience and to create a Michigan State University Basketball Hall of History.[215]

text: The arena's current basketball court is the same floor where the Spartans won the 2000 NCAA Tournament, which was at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The school purchased the floor from the NCAA and Final Four floor installer Horner Flooring after the title game. A plaque was installed on the baseline near the Michigan State tunnel to commemorate the floor's role in the school's history.[216]

text: The Breslin Center is home to the Izzone, a large student section named after Coach Izzo, the basketball team's head coach since 1995. The student section had been named Spartan Spirits and Jud's Jungle prior to Izzo's prominence at the school. The Izzone routinely gets mentioned in discussions of the nation's top student fan sections, and in 2006 was ranked as the 4th-best in the country.[217] The section helped cheer the Spartans to a 53-game home win streak between 1998 and 2002 and also a 28-game winning streak from 2007 and 2009.[218]

text: The arena is undergoing a $50 million renovation to improve the visitor experience and to create a Michigan State University Basketball Hall of History which is scheduled to be completed by June 2018.[219][220]