In Big Ten play, MSU started the season with three straight losses, the last to Wisconsin, which snapped MSU's 53-game home winning streak. MSU finished the non-conference season at 9–4 and ranked No. 6 Arizona in a rematch of their Final Four clash the previous Spring. The Spartans also suffered non-conference losses to No. 23 Fresno State at Madison Square Garden. 24 Oklahoma at Breslin Center, but then fell to No. The Spartans participated in the Preseason NIT where they defeated Detroit Mercy and No. Michigan State was led by sophomore Marcus Taylor (16.8 points and 5.3 assists per game), freshman Chris Hill (11.5 points per game), and junior Adam Ballinger (11.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game). The Spartans lost Charlie Bell (13.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 5.1 APG) to graduation and freshman Zach Randolph (10.8 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.0 APG) and sophomore Jason Richardson (14.7 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 2.2 APG) to the NBA draft following the season.Īfter three consecutive years of trips to the Final Four, the Spartans began the season ranked No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, their fourth straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced the Final Four, their third straight trip under Tom Izzo. ![]() The Spartans finished the 2000–01 season 28–5, 13–3 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA tournament for the fifth consecutive year where they lost in the First Round to NC State. MSU finished the regular season 19–12, 10–6 to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten. The Spartans played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. ![]() They were coached by Tom Izzo in his seventh season. ![]() The 2001–02 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
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