Michigan State Spartans women's basketball

Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State Spartans
	2020–21 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
University	Michigan State University
Head coach	Suzy Merchant (14th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	East Lansing, Michigan
Arena	Breslin Student Events Center ; (Capacity: 16,280)
Nickname	Spartans
Colors	Green and white[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
	2005
NCAA Tournament Final Four
	2005
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	2005
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2005, 2006, 2009
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	1991, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1991, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
AIAW Tournament Appearances
	1977
Conference tournament champions
	2005
Conference regular season champions
	1997, 2005, 2011, 2014

The Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Michigan State University. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Spartans play home basketball games at the Breslin Student Events Center on the university campus in East Lansing, Michigan.[2][3]

History

The Spartans began play in 1972. In 1991, the Spartans made their first ever NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, their first postseason appearance since the 1977 AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament. In 2005, the Spartans won 33 games (a school record), advancing all the way to the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Championship, before losing 84–62 to Baylor. The Spartans have been to 14 NCAA Tournaments in the past 25 years, the most recent being in 2021.

Coaching history

Coach	Years	Record	Conference Record	Conference Titles
Mikki Baile	1972–1975	32–12	0–0	0
Dominic Marino	1975–1976	6–16	0–0	0
Karen Langeland	1976–2000	376–290	156–165	1
Joanne P. McCallie	2000–2007	149–75	68–44	1
Suzy Merchant	2007–present	179–87	89–47	2
Totals		742–480	313–256	4

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

The Spartans have made 18 appearances in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. Their combined record is 20–18.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	#4	Second Round†	#5 Oklahoma State	L 96–94 (3OT)
1996	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 UMass #1 Connecticut	W 60–57 (OT) L 88–68
1997	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Portland #1 North Carolina	W 75–70 (OT) L 81–71
2003	#8	First Round	#9 TCU	L 50–47
2004	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Arizona #1 Texas	W 72–60 L 80–61
2005	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Finals	#16 Alcorn State #8 USC #5 Vanderbilt #2 Stanford #1 Tennessee #2 Baylor	W 73–41 W 61–59 W 76–64 W 76–69 W 68–64 L 84–62
2006	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Wisconsin-Milwaukee #5 Kentucky #1 Duke	W 65–46 W 67–63 L 86–61
2007	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Delaware #4 Rutgers	W 69–58 L 70–57
2009	#9	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#8 Middle Tennessee State #1 Duke #4 Iowa State	W 60–59 W 63–49 L 69–68
2010	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Bowling Green #4 Kentucky	W 72–62 L 70–52
2011	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 Northern Iowa #5 Green Bay	W 69–66 L 65–56
2012	#10	First Round	#7 Louisville	L 67–55
2013	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Marist #4 Maryland	W 55–47 L 74–49
2014	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Hampton #4 North Carolina	W 91–61 L 62–53
2016	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 Belmont #5 Mississippi State	W 74-60 L 74-72
2017	#9	First Round	#8 Arizona State	L 73-61
2019	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Central Michigan #1 Notre Dame	W 89-88 L 91-63
2021	#10	First Round	#7 Iowa State	L 79-72

† The Spartans received a bye into the Second Round.

AIAW Division I

The Spartans made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I Basketball Tournament, with a combined record of 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1977	First Round Consolation First Round	Tennessee Utah	L, 62–76 L, 62–63

Big Ten Medal of Honor

1983 – Karen Wells
1985 – Kelly Belanger
1986 – Julie Polakowski
1990 – Eileen Shea
2006 – Liz Shimek
2010 – Allyssa DeHaan

Big Ten Coach of the Year

1988 – Karen Langeland
2005 – Joanne P. McCallie
2011 – Suzy Merchant

References

"Brand Reference Guide". MSUSpartans.com. May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
"Michigan State Women's Basketball :: Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516Guide.pdf

External links

Official website

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[1] "Brand Reference Guide". MSUSpartans.com. May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[2] "Michigan State Women's Basketball :: Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2016-01-13.

[3] ttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516Guide.pdf

Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Venues	Jenison Fieldhouse (1972–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Michigan State University
Located in: East Lansing, Michigan
Academics	Broad College of Business Engineering Honors College Hospitality Business Human Medicine James Madison Law Lyman Briggs Natural Science Nursing Osteopathic Medicine Packaging RCAH Veterinary Medicine
Athletics	Basketbowl The Big Chill at the Big House Breslin Center Championships Clockgate Cold War Cross Country Field Hockey Forest Akers Golf Courses Football Game of the Century Hockey Volleyball Izzone Jenison Fieldhouse Land Grant Trophy Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Men's soccer Munn Ice Arena Old Brass Spittoon Paul Bunyan Trophy Michigan–Michigan State basketball rivalry Michigan–Michigan State ice hockey rivalry Softball Spartan Stadium Sparty Old College Field Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field Volleyball Zeke the Wonder Dog
Campus	Beal Garden Beaumont Tower Broad Art Museum Cowles House Demonstration Hall East Lansing Eppley Center Grand River Ave. Horticulture Gardens Laboratory Row Library Observatory Pavilion Red Cedar River The Rock Student Union Wharton Center
History	Walter Adams William James Beal College Hall John A. Hannah John C. Holmes MISTIC MSUG Saints' Rest Joseph R. Williams USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal
Research	Facility for Rare Isotope Beams Hidden Lake Gardens Kellogg Biological Station Life Sciences Corridor Michigan State University Press National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory SOAR Telescope University Research Corridor
People	Rick Comley Mel Tucker Mark Hollis Tom Izzo Ron Mason Samuel L. Stanley
Student life	Capital News Service Housing "Victory for MSU" Spartan Marching Band The State News WDBM MSU Telecasters WKAR (AM/FM/TV) Fraternities and sororities
Founded: 1855 Students: 49,809 Endowment: 4.4 billion Images

Big Ten Conference women's basketball
Teams	Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Lady Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights Wisconsin Badgers
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Freshman of the Year Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (defunct)
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22