the last time michigan state made the final four was 2015.
the last time michigan state made the final four was 2015.
when was the last time michigan state made the final four?
2015
for the first time since 1991 and for the first time in tom izzo's tenure as head coach at michigan state, michigan state made a preseason trip abroad. beginning august 22, 2015, they traveled to italy for 11 days for sightseeing and four games against international teams. the first of the four games was a win against a newer italian professional club team. they followed up this game with games against the russian, italian, and georgian national teams on consecutive nights. michigan state finished the trip 1–3 with a win over the club team and losses to the national teams. despite the losses, head coach tom izzo stated, “this trip was as good as anything i’ve done in my 20 years.” the high points from the trip were gavin schilling's performance (17 points each in the final two games) and denzel valentine who scored in double figures in all but the last game. eron harris and alvin ellis iii were allowed to travel with the team, but were not allowed to play due to their preseason legal issues.
2015–16 michigan state spartans men's basketball team
2013 november 2 in east lansing, michigan state dominated michigan defensively, winning 29–6. michigan qb devin gardner was sacked 7 times and michigan accumulated the fewest rushing yards for a game in its entire history (−48 yards). the spartans held the wolverines to their lowest point total in the series since 1967, the last time michigan state had won by more than 20 points. this was the second game in a row that michigan failed to score a touchdown against michigan state. this game marked msu's fifth win of the previous six games in the series.









































2014
michigan–michigan state football rivalry