2011–12 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg 120 Big Ten Conference Draymond Green Austin Thornton Big Ten 7 5 29–8 13–5 Tom Izzo 17th Dwayne Stephens 9th Mike Garland 5th Dane Fife 1st Breslin Center Big Ten regular season co-championsBig Ten tournament champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2011–12 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans' head coach was Tom Izzo, who was in his 17th year at Michigan State. The team played its home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished with a record of 29–8, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. The Spartans also won the Big Ten tournament. The Spartans received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 15th consecutive trip to the tournament, and reached the Sweet Sixteen, losing to Louisville. Previous season The Spartans finished the 2010–11 season with an overall record of 19–15, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. Michigan State received a No. 10 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 14th straight trip to the tournament, and were eliminated in the second round. Offseason The Spartans lost Durrell Summers (11.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game) and Kalin Lucas (17.0 points and 3.4 assists per game) to graduation following the season. 2011 recruiting class no no 2009 Brandan Kearney No. 36 SG Detroit, MI Southeastern 6 5 175 November 3, 2009 4 3 96 Branden Dawson No. 5 SF Gary, IN Lew Wallace High School 6 6 200 August 4, 2010 5 5 97 Travis Trice No. 37 PG Huber Heights, OH Wayne High School 5 11 155 August 4, 2010 3 3 92 2011 Michigan State Commit List for 2011 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2011 michiganstate 175 127 2010-06-01 yes Season summary Senior Draymond Green (16.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game) was the unquestioned leader for the Spartans. MSU started the season unranked and suffered a loss to No. 1 North Carolina in the Carrier Classic which was played on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in San Diego in the first game of the season. No. 1 UNC drops Michigan St. in Carrier Classic http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=313150127 https://web.archive.org/web/20160216214531/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=313150127 dead February 16, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-01 The teams wore special camouflage uniforms for the event. MSU followed that loss with a loss to No. 6 Duke in the Champions Classic. MSU Falls Short Against Duke, 74-69 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111511aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 Starting the season 0–2, the Spartans refused to fold. MSU won the next 15 games in a row to jump into the top ten in the polls. The wins in the streak included a win at No. 23 Gonzaga. Green Leads Spartans Past No. 23 Bulldogs, 74-67 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/121011aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 The Spartans finished the non-conference schedule at 11–2 and ranked No. 16 in the country. The winning streak continued in Big Ten play with wins over No. 13 Indiana, Michigan State 80, Indiana 65 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122811aad.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 and at No. 11 Wisconsin. No. 10 Spartans Hold on to Beat Wisconsin, 63-60 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/010312aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 MSU also beat No. 23 Michigan, No. 3 Ohio State, and No. 15 Wisconsin at Breslin Center. 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.https://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320640127 Ohio State vs. Michigan State - Game Recap - March 4, 2012 - ESPN ESPN.com 2016-06-06July 2024 medicmedic In that loss to Ohio State, key freshman reserve, Branden Dawson, tore his ACL, ending his season. The Spartans finished the season ranked No. 8 in the country. The Spartans, due to tiebreak rules, were the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament and beat Iowa, No. 8 Spartans Knock Out Iowa, 92-75 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030912aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 2016-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20160223125907/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030912aaa.html dead No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 8 Spartans Advance to Championship, Top No. 14 Badgers, 65-52 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031012aac.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 2016-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20160223112123/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031012aac.html dead and No. 7 Ohio State to win the tournament championship. Spartans Claim Big Ten Title Over Buckeyes, 68-64 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031112aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 2016-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20160223101752/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031112aab.html dead Draymond Green earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors, the fifth time a player had done so under Tom Izzo. Green Named Player Of The Year; Izzo Coach Of The Year - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030512aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 2016-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20160223125323/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030512aaa.html dead Izzo was also named Big Ten Coach of the Year. 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. Michigan St. advances on Green's triple-double http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320760127 https://web.archive.org/web/20120319195250/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320760127 dead March 19, 2012 ESPN.com 2016-02-15 The Spartans overcame Saint Louis in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Green, Michigan St. oust Saint Louis to move on http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320780127 https://web.archive.org/web/20160223230755/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320780127 dead February 23, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-15 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 fourth-seeded Louisville, 57–44. Louisville makes Michigan St. first 1-seed to fall http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320820127 https://web.archive.org/web/20160223210148/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320820127 dead February 23, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-15 Roster 2011 Michigan State Spartans y yes Keith Appling y 11 G 6 1 190 SO Detroit, Michigan Pershing H.S. Russell Byrd 0 F 6 7 205 FR y Fort Wayne, Indiana Blackhawk Christian H.S. Dan Chapman 14 G 6 3 185 SO Okemos, Michigan Okemos H.S. W Branden Dawson y 22 G 6 6 220 FR Gary, Indiana Lew Wallace H.S Alex Gauna 2 F 6 9 240 FR y Eaton Rapids, Michigan Eaton Rapids H.S. Draymond Green y 23 F 6 7 230 SR Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw H.S. C Anthony Ianni 44 C 6 9 250 SR y East Lansing, Michigan Grand Valley State Brandan Kearney 3 G 6 5 185 FR Detroit, Michigan Southeastern H.S. Derrick Nix y 25 C 6 9 270 JR Detroit, Michigan Pershing H.S. Adreian Payne y 5 C 6 10 240 SO Dayton, Ohio Jefferson H.S. Austin Thornton 13 G 6 5 205 SR y Sand Lake, Michigan Cedar Springs H.S. C Travis Trice y 20 G 6 0 170 FR Huber Heights, Ohio Wayne H.S. Keenan Wetzel 15 G 6 4 190 FR y Monroe, Michigan St. Mary Catholic Central W Colby Wollenman 40 F 6 6 220 FR Big Horn, Wyoming Big Horn H.S. Brandon Wood y basketball 30 G 6 2 190 SR y Kokomo, Indiana Valparaiso Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan) Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State) Dane Fife (Indiana) Mike Garland (Northern Michigan) http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/msu-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Exhibition Oct 30, 2011 2:00 pm yes Ferris State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 85–58 14,797 Dawson/Nix 15 Dawson 9 Green 8 Nov 4, 2011 7:00 pm yes Hillsdale Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 80–58 14,797 Green 15 Payne 10 Trice 6 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Nov 11, 2011 7:00 pm yes 1 yes North Carolina USS Carl Vinson San Diego, CA Carrier Classic ESPN 55–67 8,111 0–1 Green 13 Green 11 Trice 3 Nov 15, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes Duke 6 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Champions Classic ESPN 69–74 19,979 0–2 Appling 22 Payne 9 Dawson 3 Nov 18, 2011 6:30 pm yes Texas Southern Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational 76–41 14,797 1–2 Dawson 13 Green 10 Green 6 Nov 20, 2011 6:00 pm yes Arkansas–Little Rock Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational BTN 69–47 14,797 2–2 Thornton 13 Green 9 Green 4 Nov 23, 2011 7:00 pm yes Milwaukee Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational 68–55 14,797 3–2 Green 18 Green 7 Wood 4 Nov 27, 2011 12:00 pm yes yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI ESPNU 72–40 3,711 4–2 Green 14 Green 13 Appling 5 Nov 30, 2011 7:30 pm yes Florida State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ACC – Big Ten Challenge ESPN 65–49 14,797 5–2 Appling 24 Wood 10 Wood 5 Dec 4, 2011 2:00 pm yes Nebraska–Omaha Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 110–68 14,797 6–2 Green 23 Green 10 Appling 7 Dec 7, 2011 7:00 pm yes Central Connecticut Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 89–69 14,797 7–2 Trice 20 Dawson 11 Green/Thornton 4 Dec 10, 2011 9:00 pm yes yes Gonzaga 23 McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPNU 74–67 6,000 8–2 Green 34 Nix 6 Appling 7 Dec 17, 2011 7:00 pm yes 21 Bowling Green Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 74–60 14,797 9–2 Wood 16 Green 10 Green 6 Dec 19, 2011 8:30 pm yes 19 UMKC Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 89–54 14,797 10–2 Dawson/Wood 16 Green 11 Appling 8 Dec 22, 2011 9:00 pm yes 19 Lehigh Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPNU 90–81 14,797 11–2 Appling 19 Green 10 trice 5 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten regular season Dec 28, 2011 7:30 pm 16 Indiana 13 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 80–65 14,797 12–2 1–0 Appling 25 Green 7 Appling 7 Dec 31, 2011 3:00 pm yes 16 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE BTN 68–55 13,595 13–2 2–0 Green 19 Green 8 Appling 4 Jan 3, 2012 7:00 pm yes 10 Wisconsin 18 Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN2 63–60 OT 17,230 14–2 3–0 Green 18 Green 14 Wood 4 Jan 10, 2012 7:00 pm 6 Iowa Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 95–61 14,797 15–2 4–0 Green 22 Green 10 Appling 9 Jan 14, 2012 3:00 pm yes 6 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 74–81 8,117 15–3 4–1 Appling 17 Green 14 wood 5 Jan 17, 2012 7:00 pm yes 9 Michigan 19 Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ESPN 59–60 12,721 15–4 4–2 Nix 13 Gren 11 Appling 5 Jan 21, 2012 12:00 pm 9 Purdue Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 83–58 14,797 16–4 5–2 Dawson 14 Green 12 Green 7 Jan 25, 2012 8:30 pm 10 Minnesota Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 68–52 14,797 17–4 6–2 Green 22 Green 14 Green 6 Jan 31, 2012 7:00 pm yes 9 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL ESPN 41–42 15,629 17–5 6–3 Dawson 12 Dawson 13 Appling 2 Feb 5, 2012 1:00 pm 9 Michigan 23 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI rivalry CBS 64–54 14,797 18–5 7–3 Green 14 Green 16 Green/Thornton/Wood 4 Feb 8, 2012 9:00 pm 11 Penn State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 77–57 14,797 19–5 8–3 Green 23 Green 12 appling 7 Feb 11, 2012 6:00 pm yes 11 Ohio State 3 Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 58–48 18,809 20–5 9–3 Payne 15 Green 9 Green/Nix/Trice 2 Feb 16, 2012 7:00 pm 7 Wisconsin 15 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 69–55 14,797 21–5 10–3 Appling/Green 20 Green 10 Green 5 Feb 19, 2012 1:00 pm yes 7 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN CBS 76–62 15,025 22–5 11–3 Green 20 Dawson 11 Green 7 Feb 22, 2012 8:30 pm yes 6 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 66–61 13,331 23–5 12–3 Green 17 Green/Payne 5 Appling/Green 5 Feb 25, 2012 8:00 pm 6 Nebraska Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 62–34 14,797 24–5 13–3 Green 20 Green 10 Nix 5 Feb 28, 2012 7:00 pm yes 5 Indiana 18 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN 55–70 17,280 24–6 13–4 Green 29 Green 8 Appling 5 Mar 4, 2012 4:00 pm 5 Ohio State 10 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI CBS 70–72 14,797 24–7 13–5 Green 19 Green 12 Appling/Green/Thornton 3 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten tournament Mar 9, 2012 12:00 pm yes 8 1 Iowa 8 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN quarterfinals ESPN 92–75 18,484 25–7 Green 21 Green 10 Appling 6 Mar 10, 2012 1:40 pm yes 8 1 Wisconsin 14 4 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN semifinals CBS 65–52 18,451 26–7 Green 14 Green 16 Appling/Green 5 Mar 11, 2012 3:30 pm yes 8 1 Ohio State 7 3 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN championship CBS 68–64 17,125 27–7 Wood 21 Green 9 Appling 5 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NCAA tournament Mar 16, 2012 9:20 pm yes yes 1 W 5 Long Island 16 W Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH second round TBS 89–67 17,464 28–7 Green 24 Green 12 Green 10 |- Mar 18, 2012 2:45 pm yes yes 1 W 5 Saint Louis 9 W Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH third round CBS 65–61 17,425 29–7 Appling 19 Green 13 Green 6 Mar 22, 2012 7:47 pm yes yes 1 W 5 Louisville 17 4 W US Airways Center Phoenix, AZ Sweet Sixteen TBS 44–57 14,913 29–8 Wood 14 Green 16 Appling 4 AP Poll Eastern TimeSource https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2012.html 2011-12 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats 2016-02-01 Player statistics +Individual player statistics (Final) MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAStlBlkTovAppling, Keith37113930.842011.4131307.4272496.250134170.78817891062.9144431585Byrd, Russell271495.5411.51243.279933.273810.80088160.611539Chapman, Dan15171.100.005.00002.000001560.41000Dawson, Branden3164020.62598.4109189.57703.0004169.59467721394.529292643Gauna, Alex301424.7551.82238.579001121.5241113240.801313Green, Draymond37122933.260116.2212472.44952134.388125173.7237931539410.61415435112Ianni, Anthony21351.730.113.3330012.5002570.32112Kearney, Brandon343269.6411.21736.472513.38527.286919280.8198611Nix, Derrick3770018.93018.1129231.558004374.58159801393.838271350Payne, Adreian3766117.92597.098173.56612.5006289.697571001574.212253939Sweeny, Joe10111.120.202.00001.000221.0000110.11103Thornton, Austin3780821.81935.254114.4743165.4775462.87133901233.34223627Trice, Travis3255117.21454.548126.3813074.4051933.576552571.85625237Wetzel, Keenan11121.140.412.50012.50012.5000000.00001Wollenman, Colby9101.120.212.50000000110.10002Wood, Brandon3799426.93258.8125269.46547130.3622845.62232721042.87023837 Legend  GP  Games played Avg  Average per game  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds  A Assists  TO Turnovers Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2012.html 2011-12 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 RV RV RV RV RV 21 19 16 10 6 9 10 9 11 7 6 5 8 5 Coaches 0 19 RV RV RV RV RV 23 20 17 11 7 9 11 10 12 7 6 5 8 4 7 *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings Sourcehttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings 2011–12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings October 21, 2011 ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures live https://web.archive.org/web/20080329071504/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings March 29, 2008 Awards and honors Draymond Green Big Ten Player of the Year AP All-American (unanimous) Green Selected To Associated Press First Team - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032612aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 Sporting News All-American First Team Draymond Green Named USBWA All-American - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031212aad.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 USBWA All-American NABC All-American First Team NABC Player of the Year Green And Izzo Honored With NABC National Awards - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040112aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 USBWA District V Player of the Year Big Ten All Defensive Team NABC All-District First Team Tom Izzo Big Ten Coach of the Year USBWA District V Coach of the Year NABC Division I Coach of the Year Branden Dawson All Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media) Big Ten All-Freshman Team Keith Appling All Big Ten Third Team References 30em Category:Michigan 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