2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
2015–16 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (21st year)
Associate head coach	Dwayne Stephens
Assistant coach	Dane Fife
Assistant coach	Mike Garland
Home arena	Breslin Center

	Conf				Overall
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2016 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Michigan State Spartans represents Michigan State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 21st year head coach Tom Izzo, play their home games at the Breslin Center and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the season with an overall record of 27–12, with a record of 12–6 in the Big Ten regular season for a tie for a third-place finish.

Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school

2015 signing class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Caleb Swanigan #3 C	Fort Wayne, IN	Homestead HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Apr 10, 2015
Caleb Swanigan #3 C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Deyonta Davis #5 PF	Muskegon, MI	Muskegon High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 11, 2013
Deyonta Davis #5 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matt McQuaid #22 SG	Duncanville, TX	Duncanville High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 25, 2014
Matt McQuaid #22 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kyle Ahrens #35 SG	Versailles, OH	Versailles High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 7, 2014
Kyle Ahrens #35 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Michigan State Commit List for 2015". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09. "ESPN - Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09.

Roster

2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
4.5 !F/C	--	Swanigan, CalebCaleb Swanigan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 275 lb (125 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Homestead High School	Fort Wayne, IN
3.5 !F	--	Davis, DeyontaDeyonta Davis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Muskegon High School	Muskegon, MI
3.5 !F	--	McQuaid, MattMatt McQuaid	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Duncanville High School	Duncanville, TX
1.5 !G	--	Ahrens, KyleKyle Ahrens	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Versailles High School	Versailles, OH
3.5 !F	0	Clark, Jr., MarvinMarvin Clark, Jr.	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Sunrise Christian Academy	Blue Springs, MO
1.5 !G	2	Bess, JavonJavon Bess	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Lincoln H.S.	Gahanna, OH
1.5 !G	3	Ellis III, AlvinAlvin Ellis III	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	De La Salle	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	5	Forbes, BrynBryn Forbes	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sexton H.S. Cleveland State	Lansing, MI
3.5 !F	10	Costello, MattMatt Costello	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Jefferson H.S.	Bay City, MI
1.5 !G	11	Nairn, LourawlsLourawls Nairn	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Sunrise Christian Academy	Bel Aire, KS
3.5 !F	13	Bohnhoff, TrevorTrevor Bohnhoff	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Nouvel H.S.	Saginaw, MI
1.5 !G	14	Harris, EronEron Harris	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lawrence North H.S. West Virginia	Indianapolis, IN
3.5 !F	25	Goins, KennyKenny Goins (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Warren Mott H.S.	Troy, MI
3.5 !F	30	Van Dyk, MattMatt Van Dyk (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Imlay City	Imlay City, MI
3.5 !F	34	Schilling, GavinGavin Schilling	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Findlay Prep	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	41	Wollenman, ColbyColby Wollenman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Big Horn H.S.	Big Horn, WY
1.5 !G	45	Valentine, DenzelDenzel Valentine (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sexton H.S.	Lansing, MI

Head coach

Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Armory (1899–1918) IM Circle (1918–1930) Demonstration Hall (1930-1940) Jenison Fieldhouse (1940–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)

Rivalries	Michigan

Culture & lore	Basketbowl "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State student riots

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

Seasons	1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 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 1999–00 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

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

Previous season

Preseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2015 signing class

Roster

Rankings

See also

References