Michigan State Spartans women's basketball

Michigan State Spartans

2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

University

Michigan State University

Conference

Big Ten

Location

East Lansing, MI

Head coach

Suzy Merchant (9th year)

Arena

Breslin Student Events Center
(Capacity: 16,280)

Nickname

Spartans

Colors

Green and White

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA/AIAW Tournament runner-up

2005

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four

2005

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight

2005

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen

2005, 2006, 2009

NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round

1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014

NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances

1977, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Conference tournament champions

2005

Conference regular season champions

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.^[1]^[2]

History

The Spartans began play in 1972. In 1991, the Spartans made their first ever NCAA Women's Division I 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 Women's Division I 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 2014.

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

The Spartans have made 14 appearances in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. Their combined record is 17-14.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	Second Round (Bye)	Oklahoma State	L 96-94 (3OT)
1996	First Round Second Round	UMass Connecticut	W 60-57 (OT) L 88-68
1997	First Round Second Round	Portland North Carolina	W 75-70 (OT) L 81-71
2003	First Round	TCU	L 50-47
2004	First Round Second Round	Arizona Texas	W 72-60 L 80-61
2005	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Finals	Alcorn State USC Vanderbilt Stanford Tennessee Baylor	W 73-41 W 61-59 W 76-64 W 76-69 W 68-64 L 84-62
2006	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	Wisconsin-Milwaukee Kentucky Duke	W 65-46 W 67-63 L 86-61
2007	First Round Second Round	Delaware Rutgers	W 69-58 L 70-57
2009	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	Middle Tennessee State Duke Iowa State	W 60-59 W 63-49 L 69-68
2010	First Round Second Round	Bowling Green Kentucky	W 72-62 L 70-52
2011	First Round Second Round	Northern Iowa Green Bay	W 69-66 L 65-56
2012	First Round	Louisville	L 67-55
2013	First Round Second Round	Marist Maryland	W 55-47 L 74-49
2014	First Round Second Round	Hampton North Carolina	W 91-61 L 62-53

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

Michigan State Spartans women's basketball

Venues	Jenison Fieldhouse (1972–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)

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 1999–00 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 2015–16

Michigan State University

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 Field Hockey Football Game of the Century Hockey Izzone Jenison Fieldhouse Land Grant Trophy Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Munn Ice Arena Old Brass Spittoon Paul Bunyan Trophy Michigan–Michigan State basketball rivalry Michigan–Michigan State ice hockey rivalry Spartan Stadium Sparty 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

Research	Facility for Rare Isotope Beams Hidden Lake Gardens Kellogg Biological Station Life Sciences Corridor National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory SOAR Telescope University Research Corridor

People	Rick Comley Mark Dantonio Mark Hollis Tom Izzo Ron Mason Lou Anna Simon

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

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 Player 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 1999–00 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 2015–16

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