Michigan State Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 6, 2021 · CSM Staff
Michigan State Spartans
Big Ten (15-12, 9-11)
Big Wins: 2/23 Illinois (81-72), 2/25 Ohio State (71-67), 3/7 Michigan (70-64)
Bad Losses: 12/20 at Northwestern (65-79), 12/25 Wisconsin (76-85), 12/28 at Minnesota (56-81)
Coach: Tom Izzo
Probable Starters:
Rocket Watts, Sophomore, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 2.7 apg
Joshua Langford, Senior, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 1.7 apg
Aaron Henry, Junior, Forward, 15.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.3 bpg
Malik Hall, Sophomore, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Joey Hauser, Junior, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg
Key Role Players:
Julius Marble II, Sophomore, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 2.2
Gabe Brown, Junior, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Marcus Bingham Jr., Junior, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 3.3 apg
A.J. Hoggard, Freshman, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 2.0 apg
Thomas Kithier, Junior, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.5 (222nd in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.7 (187, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.5 (252, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.6 (142, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.5 (255, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.2 (244, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.9 (103, 6)
Rebound Margin: 3.3 (80, 5)
Assists Per Game: 16,1 (32, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.8 (146, 12)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Bradley |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Minnesota |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over LSU |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Duke |
| 2019 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Texas Tech |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Bucknell |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Syracuse |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Miami (FL) |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Kansas |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Middle Tennessee State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Georgia |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Virginia |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Oklahoma |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Louisville |
| 2015 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Duke |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Delaware |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Harvard |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Virginia |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Valparaiso |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Memphis |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Duke |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Long Island |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over St. Louis |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Louisville |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to UCLA |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over New Mexico State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Maryland |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Northern Iowa |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Tennessee |
| 2010 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Butler |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Robert Morris |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over USC |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Kansas |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Louisville |
| 2009 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Connecticut |
| 2009 | NCAA | National Final loss to North Carolina |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Temple |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Pittsburgh |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Memphis |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Marquette |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to North Carolina |
*all team stats through 3/7
