Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Coaches

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Section Title: Coaches
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Name	Years	Overall Record	Conference Record	Note

None established	1898–99	0–2 (.000)

Charles Bemies	1899–1901	5–2 (.714)	Michigan State's first basketball coach

George Denman	1901–03	11–0 (1.000)	Michigan State's only undefeated basketball coach.

Chester Brewer	1903–10	70–25 (.737)

John Macklin	1910–16	48–38 (.558)

George Gauthier	1916–20	47–39 (.547)

Lyman Frimodig	1920–22	24–20 (.545)

Fred Walker	1922–24	20–19 (.513)

John Kobs	1924–26	11–26 (.297)

Benjamin Van Alstyne	1926–49	231–163 (.586)	Avg. final score increased from 28 to 46 during his tenure

Alton Kircher	1949–50	4–18 (.182)

Pete Newell	1950–54	45–42 (.517)	26–34 (.433)	Went on to win the 1959 NCAA tournament as head coach at California; coached the U.S. to the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Forddy Anderson	1954–65	125–124 (.502)	69–85 (.448)	Guided Michigan State to its first Final Four and NCAA appearance in 1957; 2 NCAA appearances; 2 Conference Championships

John Benington	1965–69	54–38 (.587)	32–24 (.571)	Conference Championship in 1967

Gus Ganakas	1969–76	89–84 (.514)	49–57 (.462)

Jud Heathcote	1976–95	340–220 (.607)	178–164 (.520)	1979 NCAA Champions; 9 NCAA Appearances; 3 Conference Championships

Tom Izzo	1995–Present	606–232 (.723)	288–126 (.696)	2000 NCAA Champions, 2009 National Runner-up, 8 Final Four appearances; 22 straight NCAA Tournament appearances; 9 Conference Championships; 6 Conference Tournament Championships

Total	1730–1092 (.613)	646–486 (.571)	2 NCAA Tournament Championships, 10 Final Fours, 33 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 15 Conference Championships, 6 Conference Tournament Championships

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Since 1995, the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball has been coached by Tom Izzo, with an overall record of 606–232.
Since 1995, the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team has been coached by Tom Izzo, who has an overall record of 606–232.
Since 1995, the Spartans men's basketball team has been coached by Tom Izzo, who has an overall of 606–232 at Michigan State.

final_sentence: Since 1995, the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball has been coached by Tom Izzo, with an overall record of 606–232.
final_sentence: Since 1995, the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team has been coached by Tom Izzo, who has an overall record of 606–232.
final_sentence: Since 1995, the Spartans men's basketball team has been coached by Tom Izzo, who has an overall of 606–232 at Michigan State.