Location East Lansing, MI Colors Green and White Head coach Suzy Merchant | Nickname Spartans Home Away Conference Big Ten Conference | |
University Michigan State University Arena Breslin Student Events Center | ||
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.
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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.
Postseason
The Spartans have made 14 appearances in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. Their combined record is 17–14.