2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–15 (9–9, Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachMark Montgomery (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 16 2   .889 34 3   .919
No. 13 Purdue 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
No. 16 Wisconsin 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Michigan 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Illinois 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Penn State 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Michigan State 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Northwestern 7 11   .389 20 14   .588
Minnesota 6 12   .333 17 14   .548
Iowa 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Indiana 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2011 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Tom Izzo led the Spartans in his 16th year at Michigan State. The team played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season 19–15, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Spartans lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their 14th consecutive appearance. As a No. 10 seed, they lost in the round of 64 to UCLA.