List of Michigan State Spartans men's basketball head coaches
Appearance
The following is a list of Michigan State Spartans men's basketball head coaches. There have been 16 head coaches of the Spartans in their 124-season history.[1]
Michigan State's current head coach is Tom Izzo. He took over as the Spartans' head coach in March 1995, replacing Jud Heathcote, who retired after the 1994–95 season.[2]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | 1898–1899 | No coach | 1 | 0–2 | .000 |
1 | 1899–1901 | Charles Bemies | 2 | 5–2 | .714 |
2 | 1901–1903 | George Denman | 2 | 11–0 | 1.000 |
3 | 1903–1910 | Chester Brewer | 7 | 70–25 | .737 |
4 | 1910–1916 | John Macklin | 6 | 48–38 | .558 |
5 | 1916–1920 | George Gauthier | 4 | 41–38 | .519 |
6 | 1920–1922 | Lyman Frimodig | 2 | 30–22 | .577 |
7 | 1922–1924 | Mysterious Walker | 2 | 20–19 | .513 |
8 | 1924–1926 | John Kobs | 2 | 11–26 | .297 |
9 | 1926–1949[a] | Benjamin Van Alstyne | 22 | 231–163 | .586 |
10 | 1949–1950 | Al Kircher | 1 | 4–18 | .182 |
11 | 1950–1954 | Pete Newell | 4 | 45–42 | .517 |
12 | 1954–1965 | Forddy Anderson | 11 | 125–124 | .502 |
13 | 1965–1969 | John Benington | 4 | 54–38 | .587 |
14 | 1969–1976 | Gus Ganakas | 7 | 89–84 | .514 |
15 | 1976–1995 | Jud Heathcote | 19 | 340–220 | .607 |
16 | 1995–present | Tom Izzo | 28 | 687–280 | .710 |
Totals | 16 coaches | 124 seasons | 1,811–1,141 | .613 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source[1] |
- ^ Michigan State did not field a team for the 1943–44 season due to World War II.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Michigan State Men's Basketball Media Guide 2022-23" (PDF). Michigan State Athletics. p. 149. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ McCallum, Jack (March 13, 1995). "SI Vault: Jud Heathcote calls it quits at Michigan State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 20, 2023.