Michigan basketball roster 2021 professional#
Langford later announced that he would not pursue a professional basketball career.
Despite this, fifth-year senior guard Joshua Langford announced he would not return to Michigan State. Departures ĭue to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility for all winter sport athletes. This would also allow Garland to spend more time with his family.
Izzo later announced that Montgomery would be shifted to one of the three assistant coach positions while Garland would transition to an assistant to the head coach position where he would focus more on players on an individual level. Julian Stall was named director of creative video. Another former player, Austin Thornton, was hired as video coordinator. Former MSU player Matt McQuaid was named assistant director of basketball operations. He replaced former player David Thomas who had been director for six years and left for a private sector job. Garrett Briningstool, an executive assistant to Izzo the past two years, was named director of basketball operations and chief of staff. Izzo also announced that former assistant coach and Northern Illinois head coach Mark Montgomery would return to the staff as recruiting coordinator. announced he was leaving to coach at his old high school, Sunrise Christian Academy. Graduate manager and former MSU player Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr. Like current assistant coach Mike Garland, Wojcik left MSU for head coaching jobs before returning to MSU. Wojcik was previously an assistant with MSU from 2003 to 2005. On April 13, it was reported that MSU recruiting coordinator and former Izzo assistant Doug Wojcik had been promoted to assistant coach to replace Fife. This marked the first time in 10 years that the Michigan State coaching staff changed. On April 5, 2021, it was announced that 10-year associate head coach Dane Fife had left the staff to join new Indiana coach Mike Woodson as an assistant at Fife's alma mater. The Spartans were led by Aaron Henry who averaged 15.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. In their First Four matchup, they were defeated by eventual Final Four participant UCLA. The selection marked the school's 23rd straight tournament appearance which was the second longest active streak of tournament appearances.
The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8-seeded Maryland marking the first time the Spartans did not play in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament in the tournament's history. 9 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to No. The 9–11 finish marked the first time the Spartans had finished with a record under. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Spartans finished the 2020–21 season 15–13, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. With a win over Maryland on March 6, 2022, Izzo surpassed Bob Knight for the most wins by a men's basketball coach at a Big Ten school with 663. With a win over Toledo on December 4, 2021, Izzo earned his 650th win as head coach of the Spartans. They defeated Davidson in the first round before losing to Duke in the second round. 7 seed in the West region, marking MSU's 24th straight trip to the NCAA tournament, the second longest active streak.
They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Maryland and Wisconsin to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Purdue. The Spartans finished the season 23–13, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for seventh place. The Spartans were led by 27th-year head coach Tom Izzo and played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference. The 2021–22 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
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