List of Michigan State Spartans men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 12, 2025

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

1 2 "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.

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[NoTeam-3] Michigan State did not field a team for the 1943–44 season due to World War II.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Michigan State Men's Basketball Media Guide 2022-23" (PDF). Michigan State Athletics. p. 149. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[2] McCallum, Jack (March 13, 1995). "SI Vault: Jud Heathcote calls it quits at Michigan State". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved March 20, 2023.

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