Team: Michigan State Spartans
Location: East Lansing, Mich.
Conference: Big Ten
Head coach: Tom Izzo (27 seasons, 643-254)
2020-2021 record: 15-13 overall, 9-11 B1G
Top returning players: 6-foot-9, F, Joey Hauser (9.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.4 APG); 6-foot-8, F, Gabe Brown (7.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 42 3PT%); 6-foot-7, F, Malik Hall (5.0 ppg, 4.2 RPG, 48.9 FG%)
Top newcomers: 6-foot-6, G, 5-star Max Christie (Rolling Meadows HS, Ill.) No. 19 player in 2021 class; 6-foot-4, PG, 4-star Jaden Akins (Sunrise Christian Academy, Kan.