Michigan State Basketball: Updates on 2023-24 schedule completion

Big Ten opponents for the upcoming season.

Michigan State has done well in the Big Ten conference especially since Tom Izzo became the head coach and they have won the Big Ten regular season championship 10 times since 1998, with the most recent championship taking place in 2020. The Spartans have also won the Big Ten Tournament six times, most recently in 2019.

The dates and times of Michigan State’s Big Ten opponents have not been released yet but they will more than likely play two conference games in December before getting into the majority of Big Ten games in the month of January.

The most disappointing part is that the Spartans will not be playing Purdue and Indiana at the Breslin Center this upcoming season. The Boilermakers are expected to compete with Michigan State for the Big Ten title and not playing them at home, is not great for the Spartans in their pursuit of winning the conference regular season title.

The part for Michigan State fans that they will enjoy the most about the Big Ten schedule is being able to play historical and new rivals like Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan home and away. It is also beneficial for the Spartans to play schools like Minnesota, Northwestern, and Penn State home and away as well. Not having to go on the road to play Rutgers and Iowa is favorable for the Spartans as Michigan State has not done well overall playing on the road against the Scarlet Knights and Hawkeyes.

Home Only: Iowa, Ohio State, and Rutgers

Away Only: Indiana, Nebraska, and Purdue

Home and Away: Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Michigan, Illinois, Penn State and Wisconsin

There are 11 non-conference games for Big Ten teams as each team plays 20 scheduled games in conference play. This means that the Spartans still have four non-conference games to schedule.