College basketball · Team · 2015-16

Michigan St.

Big Ten
29–6
Rated 6th of 351

Top-10 offense, top-50 defense

They win at both ends — 4th in adjusted offense and 39th in adjusted defense of 351 Division I teams in 2015-16.

+26.3Net rating6th of 351

Points per 100 possessions, adjusted offense minus adjusted defense · Final ratings for 2015-16 · last updated May 5, 2026, 9:51 AM ET

Ratings · 2015-16

How good, and how they get there

ADJ O123.44th of 351 · 1st of 14 in the Big Ten
ADJ D97.139th of 351 · 4th of 14 in the Big Ten
TEMPO66.7250th of 351 · 10th of 14 in the Big Ten
WIN PROB94.0%6th of 351 · 1st of 14 in the Big Ten
WAB+7.47th of 351 · 1st of 14 in the Big Ten

The four factors

Their strongest factor is eFG% allowed — 43.3, 3rd of 351.

Effective field goal rateOffense 7th, defense 3rd of 351
56.343.3
Turnover rateOffense 133rd, defense 343rd of 351
17.614.2
Offensive rebound rateOffense 16th, defense 7th of 351
37.124.3
Free-throw rateOffense 327th, defense 109th of 351
30.034.1

Each bar is the team’s place among all 351 Division I teams, so a longer bar is better on both sides — even where the better number is the smaller one (turnovers committed, everything allowed). The tick marks the median team. Free-throw rate is free throws attempted per 100 shots.

Roster · 2015-16

Who carries it

Denzel Valentine plays the most — 72.5% of the team’s minutes.

PLAYER

CLASS

Denzel ValentinePure PG · 6-5 · 19.2 points a game in 31 games

72.5

28.9

125.5

+14.6

—

Bryn ForbesCombo G · 6-3 · 14.4 points a game in 35 games

69.6

18.1

132.2

+7.7

—

Matt CostelloC · 6-9 · 10.7 points a game in 35 games

56.9

22.0

124.2

+8.3

—

Eron HarrisCombo G · 6-3 · 9.3 points a game in 35 games

51.9

22.8

110.9

+2.7

—

Deyonta DavisC · 6-10 · 7.5 points a game in 35 games

46.1

18.5

119.4

+6.8

—

Matt McQuaidScoring PG · 6-5 · Played 39% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

39.2

—

Lourawls Nairn Jr.Pure PG · 5-10 · Played 37% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

37.1

—

Javon BessWing F · 6-5 · Played 24% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

24.9

—

Gavin SchillingC · 6-9 · Played 21% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

21.3

—

Marvin Clark Jr.Stretch 4 · 6-6 · Played 20% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

20.7

—

Kenny GoinsPF/C · 6-6 · Played 18% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

18.9

—

Alvin Ellis IIICombo G · 6-4 · Played 17% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

17.8

—

Matt Van DykWing G · 6-5 · Played 3% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

3.5

—

Ratings print for players with 40% of their team’s minutes and enough games; the rest show “—”. Tap a player to open his college file.

Results · 2015-16

Every final

Game-by-game results start in 2023-24.

Game-by-game results start in 2023-24. The margin is the final score difference; tournament opponents show the seed they carried.

The AP path

Where the poll had them

AP ranks start in 2023-24.

2025-26Opened at No. 22, peaked at No. 7 and closed at No. 8 — ranked in all 32 regular-season games.
2024-25Opened unranked, peaked at No. 7 and closed at No. 7 — ranked in 23 of 33 regular-season games.
2023-24Opened at No. 4, peaked at No. 4 and closed unranked — ranked in 6 of 33 regular-season games.

The coach · 2015-16

How he wants to play

Tom Izzo

Head coach · year 21 at Michigan St. · 524–205 career

TEMPO—Possessions per 40 minutes, adjusted
3PA RATE—Share of his team’s shots taken from three

No tempo is on file for his 2015-16 season. No three-point attempt share is on file for his 2015-16 season.

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