Tom Izzo Era Michigan State Basketball Jerseys

When Tom Izzo took over the head coaching position for Jud Heathcote in 1995, his team took the floor wearing jerseys made by Reebok that featured a new arch logo where the word "Michigan" spans over the large and tall word "State."

After winning the National Championship in 2000, Michigan State switched to basketball jerseys made by Nike. The new jerseys featured a new “State” script logo, modernized from 1979's “State” script. Over the next 10 years, the jerseys have changed styles three more times, but the “State” script logo remained.

Tom Izzo’s current record at Michigan State is 364–146 with a National Championship in 2000, six Final Fours, six Big Ten Championships, two Big Ten Tournament Championships and thirteen straight trips to the NCAA tournament.

1995 - 2000 Michigan State Basketball Jerseys

Jersey

• Medium-sized Michigan State arch logo
• 3-inch stripe running down the right side of the jersey
• Three stripes around neck and arms
• Player numerals on front
• Player last names on the back above the player numerals
• Player numerals on back

Shorts

• Diamond block "S" logo on right leg
• 3-inch stripe continues down the right side of the leg
• Triangle shape logo on left leg with the Michigan State arch logo above the word "basketball" which is above a basketball graphic
• Aztec pattern around the waistline and bottom of the shorts
• Diamond block "S" logo on belt buckle

Home Uniform

• White jersey, white shorts

Away Uniform

• Green jersey, Green shorts

Notable

• 1995 - 1996 was the first season of Michigan State’s five-year contract with Reebok

Over the next four seasons, Michigan State made minor changes to the Michigan State basketball jersey style outlined below:

1996 - 1997 Season Changes

• Reebok logo added to the top left side of the shorts
• Outlines added to the 3-inch stripe running down the right side of the jersey

1997 - 1998 Season Changes

• Large-sized Michigan State arch logo
• Aztec pattern added around neck and arms
• Colors used in the Aztec pattern are changed to green and black for home games and white and black for away games

1998 - 1999 Season Changes

• Colors used in the Aztec pattern are changed to white and black for both home and away games

1998 - 1999 Mid-Season Changes

• Michigan State vs. Wisconsin - February 22, 1999 (56 - 51 Win) - Michigan State won the regular season Big Ten title wearing throwback Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) jerseys. The jersey was similar to the regular season with the replacement of the Michigan State arch logo with a MAC logo. Fonts of the names and numbers remained the same.

1999 - 2000 Season Changes

• Contemporary Spartan helmet logo on left leg
• 1999 - 2000 season was the last season in the contract with Reebok. This was also the season Michigan State won it's second National Championship in basketball.

2000 - 2006 Michigan State Basketball Jerseys

Jersey

• Modern “State" script logo on the chest
• Same font used for player numerals and last names
• Reflective contemporary Spartan helmet logo at the point of the V-neck
• Half-inch stripe around neck and arms
• Inch and a half stripe running down both sides of the jersey
• Thin grey stripe running parallel to the inch and a half stripe
• Player last names on the back above the player numerals
• Player numerals on back

Shorts

• Block "S" logo on bottom left leg
• Nike logo upper on upper left leg
• Inch and a half stripe continues down both sides of the shorts
• Thin grey stripe running parallel to the inch and a half stripe
• Both stripes make two 45 degree angles at the bottom of the shorts and curve around the back of the leg

Home Uniform

• White jersey, white shorts

Away Uniform

• Green jersey, green shorts

Over the next five seasons, Michigan State made minor changes to the Michigan State basketball jersey style outlined below:

2001 - 2002 Mid-Season Changes

• Large United States flag on the left shoulder in memory of events of 9/11

2002 - 2003 Season Changes

• Small United States on the left shoulder

2003 - 2004 Mid-Season Changes

• Michigan State vs. Pennsylvania - November 29, 2003 (77 - 52 Win) - Michigan State wore 1979 throwback jerseys.
• Michigan State vs. DePaul - November 30, 2003 (89 - 81 Win) - Michigan State wore 1979 throwback jerseys.
• Michigan State vs. Duke - December 2, 2003 (72 - 50 Loss) - Michigan State wore silver jerseys with silver pants.
• Michigan State vs. Indiana - January 31, 2004 (84 - 72 Win) - Michigan State wore 1979 throwback jerseys for ESPN’s "Turn Back The Clock" game celebrating ESPN's 25th year of televising college basketball. Dick Vitale wore a 1979-style blazer and horn-rimmed glasses and during the broadcast, ESPN replays and graphics reflected the 1979 look and the music during the telecast included top songs from 1979.

2004 - 2005 Mid-Season Changes

• 150 Year patch commemorating the anniversary of Michigan State's foundation in 1855 on right shoulder.
• Michigan State vs. Nicholls St. - November 27, 2004 (102 - 52 Win) - Michigan State wore silver jerseys with silver shorts.
• Michigan State vs. Stanford - December 11, 2004 (78 - 53 Win) - Michigan State wore silver jerseys with silver pants for the CITGO Spartan Clash.
• Michigan State vs. North Carolina - April 2, 2005 (87 - 71 Loss) - Michigan State wore a Final Four patch on their left shoulder

2005 - 2006 Mid-Season Changes

• Michigan State vs. Georgia Tech - November 30, 2005 (88 - 86 Win) - Jersey top was changed to the Nike Pro Revolution Top. All Nike sponsored Big Ten and ACC teams wore the same style jerseys with their respective colors and logo for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge

2006 - 2008 Michigan State Basketball Jerseys

Second generation Nike Michigan State Basketball Jerseys

Jersey

• Modern “State" script logo on the chest
• Font used for player numerals and last names retained from first generation
• Reflective contemporary Spartan helmet logo at the point of the V-neck
• Horizontal wedges on front of the jersey start at neckline and ending at the arms
• Vertical wedges on both sides of the jersey start at the bottom of the jersey and end at the arms
• Player last names on the back above the player numerals
• Player numerals on back

Shorts

• Contemporary Spartan helmet logo on bottom right leg
• Nike logo on bottom left leg
• Vertical wedges from both sides of the jersey continue down both sides of the leg

Home Uniform

• White jersey, white shorts

Away Uniform

• Green jersey, green shorts

2007 - 2008 Mid-Season Changes

• Beginning with the March 20, 2008 game vs Temple and two more games, Michigan State wore a patch on their left shoulder commemorating the NCAA tournament. The patch was a blue circle with the NCAA logo in white. All 65 teams invited to the tournament wore the same patch on either their right or left shoulder.

2008 - 2010 Michigan State Basketball Jerseys

Third generation Nike Michigan State Basketball Jerseys

Jersey

• Modern “State" script logo on the chest
• Font used for player numerals and last names retained from first generation
• Reflective contemporary Spartan helmet logo at the point of the V-neck
• Plain front other than “State" script logo and player numerals
• Player last names on the back above the player numerals
• Player numerals on back
• Two vertical stripes on either side of the player last names and numerals
• Attached to the stripes are opposite color slices

Shorts

• Contemporary Spartan helmet logo on bottom right leg
• Nike logo on upper left leg
• Plain front other than Nike's logo and contemporary Spartan helmet logo
• Two vertical stripes from the back of the jerseys continue down the shorts and taper off at the bottom of the shorts

Home Uniform

• White jersey, Whites shorts

Away Uniform

• Green jersey, Green shorts

Notable

• The new Michigan State basketball jerseys were first revealed when presidential candidate Barack Obama visited East Lansing on October 2, 2008. Michigan State University gave the president-to-be one of the new jerseys with his last name on the back.

2008 - 2009 Mid-Season Changes

• Beginning with the March 20, 2009 game vs Robert Morris and three more games, Michigan State wore a patch on their left shoulder commemorating the NCAA tournament. They switched to the Final Four patch for the final two games. The patch was a blue circle with the NCAA logo in white. All 65 teams invited to the tournament wore the same patch on either their right or left shoulder.
• Michigan State vs. Connecticut - April 4, 2009 (82 - 73 Win) - Michigan State wore a Final Four patch on their left shoulder.
• Michigan State vs. North Carolina - April 6, 2009 (89 - 72 Loss) - Michigan State wore a Final Four patch on their left shoulder.

2009 - 2010 Season Changes

• Mesh design added to the back of the jerseys - contemporary Spartan helmet logo inside a circle with sunbeams extending

2009 - 2010 Mid-Season Changes

• Michigan State vs. Wisconsin - January 6, 2010 (54 - 47 Win) Michigan State wore a black oval patch with the letters E.P.M. on their left shoulder in memory of Tim Izzo’s father-in-law Efrain Portillo Marinez, who passed away two days prior. Michigan State continued to wear the patch for the next nine games.
• Michigan State vs. Purdue - February 9, 2010 (76 - 64 Loss) Michigan State debuted an entirely new jersey style. Michigan State continued to wear the new style for the remainder of the season. Details of the new style are documented in the section below.

2010 Michigan State Basketball Jerseys Style Change

On February 9, (76 - 64 Loss to Purdue) Michigan State debuted the fourth generation Nike Michigan State basketball jerseys

Jersey

• Modern “State" script logo on the chest
• Font used for player numerals and last names retained from first generation
• Reflective contemporary Spartan helmet logo at the point of the V-neck
• Half-inch stripe around neck and arms
• Stripe ends at the point of the V-neck
• Half-inch stripe running down both sides of the jersey
• Player last names on the back above the player numerals
• Player numerals on back
• Mesh design on back - graphics in design: Beaumont tower, Spartan helmet logo, 1855, 79, 00

Shorts

• Contemporary Spartan helmet logo on the bottom of both legs
• Nike logo on upper left leg
• Half-inch stripe continues down both sides of the shorts
• Speed holes on the bottom of both legs
• Contemporary Spartan helmet logo on the belt buckle

Home Uniform

• White jersey, white shorts

Away Uniform

• Green jersey, green shorts

Notable

• On February 12, 2010, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to change the official MSU green to PMS 567. The new green was debuted on the away jerseys the very next day at Penn State.

2010 Jersey Style Mid-Season Changes

• Beginning with the March 19, 2010 game vs New Mexico State and three more games, Michigan State wore a patch on their left shoulder commemorating the NCAA tournament. They switched to the Final Four patch for the semifinal game. The patch was a blue circle with the NCAA logo in white. All 65 teams invited to the tournament wore the same patch on either their right or left shoulder.
• Michigan State vs. Butler - April 3, 2010 (52 - 50 Loss) - Michigan State wore a Final Four patch on their left shoulder.