Senior center Idong Ibok jumps into the arms of senior forward Marquise Gray after the Spartans beat the Louisville Cardinals 64-52.
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Senior center Idong Ibok jumps into the arms of senior forward Marquise Gray after the Spartans beat the Louisville Cardinals 64-52.
Indianapolis — A few notes and opinions about MSU’s 67-62 win over Kansas:
During his career with the MSU men’s basketball team, senior forward Marquise Gray has learned a thing or two about dealing with criticism.
Former MSU associate coach Brian Gregory and his Dayton Flyers pulled an upset over six-seeded West Virginia in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, but the No. 11 seed lost 60-43 to Kansas in the second round.
Indianapolis — Senior center Goran Suton’s dominant defensive performance against Southern Cal didn’t strike fear into the heart of Kansas’ center Cole Aldrich. In fact, the Jayhawks star center said he’s looking forward to his individual matchup with Suton.
Senior center Idong Ibok shoots a layup during pre-game practice before playing against Southern Cal on Sunday at the Metrodome in Minneapolis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Minneapolis — To this day, Travis Walton remembers the MSU men’s basketball team’s 81-67 loss to North Carolina in the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
Kalin Lucas and Travis Walton continued to rake in postseason awards, this time at the annual MSU Men’s Basketball Awards Banquet on Monday evening.
Junior guard Isaiah Dahlman, left, and senior center Idong Ibok celebrate as the team watches the NCAA Tournament selection show on Sunday at Breslin Center. The Spartans were named the No. 2 seed in the Midwest and will be playing Robert Morris on Friday in Minneapolis.
From left to right: junior forward Raymar Morgan, sophomore guard Durrell Summers, senior center Goran Suton and senior center Idong Ibok watch the second half of Saturday’s Big Ten semifinal against Ohio State from the bench at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Spartans were defeated by the Buckeyes 82-70 and therefore did not progress any further in the tournament.
The MSU men’s basketball team thought it might get more good news Sunday after its 62-51 win over Purdue. Turns out, Oregon got the good news instead, when high school senior Jamil Wilson decided to sign with the Ducks over the Spartans.
MSU head coach Tom Izzo smiles at senior center Idong Ibok during the celebration in honor of the senior Spartans and the team earning the Big Ten Championship after Sunday’s victory against Purdue.
Senior center Idong Ibok reveals his framed jersey during senior night Sunday afternoon at Breslin Center.
It’s been an entire decade since its last conference championship, but the MSU men’s basketball team hasn’t forgotten how to party.
MSU head coach Tom Izzo and the MSU men’s basketball team met with the media following Thursday’s practice. Much of the questions focused around the team’s four seniors – forward Marquise Gray, centers Idong Ibok and Goran Suton and guard Travis Walton – who will play their final game in Breslin Center at noon on Sunday against Purude.
With the Big Ten Championship already locked up, MSU head coach Tom Izzo said he was going to tell his team Sunday’s game against Purdue was about one thing – the seniors.
The four seniors on the MSU men’s basketball team will be honored before Sunday’s regular season finale against Purdue for their contributions to the program.
A foreigner
In this week’s edition of The State News sports podcast, women’s basketball reporter Joseph Terry and men’s basketball reporter Cash Kruth talk about their respective team’s chances in the Big Ten Tournament. The women’s tournament takes place March 5-8, while the men’s tournament runs March 12-15. Both tournaments are at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Cash also talks about the men’s game against Purdue, which is Senior Day for Marquise Gray, Idong Ibok, Goran Suton and Travis Walton.
Fresh off its Big Ten Championship-clinching win against Indiana on Tuesday, the MSU men’s basketball team will finish up its regular season at noon on Sunday against Purdue at Breslin Center.