Hoops team returns to hero's welcome at Breslin Center
Travis Walton strutted into Breslin Center early Wednesday morning with both arms raised holding up one finger with each hand.
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Travis Walton strutted into Breslin Center early Wednesday morning with both arms raised holding up one finger with each hand.
Champaign, Ill. — It’s taken Goran Suton five years to get a share of a Big Ten Championship.
Champaign, Ill. — Three MSU players scored in double digits Sunday against Illinois, but one of MSU’s biggest heroes didn’t record a single point or rebound.
The seats are rapidly beginning to fill here at Breslin Center, where the MSU men’s basketball team will take on Wisconsin in about half an hour.
In the second half of a game between the MSU men’s basketball team and Illinois earlier this year, an MSU jumper clanked off the rim. MSU freshman forward Draymond Green and Illinois forward Dominique Keller each jumped for the rebound, both coming down together with the ball. Quickly and swiftly, Green lifted the ball up — and with it the 6-foot-7, 230 pound Keller. Green body-slammed Keller to the ground.
Senior center Idong Ibok greets fans as he exits the court after defeating Oklahoma State 94-79 on Nov. 28 at the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla.
Then-sophomore guard Isaiah Dahlman jumps onto then-junior center Idong Ibok’s back after Pittsburgh committed a foul during the final minutes of the second half March 22, 2008 at Pepsi Center in Denver.
Fresh off road trips to Ohio State and Iowa, the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team comes back to Breslin Center for the first time since its upset loss to Northwestern on Jan. 21. With their 28-game home winning streak over, the Spartans look to start a new streak at noon Saturday against the Nittany Lions.
People say Idong Ibok will be the president of Nigeria someday. Coaches who have seen him play basketball and grow through different stages of life echo each others’ thoughts — there’s more to the player than a presence in the post. But Ibok just laughs.
MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo talks about his experiences with senior center Idong Ibok.
Ibok reflects on his time at MSU.
Illinois center Richard Semrau heavily guards senior center Idong Ibok from scoring a layup in the first half at Breslin Center on Saturday afternoon. Ibok had a total of two rebounds against the Fighting Illini.
If you thought Goran Suton looked a little out of his element Saturday against Kansas, your instincts were correct.
Just like I do for every other home game, I set my DVR to record the MSU men’s basketball game Saturday against Kansas.
Kansas forward Quintrell Thomas and MSU senior center Idong Ibok watch a free throw. Both teams combined to have 55 personal fouls in the game Saturday at Breslin Center
Kansas center Cole Aldrich shoots over MSU senior center Idong Ibok. The Spartans won their matchup against the Jayhawks 75-62 Saturday at Breslin Center.
Leading by one at halftime, the No. 10 MSU men’s basketball team (10-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) opened the second half with an 8-1 run against No. 21 Minnesota (12-1, 0-1) en route to a 70-58 win in its Big Ten regular season opener at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
From left to right: Senior center Idong Ibok, senior guard Travis Walton, sophomore guard Durrell Summers and sophomore guard Chris Allen celebrate a basket being scored while on the bench during Saturday’s game against Alcorn State at Breslin Center. The Spartans defeated the Braves 118-60.
It’s been a long four days for MSU men’s basketball fans, whose last memory of the Spartans is the 35-point blowout by No. 1 North Carolina on Wednesday at Ford Field.
North Carolina forward Danny Green blocks senior center Idong Ibok while going up for a layup Wednesday in the first half at Ford Field in Detroit. The Tar Heels defeated the Spartans 98-63.