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(12/03/08 4:34am)
When the MSU men’s basketball team faces No. 1 North Carolina at 9:15 p.m. tonight at Ford Field in Detroit, it won’t just be facing the best team in the country. The Spartans could be facing one of the best teams in college basketball history. “Is this one bigger because it’s at Ford Field and that’s where the Final Four is?” MSU head coach Tom Izzo asked rhetorically. “No, it’s bigger because … there’s been talk about, ‘Is this one of the best teams ever?’”
(11/18/08 11:28pm)
For Travis Walton, basketball is nothing without consistency.
(11/13/08 12:09am)
The MSU men’s basketball program prepared for the loss of three senior post players from this year’s team with the signing of two centers for its 2009 recruiting class Wednesday.
(11/04/08 2:03am)
From left freshman guard Korie Lucious, sophomore guard Kalin Lucas and senior center Idong Ibok reach for a rebound during the Green and White Game Saturday at Breslin Center.
(10/21/08 12:53am)
In their third practice of the season, head coach Tom Izzo put the men’s basketball team through their paces at Breslin Center.
(10/20/08 1:51am)
Senior center Idong Ibok blocks senior forward Marquise Gray during a 20-minute scrimmage Saturday night at Breslin Center for men and women’s basketball.
(10/16/08 2:51am)
Idong Ibok talks about the depth of the team.
(09/08/08 12:27am)
Tom Izzo and the masochist who does the scheduling for the MSU men’s basketball team must have been pretty angry when they laid out their 2008-09 slate of games.
(04/25/08 1:35am)
Tom Izzo says he’s not ruling out consideration for the head coaching position with the NBA’s Chicago Bulls.
(03/31/08 1:58am)
Junior center Idong Ibok gets fired up as sophomore forward Raymar Morgan makes a layup and gets fouled during the second half of the game against Memphis Friday night at Reliant Stadium.
(03/24/08 3:16am)
The court wasn’t the only place MSU men’s basketball fans could spot the team’s 6-foot-11-inch junior center, Idong Ibok.
(03/24/08 1:50am)
Freshman guard Durrell Summers, front, and junior center Idong Ibok guard Pittsburgh forward DeJuan Blair from scoring during the first half at Pepsi Center in Denver.
(03/24/08 1:50am)
Junior center Idong Ibok, senior center Drew Naymick, freshman guard Chris Allen, freshman guard Durrell Summers and junior forward Marquise Gray interlock their arms with other teammates and coaches and stare at a free throw attempt by Drew Neitzel. The Spartans defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers 65-54 Saturday night at Pepsi Center in Denver.
(03/24/08 1:50am)
Sophomore guard Isaiah Dahlman jumps onto junior center Idong Ibok’s back after Pittsburgh committed a foul during the final minutes of the second half Saturday night at Pepsi Center in Denver.
(03/23/08 11:55pm)
Junior center Idong Ibok blocks Pittsburgh forward DeJuan Blair during the first half Saturday night at Pepsi Center in Denver. Ibok played 13 minutes against the Panthers.
(03/23/08 2:10am)
Denver — What a way to end the half! Are you kidding me?
(03/17/08 1:01am)
Indianapolis — Unfortunately for the MSU men’s basketball team, the NCAA has made it illegal to defend a team shooting free throws. In a touchy, tightly officiated Big Ten Tournament semifinal game, the Spartans had to stand aside and watch Wisconsin shoot 37 free throws on 30 team fouls en route to a 65-63 win Saturday afternoon at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
(03/17/08 12:27am)
Freshman guard Kalin Lucas and junior guard Travis Walton stop play after a foul was committed by junior center Idong Ibok, resulting in two free throws for Wisconsin on Saturday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.
(03/17/08 12:27am)
Wisconsin center Brian Butch and junior center Idong Ibok try and rebound a missed shot from MSU on Saturday during the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Ibok had three rebounds against the Badgers.
(03/15/08 8:41pm)
Indianapolis — In a span of three minutes, the MSU men’s basketball team lost four players and a 10-point lead.