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Sophomore guard Isaiah Dahlman, left, and junior center Idong Ibok look on during the MSU basketball game against Purdue Tuesday. Dahlman saw about one minute of playing time and added one free throw to the 78-75 victory over Purdue.
After spending the first five minutes of the game on the bench with a stomach virus, preseason All-American Drew Neitzel’s last-ditch effort to lead No. 11 MSU to an upset victory over No. 1 UCLA fell short Tuesday night.
Junior forward Marquise Gray knocks the ball away from teammate junior center Idong Ibok after the first jump ball during the Green and White scrimmage held Sunday at the Breslin Center. The men’s basketball team faced off against each other to warm up for the season.
Last season, the MSU men’s basketball team averaged 65 points a game playing in a slow-tempo half-court offense. The Spartans were forced into the half-court system due to the lack of backcourt depth, which featured senior guard Drew Neitzel, junior guard Travis Walton, sophomore forward Raymar Morgan and not much else.
There are loftier expectations on the MSU men’s basketball team this upcoming season with the addition of three incoming freshman.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The locker room is empty. The equipment is packed away. The players are on hiatus for two weeks "13 1/2 more days than last year," head coach Tom Izzo said.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Now that the MSU basketball team's season has come to a close, it's time to hand out some awards.
If you don't like the NCAA Tournament, I'm not sure we can be friends. I cannot sugarcoat this fact.
Senior forward Jake Hannon sits in the locker room following the 81-67 loss to North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. A walk-on from Wyoming, Hannon saw little playing time during his Spartans career until center Idong Ibok went down with an injury in the first round of the tournament Thursday.
Senior forward Jake Hannon sits in the MSU locker room following the team's 81-67 loss to North Carolina in round 2 of the NCAA Tournament at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. A walk-on from Wyoming, Hannon saw little playing time during his MSU career until center Idong Ibok went down with an injury in round 1 of the tournament Thursday. Hannon played eight and nine minutes, respectively, in the two games and had two points in each.
From left, junior center Drew Naymick, sophomore center Idong Ibok, junior guard Drew Neitzel and sophomore guard Maurice Joseph watch the final moments of their season tick away from the bench in MSU's 81-67 loss to North Carolina in round 2 of the NCAA Tournament at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Sophomore center Idong Ibok lies on the floor in pain after an apparent dislocation of his left elbow in the first half of Thursday's game against Marquette in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. Ibok did not return to the game, but returned to the bench with his arm in a sling.
Marquette guard Wesley Matthews faces defensive pressure from sophomore center Idong Ibok and sophomore guard Maurice Joseph on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Spartans held the Golden Eagles scoreless for nearly half of the first half en route to a 61-49 victory.
The Golden Eagles chiseled away at the lead. Free throws, combined with more 3-point bombs from Cubillan and Dominic he gap to 20-15. But MSU ended the half on another run, scoring 10 points to Marquette's three in the during the final six minutes. The Spartans led at the break, 30-18.
But if you were the one who guessed that someone would be walk-on junior forward Jake Hannon, put the paper down, go buy a lottery ticket, then come back and finish reading. You are obviously channeling some serious clairvoyance.
MSU allows 56.7 points per game fourth nationally.
Sophomore center Idong Ibok, left, and Wisconsin's Joe Krabbenhoft go after a loose ball during the second half of Saturday's 50-52 loss at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A look around the locker room tells the whole story.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Being the most experienced player on the MSU roster, one would expect junior center Drew Naymick also to be one of the most reliable. That hasn't always been the case. Now in his fourth year in East Lansing he earned a medical redshirt for the 2005-06 season after injuring his shoulder Naymick is still looking for consistency.