Kentucky, Arizona, Duke, Purdue, California and Chicago State were all in pursuit for the 6-foot-8-inch big man.
It's been five years since MSU's last appearance in the Final Four. Despite an underdog status, the Spartans are ready to take on Duke this weekend.
Facing two misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and one minor in possession of alcohol charge, 19-year-old Dylan Carl Donell was arraigned in 54B District Court on Tuesday in connection with the revelry in Cedar Village after MSU's victory over Oklahoma in the Sweet Sixteen.
A tale of two halves: MSU defeats Louisville, 76-70, during overtime. The Spartans are now advancing to the Final Four — head coach Tom Izzo's seventh run.
In an effort to gather students to "celebrate the success of MSU," ASMSU will be hosting a viewing party at the Breslin Center to cheer on the MSU Men's Basketball Team in their Elite Eight game against Louisville, ASMSU president James Conwell said.
The Spartans are reaffirming their role as the team that kicks into gear late in the season with versatile performances and unexpected victories. Now, MSU must defeat Oklahoma to advance to the Elite Eight
Fifteen years later, Mateen Cleaves is still invested in Spartan basketball.
Though MSU played some of their best basketball of the season on the road to the championship, they fell short in overtime against Wisconsin on Sunday.
MSU's season was summarized in just a few words from head coach Tom Izzo following his team's 62-58 victory. "Well, we don't make it easy, I can promise you that," Izzo said. MSU's most disappointing losses have been defined by crunch time meltdowns.
The Spartans trailed by 16 in the first half. But a 15-0 second half run changed MSU's fortunes and bought them a ticket to the Big Ten championship round.
To say the series between MSU men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo and Ohio State men's basketball head coach Thad Matta has been close would be an understatement.
With Ohio State's 79-73 win over Minnesota last night, the Buckeyes secured a date with MSU tonight at 9 p.m.
Valentine fouled Indiana junior guard Yogi Ferrell with two seconds left as Ferrell raced up the court.
It wasn't the prettiest half of basketball, but a late burst helped keep the deficit close entering halftime.
Senior forward Branden Dawson and senior guard Travis Trice will play their final home game against Purdue. The whole team looks forward to the Big Ten tourney.
The men's basketball team lost by seven points, but the game was nowhere near as close as the final score indicated.
Senior forward Branden Dawson came into MSU with all the hype in the world and, as a result, has had blessings and curses during his career in East Lansing.
Minnesota's size was too much for MSU in the first half, so the Spartans made them pay on the perimeter.
Following its fourth straight win, MSU (19-8 overall, 10-4 Big Ten) is starting to work its way off of the NCAA tournament bubble. In Joe Lunardi's latest bracket for ESPN, the Spartans have moved up to a seven seed in the East region.