MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo confirmed Monday that the 2000 MSU national championship basketball team will be honored during his current No. 1 MSU basketball team's home game against Florida on Saturday. The 2000 team went 32-7 and were led by the likes of senior point guard Mateen Cleaves and forward Morris Peterson.
The MSU men's basketball team has been ranked the No. 1 team in the nation, according to the latest AP Top 25 Poll. MSU is followed by No. 2 Kansas and No. 3 North Carolina.
Although MSU beat Binghamton 76-33 on Saturday afternoon, MSU men's basketball coach Tom Izzo was not thrilled with the win and said he was excited to get back to practicing.
On a day that could end with MSU’s football team winning a Big Ten championship and earning a birth in the College Football Playoff, the No. 3 MSU men’s basketball team took care of business, beating the Binghamton Bearcats in the first ever meeting between the two teams 76-33.
At halftime, No. 3 MSU leads the Binghampton Bearcats 41-12 . MSU opened the game on a 9-0 run, and the lead would only grown from there. With a number one ranking on the line, MSU’s leaders made today business as usual, as Valentine finished the first half with 13 points and seven rebounds to lead all scorers.
There wasn’t any doubt about Denzel Valentine's ability to take over games nor Bryn Forbes’ knack for shooting the lights out from beyond the arc.
The No.3 Spartans shook off a rocky start to defeat No. 24 Louisville, 71-67, in a come-from-behind win.
No. 3 MSU beat No. 24 Louisville Wednesday night, 71-67, behind Denzel Valentine’s 25 points, five rebounds and seven assists to bring MSU’s record to 8-0.
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The No. 3 MSU basketball team (7-0) is off to a fast and busy start to its 2015-16 campaign and is currently in the midst of a stretch which, when it's all said and done, will include seven games in 15 days. What started as a 79-73 victory over Kansas on Nov. 17 in Chicago, was followed by a 92-46 victory against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and continued with a four-game week, where the Spartans finished a Wooden Legacy championship. But MSU's busy stretch doesn't stop there. The Spartans, after getting back from California at 6:30 a.m. Monday morning, will turn right back around and take on the No. 24 Louisville Cardinals (5-0) Wednesday at 7:15 p.m.
Two years ago, as a sophomore at West Virginia University, Eron Harris was about as talented a scorer as they come.
Following the basketball team's 77-64 victory over Providence for the Wooden Legacy trophy, both Denzel Valentine and Deyonta Davis received Big Ten honors for their performances last week.
The No. 3 MSU basketball team (7-0) used a 20-7 run in the last five minutes Sunday night to defeat the Providence Friars (6-1), 77-64 to take the Wooden Legacy crown in Anaheim, Calif.
A night after notching his second triple-double of the season in a victory against Boston College, MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine had another big game, finishing with 32 points, nine rebounds and six assists to help the Spartans to a 77-67 victory over the Boise State Broncos.
MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo earned his 500th career victory at MSU on Thanksgiving night as his No. 3 MSU basketball team (5-0) defeated the Boston College (3-1), 99-68, in the first round of the Wooden Legacy tournament in Fullerton, Calif. Senior guard Denzel Valentine led the Spartans with his second triple-double of the year, finishing Thursday’s contest with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Much of the talk for MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo in the early going of the 2015-16 basketball season has centered around one thing — winning championships.
The Spartans followed their AP Top 25 Poll jump from No. 13 to No. 3 on Monday with an 89-65 victory over Eastern Michigan, in which 13 different players scored. Head coach Tom Izzo said he is “still playing too many people,” though, and he hopes to solidify a consistent rotation soon. “I think I played 12 guys who played seven minutes or more and that’s going to be a little chaotic but I am continuously trying to figure out who are going to be my eight, nine and 10 and who are going to be my 11, 12, 13 and 14,” Izzo said. “And it is starting to separate itself.”
With 1:24 to play in the first half of MSU's 89-65 victory over Eastern Michigan Monday, MSU sophomore forward Javon Bess flew down lane and got clobbered by EMU freshman forward James Thompson Down to the floor he went.
MSU defeated Eastern Michigan 89-65 at Breslin Center on Monday night. The AP No.3 Spartans advance to 4-0 on the season and will journey to California on Tuesday to play Boston College (3-0) in the Wooden Legacy Tournament on Nov.
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