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Injury-riddled season behind him, Javon Bess focused on improvement
It wasn't too long ago Javon Bess appeared to be on his way to a star studded college basketball career.
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Freshman Deyonta Davis poised for success at MSU
Deyonta Davis is a MSU freshman who was one of the most highly sought after recruits in the country, winning Mr. Basketball in the state of Michigan before committing to the Spartans.
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Midnight Madness fills Breslin, brings fans together
MSU's Midnight Madness is a long held tradition for the basketball teams and is an unofficial kickoff to the new basketball season.
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MSU basketball Midnight Madness set for Oct. 23
MSU Athletics has announced the lineup for the 2015 Midnight Madness event to kick off the men's basketball season.
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Izzone campout brings excitement to students, players and Izzo
The yearly Izzone campout is one of the few true bonding events where athletes get to engage with the fans. For men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo, this tradition means a lot for making life-long memories.
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Check out these photos from the 2015 Izzone campout
With the 2015-16 MSU basketball season right around the corner, the team's student section, the Izzone held it's annual Izzone campout for students hoping to secure premier seating in this years' games.
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MSU basketball adds recruit Miles Bridges
The highly-touted high school basketball prospect Miles Bridges has made his decision. Bridges, the ESPN 100 eighth ranked player in the class of 2016, will become a MSU Spartan. [ tweet ] Bridges, listed on ESPN at 6-foot-6, 225 pounds, is a scout-rated five star recruit who played his high school basketball in West Virginia at Huntington Prep.
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Izzo: "I don't know why. I just feel great."
MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo talked to the media on Friday and intends to take the program to the next level.
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Valentine, Costello, Nairn Jr. named 2015-16 basketball captains
Men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo announced sophomore guard Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn Jr., senior forward Matt Costello and senior guard Denzel Valentine as the 2015-16 team captains today. Izzo said each year the captains are selected in a different fashion, but this year the players voted. “It was voted on this time, you know every year I do it a little differently to be honest with you, and they all got a lot of votes but you know (Valentine) got every vote on the team.
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Freshman MSU basketball forward Kenny Goins to miss six weeks
MSU basketball forward Kenny Goins has undergone a successful sports hernia surgery and is expected to be out of action for six weeks, the team announced Wednesday. Goins is coming into this season on scholarship after being redshirted as a preferred walk-on last year. Preseason practices for the Spartans begin this Friday, and they begin their season Nov.
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Izzo, Dantonio named best college coaching tandem in America
CBS Sports recently crowned MSU as having the top head coaching duo in basketball and football with Tom Izzo and Mark Dantonio. The title is hard to argue against, given the amount of growth and accomplishment each program has had the last eight seasons – when Dantonio took the reigns of the football program. It is nearly impossible to refute Izzo’s resume as being one of the top coaches in college basketball.
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Izzone unveils new purchasing options; student reaction mixed on decisions
Besides the annual kickoff to football season there is another annual fall tradition amongst MSU students; the opportunity to purchase tickets to the Izzone.
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Marvin Clark Jr. sidelined 6-8 weeks with foot injury
MSU basketball will be without sophomore forward Marvin Clark Jr. for 6-8 weeks due to a foot injury, according to Spartan Athletics.
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Draymond Green: "I can be a walking testimony of what college can do for you"
Draymond Green had a homecoming this past weekend at MSU. After announcing on Thursday he donated $3.1 million to the men's basketball program to fund several Breslin Center renovations, he made a guest appearance on ESPN's College GameDay and a cameo during MSU football's 31-28 victory against Oregon.
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Draymond Green donates record $3.1 million to MSU athletics
Former MSU forward Draymond Green wanted to give back to the place that made him the player he is today.
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Former men's basketball guard Travis Trice signs deal with New York Knicks
Former MSU guard Travis Trice has signed a partially-guaranteed one-year deal with the New York Knicks, Yahoo reported on Thursday.
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Denzel Valentine talks transitioning to point guard role
Sophomore guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn is the natural pick to fill much of the void left by Travis Trice , last season’s senior point guard and NCAA Tournament hero.
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Notebook: Tom Izzo, men's basketball players share experience in Italy
The men's basketball team recently returned from a three-game tournament in Italy this past weekend.
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MSU basketball makes changes to staff
Both MSU basketball teams made changes to their staff on Thursday, according to msuspartans.com. Men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo announced that former MSU basketball player David Thomas has been named as the new men’s Director of Basketball Operations while Merchant announced Alysiah Bond will fill Thomas' void as the Women’s Director of Basketball Operations and Technology. “David Thomas is a great addition to our staff as Director of Basketball Operations.
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MSU basketball 2015-16 conference schedule released
The upcoming schedule for men’s basketball in the Big Ten has been released. The Spartans will travel to Ann Arbor for a lone matchup with our interstate rival and the highly touted Maryland Terrapins will make a trip to East Lansing in the slate’s only matchup, according to a Spartan Athletics release.