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Will Izzo leave for Bulls, NBA? Don't bet on it
Tom Izzo says he’s not ruling out consideration for the head coaching position with the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. And who could blame him?
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Roe makes impact while injured; will arrive in June
A senior-year, season-ending knee injury followed by microfracture surgery is a situation most typical 18-year-old basketball players would have no idea how to bounce back from.
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Merchant adds to class of 2012
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant announced the signing of a third recruit for the 2008-09 season on Thursday. Joining Porsche Poole and Courtney Schiffauer in signing a National Letter of Intent is Taylor Johnson.
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Dehaan, Keane get top MSU honors
The MSU women’s basketball team handed out its annual awards Sunday night. Junior center Allyssa DeHaan and sophomore forward Kalisha Keane were named co-Players of the Year. DeHaan had 150 blocks on the season, breaking her own Big Ten record of 145 set last season.
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Merchant stresses upcoming summer
Now that the MSU women’s basketball team’s season is over, Suzy Merchant has had time to relax and reflect on her first year as head coach.
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Coach proves critics wrong in first year
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant may not have been everyone’s favorite hire in the beginning, but you have to admit, she did a great job jumping in feet-first to bring her young team up to par.
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Championship-wrecked
They took the floor, but failed to show up. The MSU women’s basketball team got routed 81-66 by Marquette on Saturday afternoon at Breslin Center. After battling through four teams to make it to the WNIT championship game, the last 40 minutes of the 200-minute, five-game fight proved to be too much. Failing to bring home their first championship, the Spartans (23-14) ended their season with a thud in the WNIT final game to hand Marquette the title.
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Despite sour ending, WNIT was positive
While the MSU women’s basketball team failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, it’s clear its five-game run in the WNIT will end up being much more beneficial in the long run than a one-and-done in the Big Dance.
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Spartans one win away from WNIT championship
The MSU women’s basketball team is preparing to make its second attempt to win a championship. After beating North Carolina State, 58-57, Wednesday night, the Spartans (23-13) advanced to the finals of the WNIT.
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The numbers game
When it was all said and done, many Spartans fans hung their heads in disbelief — the MSU men’s basketball team’s fate ended in Houston. There would be no San Antonio, no Final Four and most importantly, no more basketball.
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Prognosticators
Proggin’ around like nobody’s business, the prognosticators have the 411 on men’s and women’s basketball.
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Izzo: Crean one of great young coaches in country
Tom Crean knows what’s ahead. After spending nine years putting Marquette back on the national map, Crean faces a more daunting challenge: rebuilding Indiana’s legacy. He replaces Kelvin Sampson, who resigned before last season ended amid NCAA allegations of recruiting violations.
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Neitzel will participate in 3-point contest
Though his time leading the MSU men’s basketball team has come to an end, Drew Neitzel isn’t finished representing the Green and White.
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Containment of Wolfpack star forward is key to MSU victory
Three down, two to go. The MSU women’s basketball team heads into the semifinals of the WNIT tonight against North Carolina State with one goal: to win a championship.
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Marquise Gray to undergo knee surgery; out until June
After tweaking his knee in the last few minutes of a Thursday practice in preparation for Friday’s men’s basketball contest against Memphis, junior forward Marquise Gray clocked just one minute of playing time in the Sweet 16 loss. And it was released today by head coach Tom Izzo that Gray is expected to undergo knee surgery for a torn meniscus.
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WNIT game attendance is disappointing
Ice hockey — out. Men’s basketball — out. In terms of the postseason, the MSU women’s basketball team is all we have left. The Spartans will play in the semifinals of the WNIT on Wednesday with a change to play in a national championship game.
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Lucas' high school coach among MSU fans in Houston
In a sea of burnt orange T-shirts and hats, every so often refreshing waves of green would splash onto the humid streets of Houston.
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Memphis meltdown
As the clock wound down on MSU’s Sweet 16 loss to Memphis and its season, Tom Izzo took a glimpse into the future. The MSU head coach rotated freshmen guards Kalin Lucas, Chris Allen and Durrell Summers in with sophomore forward Raymar Morgan, junior center Goran Suton and junior guard Travis Walton as seniors Drew Naymick and Drew Neitzel said their goodbyes.
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Spartans unable to overcome early onslaught from Memphis
Early on, it was more of a slam-dunk contest than a basketball game, and unfortunately for the MSU men’s basketball team, they weren’t invited to the aerial circus.
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Spartans unable to overcome Memphis, 92-74
Houston – Like a flash, it was gone. The Spartans were dismantled in the first 20 minutes of their NCAA Tournament regional semifinal against Memphis in Houston on Friday, and found themselves in a hole they couldn’t climb out of – eventually losing, 92-74. MSU was picked apart like they hadn’t been all season in a first half that likened itself to a 16-seed versus a one-seed rather than a 5-seed picked to have a chance at upsetting a top team in the country.