With the MSU men's basketball team's season officially over it is time to watch one of the biggest stories of the offseason unfold: will freshman forward Deyonta Davis return for a second year under MSU coach Tom Izzo?
Cassius Winston, a 2016 commit in MSU basketball's recruiting class, was named the 2016 Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award winner on Monday, an award given annually by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan, in conjunction with the Detroit Free Press.
There is a particular notion about sports that I’ve come to vehemently believe in - chaos is king.
When Michigan State took the floor Friday afternoon in St. Louis, nobody could have anticipated what would unfold over the next two hours, as the No. 2-seeded MSU Spartans fell to No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee State University in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, 90-81.
Despite MSU falling in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Middle Tennessee, it was announced Sunday that senior guard Denzel Valentine is one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy. The Naismith Trophy has been awarded to the best player in college basketball each season since 1969.
There were five seconds left in No. 2 seed MSU’s shocking first round loss to the No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. And it was then MSU’s three senior stars -- Denzel Valentine, Matt Costello and Bryn Forbes -- checked out of a game and walked off a basketball floor in an MSU jersey for the last time. It was really over. It had actually just happened. Middle Tennessee had knocked off MSU, 90-81, in one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history. Then, fifteen minutes after the final buzzer sounded, those same three visibly emotional players wiped away tears and walked with their arms around each other to face the media at a post game press conference. This is the way all their careers had come to an end -- 112 victories, a Sweet Sixteen, an Elite Eight, a Final Four and two Big Ten Tournament Championships later, they were done. “I can’t believe what’s going on,” Costello said.
The Blue Raiders stormed out of the gates early, using hot shooting to take a quick 15-2 lead at the 15:29 mark of the first half.
MSU has an illustrious NCAA Tournament history that spans nearly six decades. The Spartans are making their 30th all-time tournament appearance in 2016, with 24 of those coming since 1990.
The No. 2 seed MSU men's basketball team The Blue Raiders stormed out of the gates early, using hot shooting to take a quick 15-2 lead at the 15:29 mark of the first half.
Shortly after the brackets for the 2016 NCAA Tournament were announced, it became evident No. 2 MSU would be headed to St.
This is what junior guard Eron Harris has been waiting for ever since transferring to MSU after a 2013-14 season which saw him lead West Virginia in scoring.
No. 2 MSU men's basketball is set to play No. 15 Middle Tennessee Friday at 2:45 p.m. Check out our men's basketball reporters' breakdown of the Tournament here.
For the past few weeks, it's been MSU's second unit of guys stepping up and giving the Spartans a boost, as was the case in the MSU's Big Ten Tournament championship run.
While much has been made this season of the phenomenal scoring and offensive numbers MSU has consistently put up throughout the season, the team also had tremendous success on the defensive end at times this year.
A warrant for the arrest of former MSU basketball star Mateen Cleaves was issued Tuesday for alleged sexual assault claims that happened in October 2015, in Genesee County, Michigan.
After failing to earn a No. 1 seed, No. 2-seeded MSU is set to take on the No. 15 seed, the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (24-9, 13-5 C-USA).
MSU senior forward Colby Wollenman was up against a wall. Literally. Actually, check that.
Coming into the 2016 Big Ten Tournament, the MSU men’s basketball team (29-5) felt they had something to prove.
