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Spartans welcome extra practice time
Extra practice time isn’t something basketball players usually are fond of.
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No. 13 Spartans fall to Miami, 67-59
Changes might be on the horizon for the No. 13 MSU men’s basketball team (5-2) after falling to Miami (4-1), 67-59, in Coral Gables, Fla., Wednesday night.
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Spartans fall to Miami in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
A 14-2 spurt to open the second half was too much for the No. 13 MSU men’s basketball team (5-2) as they fell to Miami (4-1) 67-59, Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla.
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MSU ahead of Miami by four at halftime
A low-scoring first half has the No. 13 MSU men’s basketball team (5-1) edging Miami (3-1) 31-27 at the end of the first half. The game marked the return of guards Gary Harris and Travis Trice from injury for MSU, with Harris making a buzzer-beating layup to end the half and double the Spartan’s lead. Harris finished the first half with a team-high five rebounds and five points, while Trice made a 3-pointer. Both teams got off to a slow start, as the Spartans and Hurricanes combined to make two of their first nine shots along with six turnovers in the game’s opening four minutes. From there, it was a back-and-forth game for the rest of the first half, with the largest lead a five-point margin in favor of MSU after Harris made a 3-pointer to put the Spartans in front 28-23 with 3:31 to go in the first half. Junior Keith Appling and sophomore Branden Dawson were the top scorers for the Spartans in the first half, with each guard tallying seven points. Guard Durand Scott led the way for Miami with 11 points and four rebounds for the Hurricanes.
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Appling maturing into leader for No. 13 MSU
Since naming senior center Derrick Nix and sophomore guard Russell Byrd as co-team captains at the team’s media day in October, head coach Tom Izzo has seen leadership emerge from several different places across the roster.
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MSU guard Gary Harris expected to be out 2-3 weeks
The biggest scare the MSU men’s basketball team (3-1) received Tuesday wasn’t from a closer-than-expected game against Boise State (3-1), but from “a shoulder injury to star freshman guard Gary Harris in the game’s opening minute.
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Izzo shuffling lineup to find right combinations
There was plenty of drama for Derrick Nix in Sunday’s victory over Texas Southern. Unfortunately, most of the drama played out with Nix on the bench, as opposed to anything done on the floor or measured in a stat sheet.
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Spartans rally late in 2nd half, down No. 7 Kansas
It’s become a staple of the Tom Izzo era.
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No. 14 Spartans topped by UConn 66-62 in Germany
A season after playing the first outdoor college basketball game on an aircraft carrier, the No. 14 MSU men’s basketball team kicked off its 2012-13 campaign inside Hanger 5 at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany.
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Appling carries torch at point guard position for MSU
Keith Appling is in rare company. Being a point guard in the MSU basketball program, the names of his predecessors read like a Mount Rushmore of achievement, forever carved into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Former Spartans flourishing after completing college careers
The State News was able to link up with a few former MSU athletes to see what post-East Lansing life has been like for them.
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Column: Draft snub will motivate Green to greater heights
Since the moment he arrived on MSU’s campus, a fire has been burning within Draymond Green. A meticulous broil, the burn fueled the ascent of a chubby, brace-faced kid from Saginaw into the NABC Division I National Player of the Year in four short, but memorable years.
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Green slips to Golden State in second round of 2012 NBA Draft
Green, a former MSU basketball player and 2012’s Big Ten Player of the Year, was selected 35th overall by the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft Thursday night.
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Basketball team to open 2012-13 season in Germany, pending approval
The announcement today from ESPN and the MSU Athletics Department that the men’s basketball team will be traveling to Germany for its 2012 season opener has many saying, “Athletics Director Mark Hollis has done it again.”
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MSU promotes Stephens to basketball associate head coach
MSU men’s basketball assistant coach Dwayne Stephens has been elevated to the role of associate head coach, the athletics department announced on Tuesday.
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Former MSU basketball player Brandon Wood arrested for assault
Former MSU men’s basketball player Brandon Wood was arrested Sunday morning after an altercation outside a residence near downtown Chicago.
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Green, Izzo earn more national honors
Draymond Green and Tom Izzo were honored Sunday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Senior forward Green was named the National Player of the Year, making him the third Spartan to earn National Player of the Year honors.
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Matchup problems end Spartans' season
Phoenix — The No. 1-seed MSU men’s basketball team ran into a match-up they hadn’t faced all season in a schedule that seemed to have every style of team.
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Not so sweet
Phoenix — Draymond Green ended his career accomplishing one of his many goals — a career that ended three games sooner than he wished in a 57-44 Sweet 16 loss to Louisville. The senior forward surpassed Greg Kelser as the MSU all-time leading rebounder, but in a season he hoped to go to the Final Four, it didn’t matter.
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Nix, Payne dominate paint in tourney win
For possibly the first time all season, the men’s basketball team’s center duo of Derrick Nix and Adreian Payne were on in the same game in Friday’s 89-67 win against LIU Brooklyn.