Tom Izzo and the MSU basketball team were within reach of a third-straight Hal Schram Mr. Basketball award winner, but couldn’t fully secure it as Kalamazoo Central senior Isaiah Livers took home the award, the Detroit Free Press announced Monday.
TULSA, Okla. — The morale was low in the Spartans’ locker room, after a crushing 90-70 loss to Kansas Sunday to end MSU’s season. The No. 9-seeded Spartans came close to upsetting the No. 1 Jayhawks — MSU stayed at the coattails of Kansas for nearly 30 minutes and trailed by five with 6:43 to play. But Kansas throttled the Spartans until the end, finishing the game on a 19-3 run and holding MSU scoreless for the last 2:36 of regulation.
TULSA, Okla. – As the final buzzer sounded, MSU's season was ended by the hands of No. 1 Kansas. A hard fought game by both sides, MSU couldn't string a run big enough to crawl past the Jayhawks. The final score was 90-70.
TULSA, Okla. — With a trip to the Sweet Sixteen on the line, the No. 1-seeded Kansas University Jayhawks used a series of runs late in the game to work past No. 9 MSU at the BOK Center Sunday. The runs aided the Jayhawks in advancing another round in the NCAA Tournament after defeating the Spartans, 90-70.
TULSA, Okla. – Follow along with The State News and their basketball writers, Connor Clark and Casey Harrison, as MSU plays No. 1 Kansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
TULSA, Okla. — In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, No. 9 seed MSU will face No. 1 seed Kansas at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
TULSA, Okla. — Despite the highly acclaimed freshman class for MSU men’s basketball, just a year ago, it almost added had another top prospect in Kansas’ Josh Jackson. Jackson, a Detroit native, was highly recruited by head coach Tom Izzo since his freshman year of high school. Last year Jackson sat alongside MSU's Cassius Winston and Miles Bridges in the Breslin Center on his visit.
TULSA, Okla. — When Miami Hurricanes head coach Jim Larrañaga took the podium Thursday for NCAA Tournament media day, his scouting report for the No. 9 Spartans didn’t consist of typical match-ups.
TULSA, Okla. — The first 13 minutes of No. 9 MSU’s 78-58 win over No. 8 Miami Friday night looked like déjà vu.
TULSA, Okla. – For a student at MSU, the calendar year goes: January, February, Izzo.
Check out the photos of MSU men's basketball's win over Miami (Fla.) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
TULSA, Okla. – MSU men's basketball thrives and advances to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating the Miami Hurricanes, 78-58.
TULSA, Okla. — Follow along with The State News and their basketball reporter, Connor Clark and Casey Harrison, for the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Bok Center. Post your comments and questions about any of today's games or teams in the live blog, or tweet at our basketball writers.
TULSA, Okla. — Tom Izzo wasn't always a Spartan.
TULSA, Okla. — Miami (Fla.) men’s basketball head coach Jim Larrañaga has a history with MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo dating back to 1986.
TULSA, Okla. — After an exit in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals to the University of Minnesota on March 10, the No. 9-seeded Spartans will enter March Madness with a new opponent in mind.
Check out photos from MSU men's basketball's introductory press conference and open practice.
A hall of fame coach with a wall filled of accolades, MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo is still gaining new experiences.
Just a season-ago, former MSU guard Denzel Valentine was holding his hand to the back of his head, heavy breathing at the sudden reality, a first round exit as a No. 2 seed.
State News basketball writers Connor Clark and Casey Harrison welcome everybody back from spring break with a selection guide for this year's NCAA Tournament bracket.