MSU's starting center Gavin Schilling will be out for an undetermined amount of time. Schilling suffered a knee injury that will need surgery, MLive's Brendan Quinn reports via Twitter. The 6'9 senior regressed in playing time and points last season, recording 12.5 minutes per game, just under four minutes less than his sophomore year.
The United States Basketball Writers Association announced Friday, Oct. 14, that men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo would be receiving another award on his lengthy list.
MSU graduate transfer Ben Carter suffered a knee injury over the weekend, according to MSU Athletic Communications. The injury has not yet been specified for the 6-foot-9 forward, but will require surgery.
MSU basketball head coach Tom Izzo addressed the media Friday prior to the team’s first official practice of the 2016-17 season.
Tom Izzo and MSU basketball landed their second recruit for the 2017 class Friday in Grand Rapids Christian's Xavier Tillman.
Tom Izzo continues to work his 2017 recruiting magic. Four-star power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. announced his commitment to MSU Thursday.
On Friday, MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo along with former NBA stars Yao Ming, Sheryl Swoopes, Allen Iverson and Shaquille O’Neal were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Izzo — now headed into his twenty-second year at the helm of the Spartans — is known for giving enthusiastic and emotional speeches. Izzo said at the induction ceremony on Friday that he was very thankful for the honor and repeatedly thanked his players for helping him forge a Hall of Fame coaching career.
As MSU men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo is inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, The State News looks back at some of Izzo's biggest wins and most memorable moments. Izzo's induction class also includes former NBA stars, Yao Ming, Shaquille O'Neal, and Allen Iverson.
According to multiple reports on Friday afternoon, Bryn Forbes will join the San Antonio Spurs' Summer League roster.
UNLV forward Ben Carter announced Wednesday his intentions to transfer to MSU and join the 2016-17 Spartans basketball team with immediate eligibility.
According to an ESPN report, the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers are interested in hiring Tom Izzo as their new head coach.
Former MSU basketball player Marvin Clark Jr. has found a new home.
Three MSU sports teams have been recognized with the NCAA Public Recognition Award for having outstanding performance in the classroom, MSU announced in a press release Wednesday. The Spartan teams recognized were the men's basketball team, the men's cross country team and the women's golf team.
On the heels of MSU men's basketball missing out on the No. 1 recruit in the country, the team received some more bad news as freshman forward Deyonta Davis has declared his intentions to enter the 2016 NBA Draft.
It was about 11:30 p.m. the night of April 10, and I sat in my bed going through the story ideas of my reporters on The State News’ sports desk. I took a break to scroll down twitter, and I noticed a post containing the final column Joe Rexrode would write for the Detroit Free Press.
MSU target Josh Jackson, heralded by many as the best 2016 basketball recruit in the nation, has committed to Kansas over his other two finalists, Michigan State and Arizona.
As award season comes to a close for college basketball, officially ending the 2015-16 season MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine
MSU head coach Tom Izzo will officially join the game's elite as he has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The awards continue to roll in for MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine as it was announced Thursday that Valentine had been named National Player of the Year by the Associated Press.The award is Valentine's sixth player of the year honor for his accomplishments this season.
MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine has been named the National Player of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Valentine is the third Spartan to win the award. Draymond Green previously won in 2012 and Shawn Respert won in 1995.