The MSU men’s basketball team was named the favorite to win the Big Ten by the media, the conference announced at Big Ten Basketball Media Day on Thursday.
The MSU women’s basketball team will hold a Halloween Hoops event Sunday at Breslin Center. Fans are encouraged to wear costumes to the game because of the post-game festivities, comprising a costume contest and an autograph session.
The MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams’ seasons officially began at Midnight Madness on Friday. Both teams have Final Four aspirations and were given support from actor Gerard Butler, who made a surprise appearance.
Media day for the MSU women’s basketball team showed the Spartans are welcoming not just new players and uniforms, but a new type of game play in the 2010 season.
MSU and Minnesota will represent the Big Ten in the inaugural Super Six Series in 2010, the conference office announced Wednesday.
The MSU women’s basketball team hasn’t won six of its last seven games by luck. The Spartans are playing with a defensive swagger, allowing only 54.8 points per game during that stretch.
The MSU women’s basketball team got back to basics in Thursday’s night victory against Michigan: defense and rebounding.
Kalisha Keane celebrated her 21st birthday Wednesday. Although the calendar says the junior forward officially is older, Keane’s most important growth has come on the court, where her ever-increasing maturity is paying dividends this season for the MSU women’s basketball team.
With her team struggling, Allyssa DeHaan put the Spartans on her back Thursday night.
The season started promising for Courtney Schiffauer. Through two games, the sophomore forward led MSU in points (16.5), rebounds (7.5) and assists (four), and was emerging as a reliable 3-point threat after knocking down 8-of-13 tries.
Playing at Northwestern always is special for Lykendra Johnson. Welsh-Ryan Arena sits about 20 miles away from the sophomore forward’s hometown of River Forest, Ill., meaning family and friends likely will fill the stands when the Spartans play the Wildcats at 8 p.m. tonight.
Long road stretches can make or break a team’s season. For the MSU women’s basketball team, it’s even tougher considering the Spartans already have lost five conference games.
Following a stretch of games when only one or two players would make an impact, the MSU women’s basketball team got a total team effort this past weekend against Minnesota and Purdue.
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant said her team is looking for its identity and three straight offensively-challenged losses.
Embarrassing. Negligent. Inexcusable. Lowest point. Those were the words women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant used after watching her team’s offense fade into the night while blowing a 14-point second half lead in a 48-45 loss to Wisconsin on Thursday at Breslin Center.
It’s the morning of Dec. 6. The MSU women’s basketball team is a few days removed from one of its biggest wins ever at Breslin Center, a 72-66 victory against then-No. 4 North Carolina. The challenge that day: conference foe Indiana in the Big Ten opener.
The MSU women’s basketball team has a big hole to climb out of if it hopes to win the Big Ten title.
Four of the five players on the first team come from the program’s best team in 2004-05. Liz Shimek and Lindsey Bowen are the top two scorers in program history, and Kristen Haynie was the cornerstone of that team.
Throughout her college career, Liz Shimek kept getting better. Her success helped bring the MSU women’s basketball team to a level of national prominence previously unseen.
Everything MSU was missing during its sluggish effort Sunday against Indiana was there — and more — Wednesday night against No. 8 Xavier. The Spartans brought the energy, excitement and enthusiasm that head coach Suzy Merchant thought was missing Sunday in a dominating 66-53 win against the Musketeers Wednesday night at Breslin Center.