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
For MSU redshirt junior women’s basketball star Aerial Powers, the decision to forgo her senior season as a Spartan and enter into the WNBA Draft on April 14 ultimately came down to one thing -- following her dreams. “It was always a dream of mine,” said Powers, who will graduate with a degree in communication in May.
MSU junior guard Aerial Powers has decided to declare for the 2016 WNBA Draft, according to the MSU Athletic Department. As a result, Powers will forego her senior season with the Spartans.
The MSU women’s basketball team is coming off one of their most successful seasons while under the tenure of head coach Suzy Merchant. Last season, the Spartans reached the Big Ten Tournament championship game and proved to be one of the most dominant teams in the conference. MSU could be heavy contenders next season as well, but there are some unanswered questions the team will have to face between now and the start of the season — one of those questions will hinge on Aerial Powers.
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.
MSU redshirt junior guard Aerial Powers has earned third-team All-American honors by the Associated Press on Monday, according to a press release.
News broke Monday that MSU sophomore forward Marvin Clark Jr. will transfer schools. The news was first reported by Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. MSU later confirmed the transfer to multiple media outlets. Clark appeared in 30 of 35 contests for the Spartans during the 2015-16 season, averaging 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per game. Clark's transfer also opens up a scholarship for the 2016-17 season.
U-D Jesuit senior point guard and 2016 MSU basketball commit Cassius Winston had one more goal he wanted to accomplish for his high school basketball career. Already four time Catholic League champion and 2016 Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award winner, Winston wanted to achieve something which had twice alluded him in the state semifinals in 2014 and 2015 -- an MHSAA Class A state championship. Now, after turning in a 31 point, nine assist performance to lead U-D Jesuit to a 69-49 victory over North Farmington "
With the departure of seniors such as guard Denzel Valentine and forward Matt Costello, MSU basketball will be looking for someone to step into a leadership position and fill the shoes of the departing seniors.
MSU 2016 basketball commit Cassius Winston scored 27 points and notched 12 assists to lead U-D Jesuit (27-0) to a 72-51 victory over Macomb Dakota (26-1) in the semifinals of the MHSAA Class A basketball tournament Friday from Breslin Center. In a battle of two undefeated teams, Winston and U-D Jesuit jumped on the Dakota early.
It was announced Thursday that senior guards Denzel Valentine and Bryn Forbes have been invited to take part in the 3-point contest for the 28th-annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships.
One of the biggest decisions looming over MSU's basketball program heading into the 2016 offseason is whether or not freshman forward Deyonta Davis will make the jump to the NBA after just one season at MSU.
For some, it could be easy to just give up after being sentenced to prison. Not former MSU basketball star forward Jay Vincent, who has spent his whole life proving people wrong and staying positive through whatever life throws at him.
Four days following MSU's stunning 90-81 loss to Middle Tennessee in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament, MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo held his end of the season press conference.
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?