To welcome the oncoming men and women basketball seasons, fans filled the stands of Breslin Center on Friday night for Midnight Madness.Men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo and Spartan players were dressed in all leather, face paint, and bulky boots to be the rock band KISS for the evening.
More than 550 tents covered Munn Field filled with campers hoping to get lower bowl seating for this year’s Izzone at the annual Izzone Campout.
This season, senior guard Travis Trice and junior forward Denzel Valentine will be relied upon to provide a leadership presence the Spartans, at times, lacked last season.
By Katie Winklerkwinkler@statenews.comAfter wrapping up the 2014 season ranked as No.
Tickets for the 2014 State Farm Champions Classic, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 18 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, will go on sale on Oct.
Men's basketball coach Tom Izzo was optimistic at practice last Friday, citing strong leadership and chemistry as reasons why he believes this season will turn out better than expected.
There were plenty of new faces present at the first official 2014-15 men's basketball practice on Friday ? so many that head coach Tom Izzo acknowledged the lack of recognizable faces could be a reason why analysts are having trouble pegging how good the Spartans will be next season.
The men’s basketball team added another player to its 2015 recruiting class today. Matthew McQuaid, a shooting guard from Duncanville, Texas, committed to MSU. The news was first reported by Scout.com.
In preparation for the 2014 season, Director of Basketball Operations Kevin Pauga has announced MSU basketball will hold its annual "Midnight Madness" event on Friday Oct. 24. No official start time has been announced as of yet, but in 2013 doors opened at 8:30 p.m.
Even in the heart of football season, ESPN has begun turning its eyes to colder weather, and college basketball.MSU was ranked No. 9 in a recent future power rankings analysis, behind ESPN's paywall. The Spartans lost last season in the elite eight of the NCAA tournament to eventual champion Connecticut.
Former MSU forward Kenny Kaminski will transfer to Ohio University according to a report from the Athens Messenger.
The men’s basketball schedule was officially released on Thursday, and players and spectators can expect an entertaining season this winter.
MSU junior guard Bryn Forbes has been granted a NCAA waiver and is eligible to play for the Spartans this upcoming season.The Lansing native transferred to MSU in June after two years at Cleveland State and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.“I’m very thankful to the NCAA for allowing me to play this season.
The tournament will take place at the HP Field House at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. At 6:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving night, the Spartans will face off against Rider for the first round of the tournament. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN2.
Redshirt freshman forward Kenny Kaminski is transferring from MSU.
David Thomas will begin on July 14, joining a women's basketball that last year scored a Big Ten Championship and a NCAA Second Round Journey.
Since early June, ESPN had counted down the top 50 best college basketball coaches in the United States.
Back then, mock drafts had Payne pegged from the late first round to the early second. He had promised his late grandmother Mary Lewis he would finish his degree in interdisciplinary studies. MSU basketball head coach Tom Izzo held the belief that in returning, Payne would expand his game and improve his draft stock.
After going undrafted last night, former MSU guard and Detroit Pershing star Keith Appling will begin the next step of his career relatively soon.Appling has signed a free agent contract with the Portland Trailblazers to play on the Los Vegas Summer League team, his agent Michael Silverman confirmed on Friday afternoon.
Neither were picked as high as some mock drafts initially pegged, but it was still an impotant night for the MSU basketball program. Adreian Payne and Gary Harris were drafted roughly a half hour apart, at No. 15 and No. 19 respectively, in the 2014 NBA draft.