The MSU men’s basketball team is in good company. While head coach Tom Izzo has downplayed the team’s success this season, the reality is that this year’s team is navigating into uncharted waters.
Some players on the MSU men’s basketball team try to look at a game against Michigan like any other — by simply executing on offense and defense as well as coming out ready to play.
The MSU women’s basketball team’s offense collapsed during Sunday’s game against Minnesota.
The MSU women’s basketball team tried to play catch-up against Minnesota on Sunday in Minneapolis.
From the instant the MSU men’s basketball team set foot on the floor, the intensity was there. It just took them a little while to channel it and throw it back in the face of the rival Michigan Wolverines.
Evanston, Ill. — For his team to have real success — championship-like success — MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has said all season that he’s going to need more than one of his star players to step up.
It came down to a 30-second game for the MSU women’s basketball team Thursday against Illinois.
A Northwestern team known for its 3-point shooting had its greatest strength countered Thursday. The MSU men’s basketball team, which had made the fewest 3-point baskets in the Big Ten, buried 8-of-9 long balls in the first half and went on to shoot 11-for-17 from beyond the arc in a 78-62 win over the Wildcats at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
He’s been to a Final Four, swatted his way to the top of the MSU all-time blocks list and is pursuing a doctoral degree in finance. But ask fifth-year senior center Drew Naymick how he feels about his portfolio and he’ll say it’s incomplete.
The MSU men’s basketball team welcomes Michigan to town Sunday to put the cap on a rivalry weekend. The game against the Wolverines comes at a time when MSU can string together some necessary conference victories to put itself in position to win a Big Ten title.
How would you describe two storied rivals who face off each year with the occasional glimmer of hope in one team’s eyes while the other always manages to come out on top with the bragging rights?
Here is a quick look at the men’s basketball team’s next three opponents.
The MSU women’s basketball team will be taking extra care to put the ball in the basket tonight against Illinois. After making 4-for-21 3-pointers last Sunday and 24-for-60 in the field, MSU head coach Suzy Merchant has stressed getting to the boards and regaining confidence in the team’s shooting.
The MSU men’s basketball team erased most any doubt that they could play on the road this weekend, beating Minnesota 78-73 in Minneapolis. Now, the Spartans (16-2 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) travel to Northwestern (6-9, 0-5), looking to put another notch in their road belt. Don’t expect the environment at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill., to be too rowdy.
The Spartans hockey, men’s basketball and gymnastics teams wage war with U-M this weekend, so the sports desk brings you the Top 5 moments in the rivalry during the past five years.
Unconventional. That was the primary adjective MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo used to describe certain aspects of Northwestern’s gameplay.
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant is still searching for a leader. With nine underclassmen filling the Spartans’ roster, it has been a struggle for Merchant to uncover a leader on the young squad.
When all the stars align, the Spartans can run with just about anybody in the country, MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo said. But when he talks about everyone contributing, he means from top to bottom — from the starting five to the assistant coaches.
It’s the same old song and dance for the MSU women’s basketball team. An inability to retain focus until the last buzzer sounds is once again the story behind the Spartans’ latest demise.
If the MSU men’s basketball team wants to ride the Final Four rodeo in San Antonio two months from now, senior guard Drew Neitzel needs to be the cowboy who leads it there.