Izzo upset with No. 10 seed in tourney
As he learned his team would play as a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament, MSU mens basketball head coach Tom Izzo smiled sarcastically Sunday.
As he learned his team would play as a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament, MSU mens basketball head coach Tom Izzo smiled sarcastically Sunday.
Indianapolis - The MSU mens basketball team was drowned in a sea of cream and crimson Friday at Conseco Fieldhouse as it was knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament. No.
Indianapolis - The second round of the Big Ten Tournament witnessed its first big upset.No.
Indianapolis - If the fifth-seeded Spartans want to beat No. 4 seed Indiana in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday, they will have to overcome two big hurdles - their youth and the always-present threat of Hoosier forward Jared Jeffries. Jeffries, the Big Ten Player of the Year, was key to the Hoosiers 83-65 win over MSU on Jan.
One day after winning Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career, Spartan sophomore guard Marcus Taylor was selected by coaches and media Tuesday as a member of the All-Big Ten First Team. Taylor led the conference in scoring and assists with averages of 17.7 points and five assists per game.
A monster final week - highlighted by two straight 30-plus scoring games - earned sophomore guard Marcus Taylor Big Ten Player of the Week honors Monday.The honor is the second consecutive time a Spartan has earned the award.
The MSU mens basketball team closed out regular-season play Saturday with its fifth straight win - a 93-79 routing of Iowa on Senior Day at Breslin Center. The win over the Hawkeyes (16-14 overall, 5-11 Big Ten) also guarantees MSU (19-10, 10-6) at least the No.
Experiences can take someone a lot of different places. Theyve taken Hawkeye guard Ryan Hogan from Illinois to Kentucky to Iowa, with stops all along the way.
A Spartan win Saturday would guarantee the mens basketball team a first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament. MSU (18-10 overall, 9-6 Big Ten) needs to win its final regular-season game against Iowa (16-13, 5-10) at Breslin Center to earn the No.
With the move to Indianapolis, Big Ten Tournamentgoers wont be able to rely on the familiar nightlife of Chicago for their entertainment. The intensity of Big Ten basketball promises to be the same.
Optimism and excitement have surrounded the Spartans late-season success. But a few months back, the MSU faithful could only look to what lay well ahead for excitement. The future seemed to be at least one year away for the Spartans (18-10 overall, 9-6 Big Ten) not too long ago. Opening the Big Ten season with three straight back-breaking losses, MSUs youth and inexperience quickly became a stumbling block and postseason hopes seemed to spell NIT. The first was a 70-67 loss at Minnesota on Jan.
Record: 18-10 overall, 9-6 Big Ten 2001-2002 Report Card: Shooting: B+ The Spartans have shot the ball especially well lately, most recently hitting 59 percent from the field in an 81-76 win at No.
Goodbye Windy City. Hello Hoosier hospitality. The fifth annual mens Big Ten Tournament will call Indianapolis its new home, after a four-year run in Chicago.However, the 11 teams that compete in the Big Ten shouldnt make themselves comfortable.Scott Chipman, associate director of communications for the Big Ten, said the move this year is just the first in a series of moves between the two cities.The tournament is going back to Chicago next year, then back to Indiana, Chipman said.
As the court inside Breslin Center was taken apart piece by piece, one couldnt help but think of MSUs 2000 National Championship won on that very floor. It stands as a foundation for the entire program - the NCAA title, the Big Ten championships, the 53-game home-court winning streak.
Playing in front of the hometown fans is always difficult. The desire to rise to the challenge and represent is unavoidable, but so are the distractions.As an Indianapolis native, freshman guard Chris Hill has more to think about than just the Big Ten Tournament.
Illinois (10-5 Big Ten, 22-7 overall) Key Players: Frank Williams, junior guard - 16.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg and 4.0 apg; Brian Cook, junior forward - 12.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg and 1.3 bpg; Williams can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, from wherever he wants on offense.
Columbus, Ohio - A career night from sophomore guard Marcus Taylor propelled the Spartans past No.
Former Spartan head coach Gus Ganakas will receive the 2002 Mens Basketball Distinguished Alumnus Award, the university announced Tuesday. Ganakas, who is currently the teams color commentator on the Spartan Radio Network, is the sixth recipient of the award.
Columbus, Ohio - A career night from sophomore guard Marcus Taylor propelled the Spartans past No.
The past four seasons head coach Tom Izzo and his Spartans have spent the last weeks of February fighting off opponents trying to spoil their Big Ten Championship dreams. But with conference title hopes gone, the MSU mens basketball team (17-10 overall, 8-6 Big Ten) gets to play the spoiler tonight in Columbus, Ohio.