There's a lot on the line when Michigan and Michigan State meet Saturday at Crisler Arena. A win brings each closer toward an NCAA Tournament berth, while a loss would be devastating to both team's hopes. With that key game ahead, along with the Big Ten tournament, what do you ...
The Michigan State basketball program held its annual media day today. Here's a roundup of coverage by our sister paper, The Grand Rapids Press: • Coach Tom Izzo said he has contemplated how he handled his flirtation with the NBA and said he “should’ve been more available” while talking with ...
EAST LANSING - Tom Izzo wouldn't even tell one of his young campers if he wants to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers or stay at Michigan State. Izzo was at his basketball camp Monday when a boy tried to get the scoop, inquiring about the coach's interest in jumping to the ...
Tom Izzo originally thought he'd make a decision Saturday. The weekend's almost over, and the Michigan State basketball coach is still mulling a job offer from the Cleveland Cavaliers. "Still gathering," he texted Larry Lage of the Associated Press on Sunday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are interested in making Michigan State's Tom Izzo their next basketball coach. Spartans athletic director Mark Hollis confirmed Cleveland's interest, according to the Associated Press.
The Big Ten has avoided a massive shakeup this off-season.Purdue could have had two huge defections if E’Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson had chosen to remain in the NBA draft. Same would have been the case at Illinois if Demetri McCamey and Mike Davis elected to turn pro. Yet all four ...
Michigan State's Durrell Summers, left, and Kalin Lucas will return for their senior seasons, Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo said. (Photo: Associated Press) DETROIT (AP) — Durrell Summers and Kalin Lucas will return to Michigan State for their senior seasons and one last shot at a national championship, coach ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan State was an unexpected Final Four participant after fighting through injuries to several key players. The Spartans won't surprise anyone next season. Only one key player, Raymar Morgan, was a senior on a team that lost to Butler in the NCAA semifinals on Saturday. If the wounded ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Fouls finally did to Michigan State what all those injuries couldn't. Bogged down with key players on the bench all night, the Spartans failed to find an offensive rhythm in a 52-50 loss to Butler on Saturday in the Final Four. The Bulldogs outscored Michigan State 17-10 at ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Almost dead center between West Lafayette and Bloomington, this city's loyalties are usually divided between Purdue and Indiana. This week, however, the capital city is Butler territory. The Bulldogs are snarling traffic, turning replicas of their mascot's spiked collar into gameday couture and drawing a bigger crowd for ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan State guard Korie Lucious is getting used to the questions by now. He was asked about the transition of stepping in at point guard for the injured Kalin Lucas. He was asked about Chris Allen's sprained arch.Then he was asked if he was impressed with how Delvon ...
This isn't the Flintstones in East Lansing this year, but one thing stands out about this year's Michigan State team. It has a good chance to win the national title. Perhaps, Joe Rexrode of the Lansing State Journal writes, a better shot than almost any of Tom Izzo's other Final ...
Chipped teeth, a bad loss to North Carolina (again) and postseason dramatics? Now that the Spartans are in the Final Four, Mike Hall of the Big Ten Network figured it'd be a good time to recap their season thus far with Michigan State's top 10 moments to remember.
In 13 NCAA tournaments under Tom Izzo, Michigan State has advanced to the Final Four six times. What are the odds of that occurring? Very, very low, according to political Web site fivethirtyeight.com.The folks over there used a logistic regression model based on the square root of MSU's seedings over ...
Michigan women's basketball advanced to the next round of the WNIT after beating Northwestern 65-44 on Thursday at Crisler Arena.
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