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 ...
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.
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 — 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 ...
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.