During the Michigan State Spartans utter destruction of the Purdue Boilermakers today, you might have noticed a little punch thrown by State forward Branden Dawson on Purdue's Travis Carroll. Tom Izzo coached players do not act like this; McDonald's All-Americans do not like act like this. Watch the video to see the act for yourself. Of course, the Spartans deny it. Deny deny … [Read more...] about Michigan State’s Branden Dawson punches Purdue’s Travis Carroll: VIDEO
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Michigan State 2012 season recap, 2013 look ahead
As the first #1 seed to bow out of the NCAA tournament, the Michigan State Spartans can only look at all the improvements they made this season and see success. The team finished with the number one SOS, 12 top-50 RPI wins, 16 top-100 RPI wins and 12 road/neutral wins in the nation's top conference. They went from being unranked at the beginning of the season to earning a … [Read more...] about Michigan State 2012 season recap, 2013 look ahead
Can Michigan State be a NCAA Tournament #1 Seed?
Watching Michigan State win decisively on national television Sunday had a distinctively March feel to it. Like a usual spring rite of passage, no doubt helped by the sound of the CBS college basketball theme song we've all become accustomed to. Once again, the Spartans look like a top line team on NCAA Selection Sunday. And McDonald's All-American Branden Dawson is helping … [Read more...] about Can Michigan State be a NCAA Tournament #1 Seed?
Just How Good Are The 2012 Michigan State Spartans?
Let Saturday's 58-48 victory over third ranked Ohio State be a wake up call to anyone who was sleeping on this year's Michigan State team. It was understandable why this was one of Sparty's least hyped-up teams in recent memory. After all, there was little for them to build on. They came into the season unranked after being eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tournament … [Read more...] about Just How Good Are The 2012 Michigan State Spartans?
#6 Michigan State Sees Win Streak End at Northwestern!
Was this a huge upset? On one level, yes. Any time the most prominent college basketball program in the Big Ten falls to the program with the least amount of tradition in the conference, it's huge! Not to mention it ended the biggest win streak that prominent On the other hand, Northwestern came in with a RPI of 28 while Michigan State's number is 6, so it's not that big … [Read more...] about #6 Michigan State Sees Win Streak End at Northwestern!
Michigan State on Biggest Winning Streak Since Izzo’s 1st Final Four Team
When the #6 Michigan State Spartans head to Northwestern on Saturday, they'll do so riding a 15 game winning streak=longest winning streak since the 1998-99 season, when they won 22 in a row before losing to Duke in the Final Four. That was Tom Izzo's fourth season at the helm in East Lansing, and the first of his six Final Fours. That team lost to the Wisconsin Badgers at … [Read more...] about Michigan State on Biggest Winning Streak Since Izzo’s 1st Final Four Team
Michigan State’s New Year’s Resolutions: Buckle Down Before Big Ten Play
'Tis the season, my friends, and as 2012 approaches, a few new items may be on Tom Izzo and the Spartans’ “Wish List.” With conference play starting soon, here are a few things that Michigan State will be looking to fine-tune in time for big, bad Big Ten play. … [Read more...] about Michigan State’s New Year’s Resolutions: Buckle Down Before Big Ten Play
Branden Dawson Latest Michigan State Blue Chip Recruit
This hasn't been an ideal college basketball season in East Lansing, Michigan. In fact, it's been nightmarish as the Spartans find themselves barely hanging on for a NCAA Tournament berth. Their meeting with the Illini on Saturday might be a "play-out game" for the big dance. But now's not the time for MSU gloom and doom. Instead let's look ahead, to next year and another … [Read more...] about Branden Dawson Latest Michigan State Blue Chip Recruit
Bulls, Derrick Rose Greet Local McDonald’s All-Americans
Tonight's NBA contest between the Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Bobcats featured three Chicago-area McDonald’s All Americans debuting their official 2011 jerseys at Chicago’s famed United Center alongside 2007 McDonald’s All American and current Bulls guard, Derrick Rose. Branden Dawson, Wayne Blackshear and Anthony Davis will join forces again at the United Center on March … [Read more...] about Bulls, Derrick Rose Greet Local McDonald’s All-Americans