For Michigan State basketball the NCAA Tournament journey begins in the friendly confines of the Detroit suburbs. The Michigan State drew Auburn Hills, Michigan for their regional, home of the Detroit Pistons. Obviously this is fantastic for Sparty. All the Michigan State basketball fans will already be right there. MSU has the most recent national title of any Big Ten team. … [Read more...] about Michigan State Basketball tries to duplicate 2000 NCAA Tournament run
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2013 NCAA Tournament: Midwest Regional bracket breakdown
Warning: I will not be responsible if you copy these brackets and are out of your NCAA Tournament pool by Sunday. However, if you do listen to my college basketball wisdom and win some money, I want 20% of the pot or at least a shout-out on your twitter or facebook page. Louisville earned the number one overall seed in the entire tourney and is the top seed in the Midwest … [Read more...] about 2013 NCAA Tournament: Midwest Regional bracket breakdown
Tom Izzo apologizes for AWFUL half of Michigan State basketball
When Tom Izzo greeted the media after an ugly come-from-behind Michigan State victory he rocked the mic right. His Spartans played such an AWFUL first half tonight that they were borderline unwatchable. They still managed to beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 59-56 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, despite scoring just 20 points in the first 20 minutes. Tom Izzo did a … [Read more...] about Tom Izzo apologizes for AWFUL half of Michigan State basketball
Michigan State’s Tom Izzo wins humanitarian award
Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo, an eight-time national Coach of the Year and the longest-tenured Big Ten men's basketball coach ever, will be honored at the 2013 College Basketball Awards April 15 in Oklahoma City as the recipient of the Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award. Izzo, who has spent nearly two decades as the head coach at Michigan State and has led his team … [Read more...] about Michigan State’s Tom Izzo wins humanitarian award
Michigan State has many non-conference wins, but most with struggles
There's no question that the teams of Tom Izzo are much better in March -when it counts- then November/December. But nothing has come easy for this Spartans team. It seems like every time they play inferior competition they struggle with them. They still win, but play way down to their level. They did it again versus Texas, trailing in the second half. Yes, the Longhorns … [Read more...] about Michigan State has many non-conference wins, but most with struggles
Michigan State center Derrick Nix arrested, suspended indefinitely
Michigan State center Derrick Nix has been suspended indefinitely by head coach Tom Izzo following a drug arrest early this morning. The State News, MSU's student newspaper, reported that the junior was arrested at 12:20 a.m. Tuesday morning in East Lansing "on charges of operating a vehicle with the presence of drugs and marijuana possession," the paper reported. … [Read more...] about Michigan State center Derrick Nix arrested, suspended indefinitely
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