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Everything in college basketball changes when conference play begins. Those in power have done wonders to drum up interest in early-season action, with big name teams being featured in tournaments and showcases for the first few months of the season. …
Tyrese Maxey had a huge game in Kentucky’s 69-62 win over Michigan State on Tuesday night, and the Spartans’ mascot was not having ANY of it. Maxey, a freshman guard from Texas, was the star of the game. Making his Kentucky debut, Maxey …
Michigan State’s Nick Ward has some fellow undergraduates to thank as he tries to make his mark on this year’s NCAA Tournament. During the Spartans’ Round of 32 game against Minnesota on Saturday, CBS reporter Dana Jacobson told the …
Tom Izzo was not happy with the way Michigan State played against Bradley in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, and the longtime coach has faced some criticism for the way he went after freshman Aaron Henry more than once during the …
The Michigan State Spartans were the sixth overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, but they weren’t exactly rewarded with a favorable draw. The Spartans were placed in the same region as Duke, the top overall seed in the entire …
The NCAA Tournament brackets were revealed on Sunday, minutes after Michigan State had beaten Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament championship game. Despite the outcome of the game, the Spartans seemed to get shafted. Considered by some to be a …
College basketball, more than any other sport, seems to have a dichotomy about its championship contenders. Even at this point in the season, you could convince me that only two or three teams can really win it all. At the same time, I’d be willing …
A Michigan State student was raped by three basketball players in 2015 and coerced by the university into not reporting it, according to a new lawsuit. According to Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press, the suit accuses three unnamed basketball …
The Michigan State Spartans missed their last 14 shots in their upset loss to the Syracuse Orange on Sunday, and many will credit Jim Boeheim’s famed 2-3 zone for causing the Spartans all those problems. Boeheim, however, thinks there was …
The FBI’s extensive probe into college basketball corruption has resulted in at least three criminal investigations and could have a devastating impact across the sport in the coming months and years. Hundreds of federal documents that were …
The fallout from the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal has continued at Michigan State, as athletic director Mark Hollis is the latest university official who is stepping down in the wake of Nassar’s sentencing this week. Hollis, an MSU alum who …
Michigan State beat Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday night 78-77 thanks to some home cooking from their clock operator. FGCU was down by a point with 2.4 seconds left and had the ball under their basket following a timeout. They looked to throw an …
Michigan State’s upset loss to Middle Tennessee State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday will go down as one of the biggest in March Madness history. Not only was it a 2-15 match-up and therefore a huge upset by seeding, but …
Brackets were busted on Friday when No. 2 seed Michigan State lost to 15-seed Middle Tennessee State in one of the biggest upsets in March Madness history. Many people had Michigan State winning the entire NCAA Tournament, so obviously brackets were …
A little word of advice for any team that has road game against Michigan State this year — ignore the student section. On Friday night, No. 2 Michigan State nearly suffered an unexpected loss to Columbia. The Spartans found themselves trying to …
Tom Izzo’s 13-year-old son Steven is not afraid to tell it like it is. Those of us who filled out an NCAA Tournament bracket know that part of the process requires making difficult decisions. Most of you would expect Steven Izzo to pick …
