Michigan State Basketball

Vanderbilt Feels Like A Safe Bet; Tcu’s Run Comes To A Close

... story is published. You’re all set. Got it. By Washington Post Staff By Washington Post Staff March 10 at 9:04 PM. Vanderbilt’s Payton Willis celebrates during the Commodores’ win over the Florida Gators during the SEC Tournament Friday. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images). Selection Sunday rightfully commands plenty of attention, but most of the teams on the NCAA tournament bubble must make their final impressions now. Much of the process of sorting through the final at-large bids will unfold by the weekend. Check back here through the day for analysis on those scrambling for the final spots in the field. The post will be updated. Please check back and refresh the page for updates. [ Bracketology: There might be just two spots left in the NCAA tournament bracket ]. It’s going to be very hard to leave Vanderbilt out. The case against Vanderbilt comes down to one number: 15. That’s the total number of losses the Commodores will have if they go down either of the next two days in the SEC tournament. But now the Commodores have three victories over Florida (home, road and neutral, the last of which came in Friday’s SEC quarterfinals) plus triumphs ...

Msu Vexed By Poor Showing In Big Ten Tournament, Now Wait For Ncaas

... Ten tournament Friday in Washington. Geoff Burke USA TODAY Sports. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo reacts from the sidelines in the second half MSU's 63-58 loss in the Big Ten tournament Friday in Washington. Geoff Burke, Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports. Michigan State guard Miles Bridges (22) dunks during the second half MSU's 63-58 loss in the Big Ten tournament Friday in Washington. Nick Wass, AP. Minnesota forward Jordan Murphy, left, and Michigan State guard Miles Bridges wrestle for the ball during the second half MSU's 63-58 loss in the Big Ten tournament Friday in Washington. Alex Brandon, AP. Michigan State guard Lourawls Nairn Jr. (11) comes over to calm forward Nick Ward (44) as he disputes his foul call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan in the Big Ten tournament, Friday, March 10, 2017, in Washington. Minnesota won 63-58. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon). Alex Brandon, AP. Michigan State guard Matt Mc Quaid (20) shoots between Minnesota center Reggie Lynch (22) and guard Dupree Mc Brayer (1) during the second half MSU's 63-58 loss in the Big Ten ...

Game Time, Tv Channel And How To Watch Online

... game in a row, Michigan State will face a raucous senior day crowd. Maryland tends to be one of the rowdiest venues in the Big Ten. With such a young team, Michigan State has often struggled to deal with dwindling momentum on the road. Opponents make a run and Michigan State responds not by running crisp offensive sets, but by turning the ball over. When Maryland inevitably goes on a run and gets the home crowd going, Michigan State must either utilize its timeouts better or rely on the calming influence of a point guard to make sure it gets good shots on the offensive end and doesn’t lose focus. Crash the glass. This has been a huge factor the past several games. Michigan State has played some of the best defensive rebounding teams in the conference and found a way to give itself second chances, despite giving up several inches of height to just about every opponent. Now the Spartans take on the second-worst defensive rebounding team (by percentage) in the Big Ten. This looks like a perfect opportunity for wings like Miles Bridges and Josh Langford to go after any and all missed shots. Points never seem easy to come by for the Spartans on the road. ...

Ben Carter Still Hoping To Play For Michigan State Next Season

... guys come in in every single day and work as hard as they can. They’re at every meeting.”. Nairn, a second-year captain, also said seeing Harris suffer his injury was “one of the toughest things I’ve had to deal with being at Michigan State.”. “I know what he’s been through the past five years in his college career,” Nairn said. “A lot of people say I inspire them. I want to turn this award over - even though it’s got my picture on it and my name on it - I want to turn this award over to these three guys, because they’ve been a big inspiration to me to keep going and always be thankful to God that I have the ability to play this season. It was something that was taken away from those guys, especially those guys being seniors.”. Coach Tom Izzo has said Carter must wait until after the season to petition the NCAA for a sixth year. Izzo also said he would love to keep Carter around the program as a graduate assistant coach if he does not receive the extra eligibility. Carter sat out the 2014-15 season between his ...

Michigan State, Xavier Likely Seal Bracket Spot

... over other non-major conference leaders and none over likely at-large teams. They also have a home loss to Tennessee State and at real clunker at UTEP. There is little margin for error playing a C-USA schedule. Nevada Wolf Pack. Nevada won the Mountain West regular-season title and has five top 100 wins, but has not beaten a sure tournament team. In fact, they have played only one and got blown out at St. Mary’s. The Wolf Pack already has a handful of bad losses, and that may be too many, so they cannot take another one. Syracuse Orange. The Orange have a nice wins against top 50 teams - all at home - including Florida State, Duke and Virginia. However, the rest of the season was not good, and that is reflected in their RPI, which is now in the mid-80 s. That would be the worst RPI ever for a tournament team. They also are only 2-11 away from home, which would be the worst ever for a tournament ...

Michigan State Begins March With Road Trip To Illinois

... No. 7 Arizona, No. 9 Kentucky, No. 11 Baylor, No. 17 Duke and No. 21 Wichita State. Izzo Receives Dean Smith Award. As announced by the USBWA in October, Tom Izzo is the recipient of the 2016 Dean Smith Award. The award goes to an individual in college basketball who embodies the spirit and values of the late North Carolina coaching great. Izzo is the second person to receive the Dean Smith Award. The USBWA established the award last year and selected former Georgetown coach John Thompson as the first recipient. Among the qualities in a coach that the award is based on are honesty and integrity, being a part of players' lives during and after college, abiding by NCAA rules, involvement in charities and the community, standing up for social issues and causes and having a reputation for treating people ...

Ou Basketball Gets Kansas, Syracuse, Msu Next Season

... will face another super-tough nonconference schedule next season. Post to Facebook. OU basketball gets Kansas, Syracuse, MSU next season The Oakland men’s basketball team will face another super-tough nonconference schedule next season. Check out this story on __link__: __link__/2 m Btln J. Cancel Send. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. OU basketball gets Kansas, Syracuse, MSU next season. Tony Paul , The Detroit News Published 10:57 a.m. ET March 7, 2017 | Updated 10:59 a.m. ET March 7, 2017. Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr. (left) and Michigan State and Brailen Neely (right) and Oakland will square off again next season, this time on a neutral ...

Winston-to-ward Connection Off In Waning Seconds

... Patrick Semansky, AP). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE. COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – Time evaporated as Cassius Winston dribbled around the perimeter. The shot clock slipped under 5, then 4, then 3. Michigan State’s point guard bounced a pass into freshman classmate Nick Ward in the paint as it ticked down to 2 and 1. The ball slipped through the big man’s hands and out of bounds as the horn sounded. The shot clock hit 0 on the turnover, the game clock read 6.3 seconds remaining. That play, one of a season-low eight turnovers, proved the Spartans’ undoing in a 63-60 loss Saturday afternoon at Maryland. “I knew there was like 2 or 1 seconds on the shot clock,” Winston said after his eight-point, five-assist game. “I felt like he could get it and get it on the rim, and he was open there. We had a good play, we made the ...

Injured Michigan State Guard Eron Harris Enjoys Unforgettable Senior Day

... "But nobody ever said she was. I was like, 'Wow, they really care.' They got me.". Injured @MSU_Basketball senior Eron Harris gets emotional as mom sings National Anthem. __link__/epf DYiv ZBK. — Michigan St. on BTN (@Michigan St On BTN) February 26, 2017. Then came Harris' second big moment. With the Spartans' 84-74 upset of No. 15 Wisconsin locked up, the 6-foot-4 senior guard shed his uniform. Izzo called a time-out and inserted Harris onto the court. An intentional traveling call stopped the clock. Harris was able to lower himself — and the bulky brace on his right knee—- down to the middle of the Breslin Center floor. With fans chanting his name over and over, he pressed his lips to the midcourt logo. And with that, Harris' three years as a Spartan were complete. "Honestly, I felt like that was my first college game getting out there," Harris told the Breslin Center crowd. "My heart started beating and I got kind of nervous. It was just crazy. And then getting to actually kiss the floor, that's a crazy honor to be part of that.". What a beautiful moment as @MSU_Basketball 's Eron Harris goes out the right way on senior day. ...

Wisconsin Drops Another Road Game, Falling To Michigan State

... against shaky play Syracuse used to get within 11 but never closer as Louisville (23-6, 11-5) rebounded from its loss at No. 8 North Carolina. Deng Adel had 17 points and Quentin Snider 12 for Louisville. Tyus Battle had 20 points and Tyler Lydon 17 for Syracuse (17-13, 9-8), which had sought a follow-up to its buzzer-beating win over No. 10 Duke. Central Florida 53, at No. 15 Cincinnati 49: B. J. Taylor scored 27 points and 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall had seven points and four blocked shots to help the Knights to the win. After Cincinnati pulled within two points when UCF missed two free throws in the waning seconds, Fall came through by making two free throws with two seconds left. It was the first time in nine meetings that the Knights defeated the Bearcats. And this loss could be biggest for Cincinnati (25-4, 14-2), which was trying to stay in step with American Athletic Conference-leading SMU. UCF (19-10, 10-7), which is ...

Michigan State Players Felt The Impact Of Quick, 'awesome' Field Trip While In D.c

... said it was tough to choose what their favorite part of the museum was. Ellis mentioned a Michael Jackson jacket and other memorabilia from famous African-American musical artists. Junior point guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr. called the trip “another way for us to grow as a team.”. Langford knew right away what will stick with him. “ Nat Turner’s Bible. It was his actual Bible,” Langford said. “I learned that they didn’t want him to be remembered, so what they did … after they killed him, they burned him all the way to ashes. The only thing that was left was his Bible. I thought it was just great to see something so important that he carried from so long ago. “I’m always cognizant that there is more to life than basketball, but I also have great people around me to remind me. This was a great reminder of that. A lot of times, you forget about the things that people went ...

Versatility Sets Apart Michigan State Basketball Signee Xavier Tillman

... that shot off.". Tillman's willingness to expand his game is among the things catching the attention of scouts. The four-star prospect, who signed with Michigan State in November , is rated as the state's top player in the 2017 class, according to the 247 Sports Composite rankings. The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan backed up his status when it named him a Mr. Basketball finalist in February. He was joined by Detroit Cornerstone's Jamal Cain, Detroit East English Village's Greg Elliott, North Farmington's Amauri Hardy, Kalamazoo Central's Isaiah Livers and Powers North Central's Jason Whitens. "When I talked to the college coaches when they were recruiting him, that's what set him apart," Grand Rapids Christian coach Mark Warners said. "They watch a lot of high school kids play, and with him, they saw somebody who sees the floor like he does at his size, and that's a big thing for them to see. "He has the ability to handle the ball. He's not quite an 18-foot jump ...