2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 18
2007–08 record	27–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (13th year)
Associate head coach	Mark Montgomery (7th year)
Assistant coach	Dwayne Stephens (5th year)
Assistant coach	Mike Garland (1st year)
Captain	Drew Neitzel
Captain	Travis Walton
Home arena	Breslin Center

2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Wisconsin†	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
#20 Purdue	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
Indiana	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
#18 Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
Ohio State	10	–	8	.556	24	–	13	.649
Minnesota	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Penn State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Iowa	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Illinois	5	–	13	.278	16	–	19	.457
Michigan	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
Northwestern	1	–	17	.056	8	–	22	.267

† 2008 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 23, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by 13th year head coach, Tom Izzo. MSU finished the season with a record of 27–9, 12–6 to finish in fourth place in Big Ten play. They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 11th consecutive year and reached the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Memphis.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2006–07 season with an overall record of 23–1, 8–8 to finish in seventh place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their tenth straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Second Round.

Season summary

The Spartans were led by senior Drew Neitzel (13.9 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 4.0 APG), sophomore Raymar Morgan (14.0 PPG, 6.1 RPG), 1.6 APG), and freshman Kalin Lucas (10.3 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 3.8 APG). Michigan State began the season ranked No. 8 in the country and participated in the CBE Classic, losing to No. 2 UCLA in the finals.^[2] They cruised through the remaining non-conference schedule with wins over No. 24 NC State,^[3] No. 20 BYU,^[4] and No. 4 Texas,^[5] finishing 12–1 and ranked No. 6 in the country.

MSU won six of their first seven Big Ten games, but suffered losses thereafter to No. 19 Purdue,^[6] No. 13 Indiana,^[7] and No. 10 Wisconsin.^[8] They finished fourth in Big Ten play with a record of 12–6 record and 24–7 overall. They finished the season ranked 18th in the country. In the Big Ten Tournament, they beat Ohio State^[9] before losing in the semifinals to No. 8 Wisconsin.^[10]

The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for an 11th consecutive year receiving a No. 5 seed. The Spartans advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the seventh time in eleven years by beating Temple^[11] and No. 17 Pittsburgh.^[12] In the Sweet Sixteen, the Spartans fell to eventual National Runner-Up, No. 2 Memphis.^[13]

2007 Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kalin Lucas #6 PG	Orchard Lake, Michigan	St. Mary's High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Dec 29, 2005
Kalin Lucas #6 PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Durrell Summers #14 SG	Redford, Michigan	Covenant Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 25, 2006
Durrell Summers #14 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Chris Allen #16 SG	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Meadowcreek High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 9, 2006
Chris Allen #16 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Austin Thornton SF	Sand Lake, Michigan	Cedar Springs	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 16, 2007
Austin Thornton SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	3	Allen, ChrisChris Allen	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Meadowcreek	Lawrenceville, Georgia
3.5 !F	10	Crandell, JohnJohn Crandell	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Rochester Adams	Rochester, Michigan
1.5 !G	11	Dahlman, IsaiahIsaiah Dahlman	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Braham Area	Braham, Minnesota
3.5 !F	41	Gray, MarquiseMarquise Gray	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Beecher	Flint, Michigan
5.0 !C	40	Herzog, TomTom Herzog	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Powers	Flint, Michigan
5.0 !C	00	Ibok, IdongIdong Ibok	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Montverde (Fla) Academy	Lagos, Nigeria
1.5 !G	20	Kebler, MikeMike Kebler	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Okemos	Okemos, Michigan
1.5 !G	1	Lucas, KalinKalin Lucas	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Orchard Lake St. Mary's	Sterling Heights, Michigan
3.5 !F	2	Morgan, RaymarRaymar Morgan	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	McKinley	Canton, Ohio
3.5 !F	34	Naymick, DrewDrew Naymick	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	North Muskegon	Muskegon, Michigan
1.5 !G	11	Neitzel, DrewDrew Neitzel	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Wyoming Park	Grand Rapids, Michigan
1.5 !G	15	Summers, DurrellDurrell Summers	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Redford Covenant Christian	Detroit, Michigan
3.5 !F	14	Suton, GoranGoran Suton	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Everett	Lansing, Michigan
1.5 !G	13	Thornton, AustinAustin Thornton	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cedar Springs	Sand Lake, Michigan
1.5 !G	5	Walton, TravisTravis Walton	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lima Senior	Lima, Ohio

Head coach

Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-02-10

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 02, 2007* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 8	Grand Valley State	L 82–85 ^2OT		Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 07, 2007* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 8	Michigan Tech	W 61–55		Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2007* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 12	Chicago State CBE Classic	W 86–53	1–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, I
Nov 14, 2007* 7:00 pm	No. 12	Louisiana-Monroe CBE Classic	W 83–65	2–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 19, 2007* 9:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 10	vs. Missouri CBE Classic Semifinals	W 86–83	3–0	Sprint Center (18,022) Kansas City, MO
Nov 20, 2007* 10:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. No. 2 UCLA CBE Classic Championship	L 63–68	3–1	Sprint Center (16,737) Kansas City, MO
Nov 24, 2007* 4:00 pm, BTN	No. 10	Oakland	W 75–71	4–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 28, 2007* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 10	NC State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 81–58	5–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 1, 2007* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 10	Jacksonville	W 80–51	6–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 04, 2007* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 9	at Bradley	W 66–61	7–1	Carver Arena (11,597) Peoria, Il
Dec 8, 2007* 4:00 pm, Versus†	No. 9	at No. 20 BYU	W 68–61	8–1	EnergySolutions Arena (16,412) Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 15, 2007* 5:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 9	IPFW	W 79–57	9–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 19, 2007* 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 9	San Jose State	W 85–45	10–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 22, 2007* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	vs. No. 4 Texas Spartan Clash	W 78–72	11–1	The Palace of Auburn Hills (22,076) Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 29, 2007* 4:00 pm, BTN	No. 7	Green Bay	W 93–75	12–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 5, 2008 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 6	Minnesota	W 65–59	13–1 (1–0)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 8, 2008 9:00 pm, BTN	No. 6	Purdue	W 78–75	14–1 (2–0)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 12, 2008 8:30 pm, BTN	No. 6	at Iowa	L 36–43	14–2 (2–1)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,044) Iowa City, IA
Jan 15, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 9	Ohio State	W 66–60	15–2 (3–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 20, 2008 4:00 pm, BTN	No. 9	at Minnesota	W 78–73	16–2 (4–1)	Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN
Jan 24, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 7	Northwestern	W 78–62	17–2 (5–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,738) Evanston, IL
Jan 27, 2008 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 7	Michigan Rivalry	W 77–62	18–2 (6–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 30, 2008 9:00 pm, BTN	No. 8	Illinois	W 51–41	19–2 (7–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 2, 2008 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 8	at Penn State	L 76–85	19–3 (7–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (11,159) University Park, PA
Feb 9, 2008 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 11	Northwestern	W 70–55	20–3 (8–2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 12, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 10	at No. 19 Purdue	L 54–60	20–4 (8–3)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
Feb 16, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 10	at No. 13 Indiana	L 61–80	20–5 (8–4)	Assembly Hall (17,400) Bloomington, IN
Feb 20, 2008 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 19	Penn State	W 86–49	21–5 (9–4)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 23, 2008 2:00pm, ESPN	No. 19	Iowa	W 66–52	22–5 (10–4)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 28, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	at No. 10 Wisconsin	L 42–57	22–6 (10–5)	Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI
Mar 2, 2008 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 19	No. 12 Indiana	W 103–74	23–6 (11–5)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Mar 6, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 17	at Illinois	W 59–51	24–6 (12–5)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
Mar 9, 2008 12:00 pm, BTN	No. 17	at Ohio State	L 63–54	24–7 (12–6)	Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 14, 2008* 2:30 pm, ESPN	(4) No. 18	vs. (5) Ohio State quarterfinals	W 67–60	25–7	Conseco Fieldhouse (15,355) Indianapolis, IN
Mar 15, 2008* 1:40 pm, CBS	(4) No. 19	vs. (1) No. 8 Wisconsin semifinals	L 63–65	25–8	Conseco Fieldhouse (17,520) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2008* 12:30 pm, CBS	(5 S) No. 20	vs. (12 S) Temple First Round	W 72–61	26–8	Pepsi Center (19,010) Denver, CO
Mar 22, 2008* 7:10 pm, CBS	(5 S) No. 18	vs. (4 S) No. 17 Pittsburgh Second Round	W 65–54	27–8	Pepsi Center (19,299) Denver, CO
Mar 28, 2008* 9:57 pm, CBS	(5 S) No. 20	vs. (1 S) No. 2 Memphis Sweet Sixteen	L 74–92	27–9	Reliant Stadium (32,931) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time ^[14] †Versus was scheduled to air the game, but did not due to a mixup with the MTW conference..

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)
		Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Tot	Avg	A	Stl	Blk	Tov
Allen, Chris	32	202	6.3	70	182	.385	36	100	.360	26	33	.788	39	1.2	20	12	3	29
Crandell, Jon	6	0	0.0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0.2	1	0	0	0
Dahlman, Isaiah	19	20	1.1	6	16	.375	3	8	.375	5	8	.625	9	0.5	2	0	0	5
Gray, Marquise	36	156	4.3	65	107	.607	0	0		26	40	.650	132	3.7	12	10	9	45
Herzog, Tom	13	14	1.1	6	14	.429	0	0		2	4	.500	14	1.1	0	1	6	1
Ibok, Idong	26	12	0.5	5	10	.500	0	0		2	5	.400	26	1.0	0	0	10	9
Kebler, Mike	9	2	0.2	1	3	.333	0	1	.000	0	1	.000	4	0.4	0	0	0	0
Lucas, Kalin	36	369	10.3	138	320	.431	20	55	.364	73	95	.795	56	1.6	137	30	1	73
Morgan, Raymar	36	505	14.0	187	335	.558	10	33	.303	121	180	.672	221	6.1	58	33	19	83
Naymick, Drew	36	154	4.3	65	100	.650	0	1	.000	24	31	.774	149	4.1	14	11	60	25
Neitzel, Drew	36	501	13.9	165	407	.405	97	244	.398	74	86	.860	90	2.5	145	35	2	51
Summers, Durrell	36	176	4.9	62	123	.504	11	22	.500	41	55	.745	85	2.4	20	5	7	32
Suton, Goran	36	326	9.1	136	247	.551	2	12	.167	52	67	.776	295	8.2	66	38	33	60
Walton, Travis	36	127	3.5	43	112	.384	0	7	.000	41	56	.732	71	4.3	156	33	2	65

Legend
GP	Games played	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	Tov	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals	A	Assists

Source^[15]

Rankings

Main article: 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	8	12	10	10	9	9	9	7	6	6	11	10	8	11	10	19	19	17	19	18	N/A*
Coaches	8	12	11	13	10	10	10	7	6	6	11	10	7	10	9	17	15	18	19	20	13

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Source^[16]^[17]

Awards and honors

Drew Neitzel – All Big Ten First Team (Coaches), All Big Ten Second Team (Media)^[18]
Raymar Morgan – All Big Ten Second Team^[18]
Kalin Lucas – All Big Ten Honorable Mention^[18]
Kalin Lucas – Big Ten All-Freshman Team^[18]
Travis Walton – Big Ten All Defensive Team^[18]

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Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Armory (1899–1918) IM Circle (1918–1930) Demonstration Hall (1930-1940) Jenison Fieldhouse (1940–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)

Rivalries	Michigan

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State student riots

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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