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	#19
AP	#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)
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, MI 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 11th consecutive year and reached the Sweet Sixteen.

Previous Season

The Spartans finished the 2006–07 season with an overall record of 23–12 and in seventh place in the Big Ten with an 8–8 record. Michigan State received a #9 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 10th 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 #8 in the country and participated in the CBE Classic, losing to #2 UCLA in the finals.^[2] They cruised through the remaining non-conference schedule with wins over #24 NC State,^[3] #20 BYU,^[4] and #4 Texas,^[5] finishing 12–1 and ranked #6 in the country. Shortly thereafter, they ascended to a #1 before losing to Iowa on the road.

MSU won 6 of their first 7 Big Ten games, but suffered losses thereafter to #19 Purdue,^[6] #13 Indiana,^[7] and #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 number 8 Wisconsin.^[10]

The Spartans received an invitation to the NCAA Tournament for an 11th consecutive year receiving a number 5 seed. The Spartans advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the seventh time in eleven years by beating Temple^[11] and #17 Pittsburgh.^[12] In the Sweet Sixteen, the Spartans fell to eventual National Runner-Up, #2 Memphis.^[13]

2007 Recruiting Class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kalin Lucas #6 PG	Orchard Lake, MI	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, MI	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, GA	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, MI	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, GA
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, MI
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, MN
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, MI
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, MI
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, MI
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, MI
3.5 !F	2	Morgan, RaymarRaymar Morgan	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	McKinley	Canton, OH
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, MI
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, MI
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, MI
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, MI
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, MI
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, OH

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 Games

Nov 02, 2007* 7:00 pm, BTN	#8	Grand Valley State	L 82–85 ^2OT		Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 07, 2007* 7:00 pm, BTN	#8	Michigan Tech	W 61–55		Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season

Nov 13, 2007* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#12	Chicago State CBE Classic	W 86–53	1–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 14, 2007* 7:00 pm	#12	Louisiana-Monroe CBE Classic	W 83–65	2–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 19, 2007* 9:30 pm, ESPNU	#12	vs. Missouri CBE Classic Semifinals	W 86–83	3–0	Sprint Center (18,022) Kansas City, MO
Nov 20 2007* 10:00 pm, ESPN2	#11	vs. #2 UCLA CBE Classic Championship	L 63–68	3–1	Sprint Center (16,737) Kansas City, MO
Nov 24, 2007* 4:00 pm, BTN	#11	Oakland	W 75–71	4–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 28, 2007* 7:00 pm, ESPN	#13	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	#13	Jacksonville	W 80–51	6–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 04, 2007* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	#10	at Bradley	W 66–61	7–1	Carver Arena (11,597) Peoria, IL
Dec 8, 2007* 4:00 pm, Versus†	#10	at #22 BYU	W 68–61	8–1	EnergySolutions Arena (16,412) Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 15, 2007* 5:30 pm, ESPNU	#10	IPFW	W 79v57	9–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 19, 2007* 8:00 pm, BTN	#10	San Jose State	W 85–45	10–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 2, 2007* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	#10	vs. #5 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	#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	#6	Minnesota	W 65–59	13–1 (1–0)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 8, 2008 9:00 pm, BTN	#1	Purdue	W 78–75	14–1 (2–0)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 12, 2008 8:30 pm, BTN	#1	at Iowa	L 36–43	14–2 (2–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,044) Iowa City, IA
Jan 15, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN	#6	Ohio State	W 66–60	15–2 (3–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 20, 2008 4:00 pm, BTN	#6	at Minnesota	W 78–73	16–2 (4–1)	Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN
Jan 24, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN2	#10	at Northwestern	W 78–62	17–2	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,738) Evanston, IL
Jan 27, 2008 1:00 pm, CBS	#10	Michigan	W 77–62	18–2 (6–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 30, 2008 9:00 pm, BTN	#7	Illinois	W 51–41	19–2 (7–1)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 2, 2008 8:00 pm, BTN	#7	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	#10	Northwestern	W 70–55	20–3 (8–2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 12, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN	#9	at #23 Purdue	L 54–60	20–4 (8–3)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
Feb 16, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN	#9	at #12 Indiana	L 61–80	20–5 (8–4)	Assembly Hall (17,400) Bloomington, IN
Feb 20, 2008 7:00 pm, BTN	#17	Penn State	W 86–49	21–5 (9–4)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 23, 2008 2:00pm, ESPN	#17	Iowa	W 66–52	22–5 (10–4)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 28, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN2	#15	at #9 Wisconsin	L 42–57	22–6 (10–5)	Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI
Mar 2, 2008 2:00 pm, CBS	#15	#12 Indiana	W 103–74	23–6 (11–5)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Mar 6, 2008 9:00pm, ESPN2	#18	at Illinois	W 59–51	24–6 (12–5)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
Mar 9, 2008 12:00 pm, BTN	#18	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	#19	vs. Ohio State Big Ten Tournament	W 67–60	25–7	Conseco Fieldhouse (15,355) Indianapolis, IN
Mar 15, 2008* 1:40 pm, CBS	#19	vs. #8 Wisconsin Big Ten Tournament	L 63–65	25–8	Conseco Fieldhouse (17,520) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament

Mar 20, 2008* 12:30 pm, CBS	(5S) #20	vs. (12S) Temple First Round	W 72–61	26–8	Pepsi Center (19,010) Denver, CO
Mar 22, 2008* 7:10 pm, CBS	(5S) #20	vs. (4S) #19 Pittsburgh Second Round	W 65-54	27-8	Pepsi Center (19,299) Denver, CO
Mar 28, 2008* 9:57 pm, CBS	(5S) #20	vs. (1S) #3 Memphis Sweet Sixteen	L 74-92	27-9	Reliant Stadium (32,931) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' 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..

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^[15]^[16]

Awards and Honors

Drew Neitzel - All Big Ten First Team (Coaches), All Big Ten Second Team (Media)^[17]
Raymar Morgan - All Big Ten Second Team^[17]
Kalin Lucas - All Big Ten Honorable Mention^[17]
Kalin Lucas - Big Ten All-Freshman Team^[17]
Travis Walton - Big Ten All Defensive Team^[17]

References

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↑ "Michigan St. turns in it up in 2nd half to beat BYU". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "Key First-Half Run Powers No. 9 Michigan State Past No. 4 Texas - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "Big Ten leader Purdue knocks off Michigan St.". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "Spartans Fall at Indiana - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "Spartan Offense Struggles in Loss at Wisconsin - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "No. 19 Michigan State Handles the Buckeyes, 67-60, in the Big Ten Tournament - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "No. 19 Spartans Edged by No. 8 Badgers - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "Spartans Knock Out Temple, 72-61, To Advance To Second Round - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "Spartan guards shoot Michigan St. past Pittsburgh". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
↑ "Memphis shows top-seed cred, spanks Spartans". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
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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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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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