2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #13
2009–10 record 28–9 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo (15th year)
Associate head coach Mark Montgomery (9th year)
Assistant coach Dwayne Stephens (7th year)
Assistant coach Mike Garland (3rd year)
Home arena Breslin Center
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Ohio State† 14 – 4   .778     29 – 8   .784
#10 Purdue 14 – 4   .778     29 – 6   .829
#13 Michigan State 14 – 4   .778     28 – 9   .757
#16 Wisconsin 13 – 5   .722     24 – 9   .727
Illinois 10 – 8   .556     21 – 15   .583
Minnesota 9 – 9   .500     21 – 14   .600
Northwestern 7 – 11   .389     20 – 14   .588
Michigan 7 – 11   .389     15 – 17   .469
Indiana 4 – 14   .222     10 – 21   .323
Iowa 4 – 14   .222     10 – 22   .313
Penn State 3 – 15   .167     11 – 20   .355
† 2010 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 15th year. The Spartans played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record of 28–9, 14–4 in Big Ten play to earn a share of the regular season championship. The Spartans received a bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #5 seed, their 13th consecutive trip, and advanced to the Final Four, their fifth trip to the Final Four under Izzo, before losing to Butler.

Previous Season

The Spartans finished the 2008–09 season with an overall record of 31–7, 15–3 to win the in the Big Ten. Michigan State received a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 12th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the National Championship game, their 2nd trip to the title game under Tom Izzo.

The Spartans lost Goran Suton (10.4 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 1.6 APG) to the NBA Draft following the season.

Season Summary

Michigan State was led by junior Kalin Lucas (14.8 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 4.0 APG), senior Raymar Morgan (11.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.8 APG), and sophomore Draymond Green (9.9 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 3.0 APG). The Spartans began the season ranked number 2 in the polls following their trip to the National Championship game in 2009.[1] MSU competed in the Legends Classic, being upset by Florida in the Semifinals.[2] In the third place game, the Spartans routed UMass.[3] MSU fell to #10 North Carolina in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge in a rematch of the prior year's National Championship game.[4] The Spartans finished the non-conference schedule at 10–3, also losing at #2 Texas.[5] The Spartans were ranked #11 in the country.

The Spartans began the Big Ten season on fire, winning their first 9 games with wins over #25 Northwestern[6] and #17 Wisconsin in the first 2 games.[7] The winning streak ended with three straight losses to Wisconsin,[8] Illinois,[9] and #6 Purdue.[10] The Spartans rebounded to finish 14–4 in Big Ten play and capture a share of the Big Ten regular season title. Michigan State completed the regular season at 24–7 and ranked 11th in the country. As the #3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they were defeated in overtime by #6 seed Minnesota in the quarterfinals.[11]

The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 13th straight appearance, earning a #5 seed in the Midwest Region. Lucas scored a career high 25 points to pull off a controversial win against New Mexico State in the First Round.[12] In the Second Round, Lucas went down with a serious knee injury and the Spartans needed a 3 point shot from Korie Lucious at the buzzer to advance past Maryland.[13] Without Lucas for the remainder of the tournament, MSU advanced past Northern Iowa and Tennessee to advance to their second consecutive Final Four and sixth in the last twelve years.[14] In the National Semifinal, they were defeated by National Runner-Up, Butler.[15]

2009 Recruiting Class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Garrick Sherman
#12 C		 Kenton, OH Kenton High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 19, 2008 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Derrick Nix
#10 C		 Detroit, MI Pershing High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Apr 21, 2008 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked
  • 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

2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Lucas, KalinKalin Lucas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Mary Preparatory School Detroit, Michigan
F 2 Morgan, RaymarRaymar Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr McKinley H.S. Canton, Ohio
G 3 Allen, ChrisChris Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Meadowcreek H.S. Lawrenceville, Georgia
F 10 Roe, DelvonDelvon Roe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So St. Edward H.S. Lakewood, Ohio
G 13 Thornton, AustinAustin Thornton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Cedar Springs H.S. Sand Lake, Michigan
G 15 Summers, DurrellDurrell Summers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Covenant H.S. Detroit, Michigan
G 20 Kebler, MikeMike Kebler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Okemos H.S. — Okemos, Michigan
G 22 Dahlman, IsaiahIsaiah Dahlman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Braham Area Sec. Braham, Minnesota
F 23 Green, DraymondDraymond Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Saginaw H.S. Saginaw, Michigan
F 25 Crandell, JonJon Crandell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Rochester Adams H.S. Rochester Hills, Michigan
G 34 Lucious, KorieKorie Lucious 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Pius XI H.S. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C 40 Herzog, TomTom Herzog 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Luke M. Powers Catholic H.S. Flint, Michigan
C 41 Sherman, GarrickGarrick Sherman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Kenton H.S. Kenton, Ohio
C 44 Ianni, AnthonyAnthony Ianni 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr — East Lansing, Michigan
C 50 Nix, DerrickDerrick Nix 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Pershing H.S. Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 6 November 2009

Schedule and Results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2009*
7:00 pm, ESPN360		 #2 Florida Gulf Coast W 97–58  1–0
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Nov 17, 2009*
8:00 pm, ESPN		 #2 Gonzaga W 75–71  2–0
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Nov 20, 2009*
6:30 pm, BTN		 #2 Toledo
Legends Classic		 W 75–62  3–0
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Nov 22, 2009*
12:00 pm, BTN		 #2 Valparaiso
Legends Classic		 W 90–60  4–0
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Nov 27, 2009*
8:00 pm, HDNet		 #2 vs. Florida
Legends Classic		 L 74–77  4–1
 Boardwalk Hall (5,154)
Atlantic City, NJ

Nov 28, 2009*
5:30 pm, HDNet		 #2 vs. Massachusetts
Legends Classic		 W 106–68  5–1
 Boardwalk Hall (3,626)
Atlantic City, NJ

Dec 1, 2009*
9:00 pm, ESPN		 #9 at #10 North Carolina L 82–89  5–2
 Dean Smith Center (21,346)
Chapel Hill, NC

Dec 4, 2009*
7:00 pm, BTN		 #9 Wofford W 72–60  6–2
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Dec 7, 2009*
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 #12 at The Citadel W 69–56  7–2
 McAlister Field House (5,194)
Charleston, SC

Dec 10, 2009*
7:00 pm, BTN		 #12 Oakland W 88–57  8–2
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Dec 19, 2009*
12:00 pm, BTN		 #12 IPFW W 80–58  9–2
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Dec 22, 2009*
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 #9 at #2 Texas L 68–79  9–3
 Frank Erwin Center (16,734)
Austin, TX

Dec 30, 2009*
7:00 pm, BTN		 #11 Texas-Arlington W 87–68  10–3
 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 2, 2010
6:30 pm, BTN		 #11 at Northwestern W 91–70  11–3
(1–0)		 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL

Jan 6, 2010
6:30 pm, BTN		 #10 #17 Wisconsin W 54–47  12–3
(2–0)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Jan 9,2010
5:30 pm, BTN		 #10 at Iowa W 71–53  13–3
(3–0)		 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,924)
Iowa City, IA

Jan 13, 2010
6:30 pm, BTN		 #7 Minnesota W 60–53  14–3
(4–0)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Jan 16, 2010
3:30 pm, CBS		 #7 Illinois W 73–63  15–3
(5–0)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Jan 20, 2010
6:30 pm, BTN		 #6 Iowa W 70–63  16–3
(6–0)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Jan 23, 2010
12:00 pm, CBS		 #6 at Minnesota W 65–64  17–3
(7–0)		 Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN

Jan 26, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #5 at Michigan W 57–56  18–3
(8–0)		 Crisler Arena (13,751)
Ann Arbor, MI

Jan 30, 2010
7:00 pm, BTN		 #5 Northwestern W 79–70  19–3
(9–0)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Feb 2, 2010
9:00 pm, ESPN		 #5 at #16 Wisconsin L 49–67  19–4
(9–1)		 Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI

Feb 6, 2010
9:00 pm, ESPN		 #5 at Illinois L 73–78  19–5
(9–2)		 Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL

Feb 9, 2010
9:00 pm, ESPN		 #10 #6 Purdue L 64–76  19–6
(9–3)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Feb 13, 2010
12:00 pm, ESPN		 #10 at Penn State W 65–54  20–6
(10–3)		 Bryce Jordan Center (14,017)
University Park, PA

Feb 16, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #11 at Indiana W 72–58  21–6
(11–3)		 Assembly Hall (16,075)
Bloomington, IN

Feb 21, 10
12:00 pm, CBS		 #11 #9 Ohio State L 67–74  21–7
(11–4)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Feb 28, 2010
4:00 pm, CBS		 #14 at #3 Purdue W 53–44  22–7
(12–4)		 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN

Mar 4, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #11 Penn State W 67–65  23–7
(13–4)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI

Mar 7, 2010
4:00 pm, CBS		 #11 Michigan W 64–48  24–7
(14–4)		 Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 12, 2010
8:55 pm, BTN		 #11 vs. Minnesota
Quarterfinals		 L 67–72 OT 24–8
 Conseco Fieldhouse (17,563)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 2010*
7:35 pm, CBS		 (5MW) #13 vs. (12MW) New Mexico State
First Round		 W 70–67  25–8
 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (10,851)
Spokane, WA

Mar 21, 2010*
2:30 pm, CBS		 (5MW) #13 vs. (4MW) #20 Maryland
Second Round		 W 85–83  26–8
 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,015)
Spokane, WA

Mar 26, 2010*
9:37 pm, CBS		 (5MW) #13 vs. (9MW) Northern Iowa
Sweet Sixteen		 W 59–52  27–8
 Edward Jones Dome (26,377)
St. Louis, MO

Mar 28, 2010*
2:37pm, CBS		 (5MW) #13 vs. (6MW) #15 Tennessee
Elite Eight		 W 70–69  28–8
 Edward Jones Dome (25,242)
St. Louis, MO

Apr 3, 2010*
6:07 pm, CBS		 (5MW) #13 vs. (5W) #11 Butler
Final Four		 L 50–52  28–9
 Lucas Oil Stadium (71,298)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time
Source[16].

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 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 Final
AP[17] 2 2 2 9 12 12 9 11 10 7 6 5 5 10 11 14 11 11 13 N/A*
Coaches[17] 2 2 2 9 14 12 9 11 11 8 7 5 5 10 11 14 12 11 12 4

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and Honors

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  2. ↑ "Unbeaten Florida Upsets No. 2 Michigan State, 77-74 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  3. ↑ "No. 2 Spartans Down Massachusetts 106-68 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  4. ↑ "Spartans Fall Short In Rematch With Tar Heels, 89-82 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  5. ↑ "No. 9 Michigan St. Falls To No. 2 Texas 79-68 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  6. ↑ "No. 11 Spartans Dominate No. 25 Northwestern 91-70 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  7. ↑ "Michigan State 54, Wisconsin 47 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  8. ↑ "Michigan St. Falls To Wisconsin 67-49 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  9. ↑ "Spartans Fall To Illinois 78-73 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  10. ↑ "MSU Falls to Purdue,76-64 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  11. ↑ "Spartans Fall Late In OT To Minnesota 72-67 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  12. ↑ "Lucas shines as Michigan St. hangs on vs. NMSU". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  13. ↑ "Michigan State sinks Maryland with 3 at buzzer". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  14. ↑ "Morgan's FT sends Spartans back to Final Four". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  15. ↑ "Butler Bulldogs vs. Michigan State Spartans - NCAA Tournament Game - Box Score - April 03, 2010 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  16. ↑ "2009-10 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  17. 1 2 "NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Lucas Selected First-Team All-Big Ten - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
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