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MICHIGAN STATE BASKETBALL Michigan State (14-11, 6-6) vs. Minnesota (16-7, 8-4) Feb. 26, 2003 - 7:00 P.M. EST - East Lansing, Mich. 2002-03 Michigan State Basketball The Opening Tip Michigan State vs. Minnesota Spartans Start Conference Stretch Run - Michigan State enters the final February 26, 2003 - 7:00 P.M. EST two weeks of the regular season with three of its four remaining Big Ten Breslin Center (14,759) games at home. The Spartans host Minnesota on Wednesday as the Golden East Lansing, Mich. Gophers enter the Breslin Center having won seven of their last eight games. The Spartans are 11-2 at home this season, including a perfect 5-0 in the Big Radio: Spartan Sports Network - Will Tieman Ten. Minnesota is 2-5 away from Williams Arena this season, including 2-3 in (Play by Play), Gus Ganakas (Color). the conference. Flagship - WJIM (1240 AM/97.5 FM) TV: ESPN Plus Local - Mike Gleason (Play THE JUMP BALL by Play), Jim Dutcher (Color) Michigan State Minnesota Record 14-11, 6-6 16-7, 8-4 Michigan State Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Izzo Dan Monson 2002-03 Schedule Career Record (Years) 181-76 (8) 116-67 (6) 2002-03 Record: 14-11 2002-03 Big Ten Record: 6-6 Leading Scorer Chris Hill (14.6) Rick Rickert (15.9) Leading Rebounder A. Anagonye (5.8) Rick Rickert (6.3) DATE OPPONENT TIME Leading Assists Chris Hill (3.8) Kevin Burleson (5.1) N. 1 MAGIC JOHNSON ALL-STARS L, 104-85 N. 14 NIKE ELITE W, 56-55 N. 22 UNC ASHEVILLE W, 66-52 Series Record Minnesota leads, 55-46 N. 28 vs. Montana [1] (ESPN) W, 80-60 Record In East Lansing MSU leads, 30-19 N. 29 vs. Villanova [1] (ESPN2) L, 81-73 Last Meeting MINN, 77-69 (1/18/2003 in Minneapolis) N. 30 vs. Oklahoma State [1] L, 64-61 Series Streak Minnesota won one D. 4 #22 VIRGINIA (ESPN) W, 82-75 D. 8 CLEVELAND STATE (FS Ohio) W, 79-47 Game 25 Notes - Syracuse 76 - Michigan State 75 D. 14 #12 Kentucky (CBS) W, 71-67 D. 17 LOYOLA (IL) W, 80-54 * Chris Hill established Michigan State, Big Ten and Breslin Center records D. 21 SOUTH FLORIDA (ESPN+ Local) W, 65-56 with 10 made three-point field goals, while his 18 three-point field goal at- D. 28 JACKSONVILLE STATE W, 76-52 tempts set a school and arena record. D. 30 TOLEDO L, 81-76 * MSU’s 19 assists were the most since recording 20 vs. Loyola on Dec. 17. J. 4 vs. #10 Oklahoma [2] (ESPN) L, 60-58 * Syracuse entered the game averaging 14.2 offensive boards per contest, J. 9 OHIO STATE (ESPN2) W, 66-55 but was held to just seven offensive boards by the Spartans, including just J. 11 Iowa (ESPN Plus Regional) L, 68-64 J. 14 Purdue (ESPN) L, 72-60 one in the second half. J. 18 Minnesota (ESPN2) L, 77-69 * In his first start since Feb. 2, Alan Anderson tied his career high with six J. 22 PENN STATE (ESPN Plus Local) W, 70-36 assists. J. 26 Michigan (CBS) L, 60-58 * Chris Hill’s career-high 34 points were the most by a Spartan since Marcus J. 28 #19 INDIANA (ESPN) W, 61-54 Taylor scored 34 vs. Iowa on March 2, 2002. A Spartan has not scored more F. 2 #13 ILLINOIS (CBS) W, 68-65 than 34 points since Shawn Respert scored 39 points vs. Iowa on March 8, F. 8 Indiana (ESPN) W, 67-62, OT F. 11 Wisconsin (ESPN) L, 64-53 1995. F. 15 NORTHWESTERN (ESPN+ Reg.) W, 64-51 F. 18 #20 Illinois (ESPN) L, 70-40 Injuries Affect Everyone - Sunday’s game vs. Syracuse provided a perfect F. 23 #15 SYRACUSE (CBS) L, 76-75 example of how injuries affect not only the injured player, but also the rest of F. 26 MINNESOTA (ESPN Plus Local) 7:00 p.m. the team. With Alan Anderson able to play 27 minutes and handle the point M. 1 PURDUE (ESPN Plus Regional) 2:34 p.m. guard duties despite still recovering from his dislocated finger, Chris Hill was M. 5 IOWA (ESPN Plus Local) 8:00 p.m. able to regain his hot shooting touch. In the four games in which Anderson M. 8 Ohio State (ESPN Plus Regional) 12:17 p.m. M. 13-16 Big Ten Tournament [3] was unable to start, Hill shot 31.0 percent (13-of-42) from the field, including M. 20-23 NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds 21.7 percent (5-of-23) from three-point range. Against Syracuse, Hill shot 60 M. 27-30 NCAA Tournament - Regionals percent (12-of-20) and made a Big Ten record 10 three-point field goals in 18 A. 5&7 NCAA Final Four - New Orleans, La. attempts (.556). Home games (BOLD) played at the Breslin Center Game times are eastern standard time Hill Honored - Chris Hill is starting to assemble a nice collection of honors. [1] - Great Alaska Shootout - Anchorage, Alaska [2] - Oklahoma City, Okla. He has been named to the NABC All-District 11 Second Team and earned [3] - Chicago, Ill. Verizon Academic All-District honors with his 3.897 GPA. MSU BASKETBALL NOTES * THE MINNESOTA GAME, FEB. 26, 2003 * 2 2002-03 MICHIGAN STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name. Pos. Ht. Wt. El./Yr. Hometown Notes 2 Anthony Hamo G 6-2 210 Fr./Fr. Flint, MI Joins Spartans as a walk-on 3 Adam Wolfe F 6-9 230 Jr./Sr. Westerville, OH Returned from severe hamstring injury 5 Chris Hill G 6-3 190 So./So. Indianapolis, IN NABC All-District 11 Second Team 11 Rashi Johnson G 6-2 190 Jr./Jr. Chicago, IL Led the nation in steals at Mott Community College 13 Maurice Ager G 6-4 180 Fr./Fr. Detroit, MI Izzo’s first recruit from Detroit Public School League 15 Alan Anderson F 6-6 220 So./So. Minneapolis, MN Played four different positions as a freshman 20 Jayson Vincent G 6-4 200 Fr./So. Mason, MI Father, Jay, is MSU’s fifth all-time leading scorer (1,914) 23 Kelvin Torbert G 6-4 215 So./So. Flint, MI Co-recipient of MSU’s Best Defensive Player in 2002 25 Aloysius Anagonye F 6-8 260 Sr./Sr. Southfield, MI MSU’s most experienced player with 85 starts 30 Tim Bograkos G 6-2 190 So./Jr. Flint, MI Hustle and work ethic earned him a spot in rotation 40 Paul Davis C 6-11 240 Fr./Fr. Rochester, MI Consensus top-five player as a high school senior 41 Erazem Lorbek F 6-10 240 Fr./Fr. Ljubljana, Slovenia MVP of 2002 European Championships for Juniors 43 Andy Harvey F 6-5 200 Fr./So. Escanaba, MI In second season as a walk-on 44 Jason Andreas C 6-10 250 Jr./Sr. Sugarcreek, OH Attended Pete Newell’s Big Man Camp in August 50 Delco Rowley F 6-8 240 Fr./Fr. Indianapolis, IN Expected to redshirt this season 52 Brian Westrick F 6-5 220 Sr./Sr. Grand Ledge, MI Earned playing time as a walk-on in 2001-02 55 Adam Ballinger F 6-9 250 Sr./Sr.-5 Bluffton, IN 2002 third-team All-Big Ten honoree Head Coach: Tom Izzo Associate Head Coach: Brian Gregory Assistants: Mike Garland and Mark Montgomery MSU SPORTS INFORMATION Coach Izzo - In his eighth year, Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan, ’77) is 181-76 (.704), Office Phone (517) 355-2271 88-40 (.688) in the Big Ten, as the coach of the Michigan State basketball program. Asst. A.D./ John Lewandowski He is the third-winningest coach in MSU history, trailing only Jud Heathcote (340) Home Phone: (517) 381-9456 and Benjamin VanAlstyne (232) in total wins. Izzo’s 167 wins in his first seven years Asst. SID/Basketball SID Matt Larson give him the fifth most by a coach in his first seven seasons of coaching in college Home Phone: (517) 349-4607 basketball history. In his seven seasons of coaching, Izzo has won National Coach Mailing Address 401 Olds Hall of the Year honors three times, including NABC honors in 2001. In 1999, Izzo was East Lansing, MI 48824-1047 Sports Info. FAX (517) 353-9636 named national coach of the year by Basketball Times, while earning similar honors from Associated Press, Basketball News and the USBWA in ’98. To receive the weekly basketball release Izzo’s Two Decades - The 2002-03 season marks Tom Izzo’s 20th with the Spartan via electronic mail, members of the me- basketball program. Now in his eighth year as a head coach, Izzo spent 12 years as dia can send an e-mail message to men’s an assistant under Jud Heathcote. basketball SID Matt Larson at [email protected]. Minnesota Notes Coach Monson - Dan Monson (Idaho, ’85) is in fourth season as head coach at Minnesota with a record of 64-50. Overall, he is in his sixth season as a head coach with a record of 116-67. Prior to his arrival in Minneapolis, Monson spent two sea- sons at Gonzaga, leading the Bulldogs to the NCAA Elite Eight in 1999. Monson’s father, Don, was a head coach at Idaho and Oregon after serving as an assistant coach to Jud Heathcote at Michigan State from 1976-78. Spartans Vs. Golden Gophers - Minnesota leads the all-time series with Michigan State, 55-46.