Sweet 16 FINAL FOUR 2000

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2004

FINAL FOUR ELITE EIGHT

2005 2006

FINAL FOUR SWEET 16

SPARTAN NCAA TOURNAMENT TIMELINE THE IZZO ERA MSU

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2008-09 Schedule...... 4 2008-09 OPPONENTS...... 111-124 Opponent Capsules...... 112-116 MSU BASKETBALL...... 5-36 Big Ten Composite Schedule...... 117 Spartan Family...... 6-7 All-Time Record Vs. Opponents.....118-124 Spartan Championships...... 8 The Final Four...... 9 HISTORY & TRADITION...... 125-140 Spartans In The NBA...... 10-12 1979 NCAA Champions...... 126 Spartan First-Rounders...... 13 2000 NCAA Champions...... 127 Clara Bell Smith Center...... 14-15 Big Ten Championship Teams...... 128-129 MSU BASKETBALL Student-Athlete Support Services...... 16 PG. 5-36 All-Americans...... 130-133 Student-Athlete Development...... 17 Honors And Awards...... 134-137 Academics...... 18-19 Spartans In The NBA...... 138 Breslin Center...... 20-21 Spartan NBA Draft Picks...... 139 Spartan Locker Room...... 22 All-Time Captains...... 140 Berkowitz Basketball Complex...... 23 HISTORY & TRADITION PG. 125-140 National Spotlight...... 24-25 SPARTAN RECORDS...... 141-184 Individual Honors...... 26 Scoring Records...... 142-143 World-Class Schedule...... 27 Why MSU?...... 28-29 1,000-Point Scorers...... 144-148 Strength & Conditioning...... 30 Rebounding Records...... 149 Sports Medicine...... 31 Records...... 150-151 USA Basketball...... 32 Records...... 152 COACHING STAFF 3-Point Field Goal Records...... 153 PG. 37-50 Earvin “Magic” Johnson...... 33 Jud Heathcote...... 34 Records...... 154 Retired Jerseys...... 35 / Records...... 155 MSU Athletics Hall Of Fame...... 36 Miscellaneous Records...... 156 Freshman Records...... 157 COACHING STAFF...... 37-50 Opponent Records...... 158 ...... 38-45 Breslin Center Records...... 159 Mark Montgomery...... 46 The Last Time It Happened...... 160-161 SPARTAN RECORDS Dwayne Stephens...... 47 All-Time Summary...... 162-163 PG. 141-184 Mike Garland...... 48 Year-By-Year Statistics...... 164-165 Bader/Ott/Herner...... 49 Yearly Attendance Figures...... 166 Support Staff...... 50 All-Time Coaches Records...... 167 2008-09 SPARTANS Year-By-Year Summary...... 168-181 PG. 51-92 2008-09 SPARTANS...... 51-92 All-Time Letterwinners...... 182-184 2008-09 Outlook/Roster...... 52-53 Chris Allen...... 54-55 POSTSEASON HISTORY...... 185-198 Jon Crandell...... 56-57 Big Ten Tournament History...... 186 Isaiah Dahlman...... 58-59 Big Ten Tournament Records...... 187 Marquise Gray...... 60-63 NCAA Tournament History...... 188-189 ...... 64-65 NCAA Tournament Records...... 190 Tom Herzog...... 66-67 NCAA Tournament Factoids...... 191 Idong Ibok...... 68-69 POSTSEASON HISTORY 1957 Final Four...... 192 Mike Kebler...... 70-71 PG. 185-198 1979 Final Four...... 193 ...... 72-73 1999 Final Four...... 194 Korie Lucious...... 74-75 2007-08 SEASON IN REVIEW 2000 Final Four...... 195 PG. 93-110 Raymar Morgan...... 76-79 Delvon Roe...... 80-81 2001 Final Four...... 196 ...... 82-83 2005 Final Four...... 197 Goran Suton...... 84-87 NIT History And Records...... 198 Austin Thornton...... 88-89 Travis Walton...... 90-92 MICHIGAN STATE...... 199-208 Michigan State University...... 200-201 2007-08 Board Of Trustees/President...... 202 SEASON IN REVIEW...... 93-110 Athletics Director Mark Hollis...... 203 2007-08 Notes...... 94-95 Compliance Services...... 204 2007-08 Results...... 96 Media Information...... 205 2007-08 Box Scores...... 97-108 Spartan Sports Network...... 206 2008-09 OPPONENTS 2007-08 Statistics...... 109 Big Ten Network...... 207 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY PG. 111-124 2007-08 Big Ten Results...... 110 TV/Radio Roster...... 208 PG. 199-208

2 MICHIGAN STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS University Information Newcomers...... 3 (1 G, 2 F) Location...... East Lansing, Mich. Draymond Green (F, 6-6, 240, Fr., Saginaw, Mich.) Enrollment...... 46,045 Korie Lucious (G, 5-11, 170, Fr., Milwaukee, Wis.) Founded...... 1855 Delvon Roe (F, 6-8, 220, Fr., Lakewood, Ohio) Nickname...... Spartans Colors...... Green and White Program History President...... Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon First Season of Competition...... 1898-99 Athletics Director...... Mark Hollis All-Time Record...... 1,429-991 Department Phone...... (517) 355-1623 Conference...... Big Ten NCAA Appearances...... 22 Arena/Capacity...... Breslin Center/14,759 (1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, All-Time Record at Breslin...... 255-37/Since 1989 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) Press Row Phone...... (517) 353-1626 Final Four Appearances...... 6 Ticket Office Phone...... (517) 355-1610 or 1-800-GO-STATE (1957, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005) NCAA Tournament Record...... 43-21 Coaching Staff NCAA Championships...... 2 (1979, 2000) Head Coach...... Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan, ’77) MSU Record/Years...... 305-130/13 Big Ten Championships...... 10 Overall Record/Years...... 305-130/13 (1957, 1959, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) Associate Head Coach...... Mark Montgomery (Michigan St., 2003) Big Ten Tournament Championships...... 2 (1999, 2000) Assistant Coach...... Dwayne Stephens (Michigan St., ’93) Assistant Coach...... Mike Garland (Northern Michigan, ’77) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Associate SID/Basketball Contact...... Matt Larson Director of Basketball Operations...... Richard Bader SID Office Phone...... (517) 355-2271 Video Coordinator...... Jordan Ott SID Office Fax...... (517) 353-9636 Assistant Video Coordinator...... Doug Herner SID Home Phone...... (517) 485-5157 Basketball Secretaries...... Lori Soderberg/Beth Marinez SID E-mail...... [email protected] Equipment Manager...... Dave Pruder Website...... www.msuspartans.com Athletic Trainer...... Tom Mackowiak Strength & Conditioning Coach...... Mike Vorkapich Sports Information Address...... Z-22 Breslin Center Michigan State University Basketball Office Phone...... (517) 355-1643 East Lansing, MI 48824 Basketball Office Fax...... (517) 432-1018 Basketball Mailing Address...... Breslin Student Events Center Radio Network...... Spartan Sports Network Michigan State University Contact Person...... Will Tieman East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone...... (517) 699-2200

Team Information MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS 2007-08 Overall Record...... 27-9 The 2008-09 Michigan State Men’s Basketball Media Guide is a 2007-08 Home Record...... 17-0 production of the MSU Athletic Communications Office. Written and 2007-08 Road Record...... 4-6 compiled by Associate Director Matt Larson. Layout and design by Matt 2007-08 Neutral Record...... 6-3 Larson with assistance from Jon Eslinger, Vision Creative, Lansing, Mich. 2007-08 Big Ten Record/Finish...... 12-6/4th Editorial assistance from Associate A.D. John Lewandowski, Athletic 2007-08 Big Ten Home Record...... 9-0 Communications Director Jamie Weir and Assistant Directors Jim Donatelli 2007-08 Big Ten Road Record...... 3-6 and Ben Phlegar. Additional assistance provided by Anne Larson, Bob Final 2008 Ranking...... AP-#18; ESPN/USA Today-#13 Healy, Vince Baker, Jessica Taylor, Bobby Busley, Teddy Newton, Ashley 2008 Postseason...... NCAA Sweet 16 Pearson, and Dan Trainor. Photos courtesy of Dale Young/Detroit News; John Gwillim; Kevin Fowler/Lansing State Journal; Matthew Mitchell/Matthew Returning Starters...... 3 (1 G, 1 F, 1 C) Mitchell Photography; NBA Photos; David Olds; Bruce Schwartzman/ Letterwinners Returning...... 11 (6 G, 2 F, 3 C) Schwartzman Sports Photography; Harley Seeley; USA Basketball. Cover Letterwinners Lost...... 2 (1 G, 1 C) Key Returnees...... Raymar Morgan (Jr., F, 14.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg) designs by Jon Eslinger, Vision Creative, Lansing, Mich. Printing by BRD Kalin Lucas (So., G, 10.3 ppg, 3.8 apg) Printing, Inc., Lansing, Mich. Goran Suton (Sr., C, 9.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg) Chris Allen (So., G, 6.3 ppg, 1.2 rpg) Additional copies of the 2008-09 Michigan State Basketball Media Guide Durrell Summers (So., G, 4.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg) can be purchased for $20 each (includes postage). Contact Michigan Travis Walton (Sr., G, 3.5 ppg, 4.3 apg) State Sports Information, Z-22 Breslin Center, East Lansing, MI 48824, Marquise Gray (Jr., F, 6.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg) Phone: (517) 355-2271.

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2008-09 SCHEDULE

November Wed. 5 NORTHERN MICHIGAN Exhibition (BigTenNetwork.com) East Lansing, Mich. 7 p.m. Mon. 10 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE Exhibition (BigTenNetwork.com) East Lansing, Mich. 7 p.m. Sun. 16 IDAHO (Big Ten Network) East Lansing, Mich. 6 p.m. Wed. 19 at IPFW Fort Wayne, Ind. 7 p.m. Thur.-Sun. 27-30 Old Spice Classic Orlando, Fla. Thur. 27 vs. Maryland (ESPN2) Orlando, Fla. 7 p.m. Fri. 28 vs. Gonzaga/Oklahoma State (ESPN/ESPNU) Orlando, Fla. 5:30/8 p.m. Sun. 30 vs. Siena/Tennessee/Wichita State/Georgetown (ESPN2/ESPNU) Orlando, Fla. TBA

December Wed. 3 vs. North Carolina# (Big Ten/ACC Challenge) (ESPN) Detroit, Mich. 9:15 p.m. Sun 7 BRADLEY (Big Ten Network) East Lansing, Mich. 4 p.m. Sat. 13 ALCORN STATE (Big Ten Network) East Lansing, Mich. 6 p.m. Wed. 17 THE CITADEL (Big Ten Network) East Lansing, Mich. 8 p.m. Sat. 20 vs. Texas$ (CBS) Houston, Texas 2 p.m. Sat. 27 vs. Oakland^ (FSN Detroit) Auburn Hills, Mich. 5 p.m. Wed. 31 at Minnesota (Big Ten Network) Minneapolis, Minn. 6 p.m.

January Sat. 3 at Northwestern (Big Ten Network) Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m. Tues. 6 OHIO STATE (ESPN2) East Lansing, Mich. 7 p.m. Sat. 10 KANSAS (CBS) East Lansing, Mich. 1 p.m. Wed. 14 at Penn State (Big Ten Network) State College, Pa. 6:30 p.m. Sat. 17 ILLINOIS (ESPN) East Lansing, Mich. 4 p.m. Wed. 21 NORTHWESTERN (Big Ten Network) East Lansing, Mich. 6:30 p.m. Sun. 25 at Ohio State (CBS) Columbus, Ohio 3:45 p.m. Thur. 29 at Iowa (ESPN/ESPN2) Iowa City, Iowa 7 p.m.

February Sun. 1 PENN STATE (Big Ten Network) East Lansing, Mich. 12 p.m. Wed. 4 MINNESOTA (Big Ten Network) East Lansing, Mich. 8:30 p.m. Sat. 7 INDIANA (ESPN) East Lansing, Mich. 4 p.m. Tues. 10 at Michigan (ESPN) Ann Arbor, Mich. 7 p.m. Tues. 17 at Purdue (ESPN) West Lafayette, Ind. 7 p.m. Sun. 22 WISCONSIN (CBS, ESPN, Big Ten Network) East Lansing, Mich. TBA Wed. 25 IOWA (Big Ten Network) East Lansing, Mich. 8:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 28-1 at Illinois (CBS, ESPN, Big Ten Network) Champaign, Ill. TBA

March T/W/T 3/4/5 at Indiana (ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network) Bloomington, Ind. TBA Sat.-Sun. 7/8 PURDUE (CBS, ESPN, Big Ten Network) East Lansing, Mich. TBA Thur.-Sun. 12-15 Big Ten Tournament Indianapolis, Ind. Thur.-Sun. 19-22 NCAA Tournament - First/Second Rounds Thur.-Sun. 26-29 NCAA Tournament - Regionals

April Sat./Mon. 4 & 6 NCAA Final Four Detroit, Mich.

Home games (BOLD) played at the Breslin Center • Game times are Eastern Standard Time and subject to change # at Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. • $ at Toyota Center, Houston, Texas • ^ at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich.

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