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R BASKETBALL GAME DUKE GAME 3 Tuesday, December 1, 2020 STATE FARM CHAMPIONS CLASSIC 7:30 p.m. ET 3 Durham, N.C. – Cameron Indoor Stadium NO. 8/12 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS AT NO. 6/9 DUKE BLUE DEVILS TELEVISION December 1, 2020 – 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) ESPN – Sean McDonough (play-by-play); Jay Bilas (ana- Durham, N.C. – Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) lyst) RADIO THE MATCHUP Spartan Media Network – Will Tieman (play-by-play) and Matt Steigenga (color analyst), with Dalton Shetler (host). Michigan State Duke Listen to one of 38 affiliates, on the web at msuspartans.com 2019-20 Record 2-0, 0-0 B1G 1-0, 0-0 ACC or on Sirius 211, XM 195 and Internet 957. Coach Tom Izzo Mike Krzyzewski Career Record (Yrs.) 630-241 (26th) 1,158-350 (46th) Top Scorer Joey Hauser (12.5) DJ Seward (24.0) Top Rebounder Joey Hauser (12.5) Jalen Johnson (19.0) Top Assists Aaron Henry (5.0) Jalen Johnson (5.0) 2020-21 SCHEDULE THE OPENING TIP The No. 8-ranked Michigan State men’s basketball team htis the road for the first time this season, playing No. 6 Duke in the State Farm Champions Classic at Cameron Indoor Stadium Wednesday Nov. 25 EASTERN MICHGAN (BTN) W, 83-67 .... The Champions Classic will be played in separate venues this year due to the COVID-19 Saturday Nov. 28 NOTRE DAME (BTN) W, 80-70 pandemic ... Kentucky plays Kansas in Indianapolis ... The Spartans are ranked No. 8 in the Tuesday Dec. 1 at Duke # (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. Associated Press Preseason poll and No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches poll ... Michigan State Friday Dec. 4 DETROIT (BTN) 5 p.m. is 3-5 all-time in the Champions Classic, including an 0-3 mark against Duke. Sunday Dec. 6 WESTERN MICHIGAN (BTN) 6 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 9 at Virginia @ (ESPN) 9:15 p.m. Sunday Dec. 13 OAKLAND TBA MICHIGAN STATE POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP Sunday Dec. 20 at Northwestern * Selected as a team captain by his teammates ... foster loyer Scored a career-high 20 points and hit career-best six Friday Dec. 25 WISCONSIN * 3 Jr. – 6-0 – 170 3-pointers in season opener against Eastern Michigan Monday Dec. 28 at Minnesota * PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG ... Appeared in all 31 games last year ... Averaged 2.9 Saturday Jan. 2 at Nebraska * G 11.5 2.0 2.5 63.6 21.0 points per game. Tuesday Jan. 5 RUTGERS * Three-time captain ... Returned to the flloor after miss- Friday Jan. 8 PURDUE * joshua langford ing the final 17 games of the 2018-19 season and the Thursday Jan. 14 at Iowa * 1 Grad. – 6-5 – 200 entire 2019-20 season after a pair of surgeries ... Had Sunday Jan. 17 INDIANA * PPG RPG APG FG% MPG not played a game since Dec. 28, 2018, a span of 696 Saturday Jan. 23 ILLINOIS * G 9.0 1.0 2.5 40.0 23.5 days ... In 2018-19, averaged 15.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg. ** Thursday Jan. 28 at Rutgers * A preseason All-Big Ten selection, named to the Nai- Sunday Jan. 31 at Ohio State * aaron henry smith Trophy Watch List and to the watch list for the Ju- 0 Jr. – 6-6 – 212 lius Erving Small Forward Award ... Third on the team PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Wednesday Feb. 3 NEBRASKA * in scoring (10.0 ppg), rebounding (4.6 rpg), assists (2.9 Saturday Feb. 6 at Michigan * F 10.0 6.0 5.0 42.9 25.5 apg) and minutes played last year. Tuesday Feb. 9 PENN STATE * Saturday Feb. 13 IOWA * Appeared in 29 games last year, starting the first five thomas kithier games of the season ... Has appeared in 65 career Tuesday Feb. 16 at Purdue * 15 Jr. – 6-8 – 225 games, averaging 2.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per Saturday Feb. 20 at Indiana * PPG RPG APG FG% MPG game ... Scored in double figures once last year, tally- Thursday Feb. 25 OHIO STATE * F 4.0 2.0 1.5 75.0 15.5 Sunday Feb. 28 at Maryland * ing 10 points against Binghamton. joey hauser Made his first appearance for MSU in season opener Sunday March 7 MICHIGAN * 20 R-Jr. – 6-9 – 225 after sitting out last year following his transfer from PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Marquette ... Registered his first career double-dou- F 12.5 12.5 3.0 50.0 23.0 ble in Notre Dame win, with 10 points and career-high * Big Ten Conference Game 16 rebounds. # State Farm Champions Classic SPARTAN RESERVES No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class PPG RPG APG MPG BOLD CAPS – Home (Played at Breslin Center) – Big Ten Game* 2 Rocket Watts G 6-2 184 So. 7.5 2.0 4.5 21.5 10 Jack Hoiberg G 5-11 170 R-Jr. 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 11 A.J. Hoggard G 6-3 212 Fr. 0.0 0.5 0.0 3.5 13 Steven Izzo G 5-8 150 So. 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.0 14 Davis Smith G 6-1 185 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 22 Mady Sissoko C 6-8 235 Fr. 1.5 1.5 1.0 4.5 25 Malik Hall F 6-7 225 So. 5.0 4.0 4.0 18.0 30 Marcus Bingham Jr. F 6-11 225 Jr. 6.5 4.5 2.0 15.0 34 Julius Marble II F 6-8 230 So. 2.5 1.0 0.0 3.0 44 Gabe Brown F 6-8 210 Jr. 10.5 1.0 1.0 19.5 * All stats from 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Contact – Mike “Mex” Carey Visit MSUSPARTANS.com R BASKETBALL GAME 3 – DUKE 2020-21 MICHIGAN STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name. Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 0 Aaron Henry F 6-6 212 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis 1 Joshua Langford G 6-5 210 Grad Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy 2 Rocket Watts G 6-2 184 So. Detroit, Mich./SPIRE Academy (Ohio) 3 Foster Loyer G 6-0 170 Jr. Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston 10 Jack Hoiberg G 5-11 170 R-Jr. Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale Central 11 A.J. Hoggard G 6-3 212 Fr. Coatesville, Pa./Huntington Prep (W.Va.) 13 Steven Izzo G 5-8 150 So. East Lansing, Mich./Lansing Catholic 14 Davis Smith G 6-1 185 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Westminster 15 Thomas Kithier F 6-8 225 Jr. Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston 20 Joey Hauser F 6-9 225 R-Jr. Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point (Marquette) 22 Mady Sissoko C 6-8 235 Fr. Bafoulabe, Mali, West Africa/Wasatch Academy (Utah) 25 Malik Hall F 6-8 225 So. Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) 30 Marcus Bingham Jr. F 6-11 225 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic Central 34 Julius Marble II F 6-8 230 So. Dallas, Texas/Dallas Jesuit 44 Gabe Brown F 6-8 210 Jr. Ypsilanti, Mich./Belleville Head Coach: Tom Izzo (26th season - 630-241 career record) Associate Head Coach: Dwayne Stephens (18th season) Assistant Coach: Mike Garland (21st season) Associate Head Coach: Dane Fife (10th season) Director of Basketball Operations: David Thomas PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Video Coordinator: Drew Denisco A.J. Hoggard ...................................Hoe-gard Assistant Video Coordinator: Doug Herner Jack Hoiberg ...................................Hoy-berg Athletic Trainer: Nick Richey Thomas Kithier ..............................Kith-E-er Equipment Manager: Dave Pruder Mady Sissoko .................................Mau-DEE Si-SO-ko Strength and Conditioning Coach: Marshall Repp Director of Recruiting: Doug Wojcik Executive Assistant: Garrett Briningstool THE STARTING FIVE 1. MSU No. 13/12 in Preseason Polls Michigan State’s men’s basketball team entered the 2020-21 season ranked No. 13 in the country in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 poll and No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches poll ... The Spartans finished the 2019-20 season with a 22-9 overall record and a 14-6 mark in the Big Ten, sharing the regular season title with Wisconsin and Maryland. 2. Series History This is the 17th all-time meeting between Michigan State and Duke ... Duke leads the all-time series, 13-3 ... The Blue Devils posted an 87-75 win last year at the Breslin Center in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge ... The teams have split the last two games, with MSU’s win a 68-67 decision on March 31, 2019 in the NCAA Elite Eight to reach the Final Four ... This will be Michigan State’s fourth visit to Cameron Indoor Stadium ... The Spartans are 0-3 at Duke ... This is MSU’s first visit to Duke since a 78-69 loss on November 29, 2016. 3. Champions Classic MSU at the Champions Classic Michigan State is 3-6 all-time in the Champions Classic ... MSU lost to preseason No. Date Result Location 2 Kentucky, 69-62, in last year’s event ... Kentucky has a 5-4 record in the Champions 11/5/11 No. 6 Duke 74 MSU 69 New York Classic, Duke is 6-3 and Kansas is 4-5. 11/13/12 No. 21 MSU 67 No. 7 Kansas 64 Atlanta 11/12/13 No. 2 MSU 78 No. 1 Kentucky 74 Chicago 11/18/14 No. 4 Duke 81 No. 19 MSU 71 Indianapolis 4. About the Spartans 11/17/15 No. 13 MSU 79 No. 4 Kansas 73 Chicago For the first time in four years, Michigan State enters a season without two-time 11/15/16 No.