SPARTANSPARTAN BASKETBALL:BASKETBALL: ONON ANAN ELITEELITE PATHPATH TEAM SUCCESS • 115 WINS IN LAST FIVE YEARS • 51 WINS IN THE BIG TEN IN LAST FIVE YEARS • 25 WINS AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS IN LAST FIVE YEARS • 11 POSTSEASON WINS IN LAST FIVE YEARS • 6 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARENCES (1991, ’96, ’97, 2003, ’04, ’05, ’06) • 5 WINS IN THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT IN THE LAST THREE YEARS • 2 BIG TEN LEAGUE TITLES (1997, 2005) • 1 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP (2005) • ONE OF 10 TEAMS TO MAKE BACK-TO- BACK TRIPS TO THE SWEET 16 IN 2006 • ONE OF 14 TEAMS TO MAKE THREE CONSECUTIVE TRIPS TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT’S SECOND ROUND IN 2006 • ONE OF 23 TEAMS TO MAKE FOUR CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENTS IN 2006 INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS (SINCE 2002) • 18 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS • 17 SELECTIONS TO AN ALL-BIG TEN TEAM Liz Shimek • 9 BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK SELECTIONS • 2-time CoSIDA • 5 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT IV SELECTIONS Academic All-American • 4 MEMBERS OF BIG TEN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM • 2-time Honorable Mention All-American • 4 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICAN HONOREES • 4-time member of • 2 MEMBERS OF NCAA FINAL FOUR ALL- All-Big Ten squad TOURNAMENT TEAM • 2 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS • 1 WOODEN AWARD FINALIST • 1 WBCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE MONTH • 1 BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR • 1 NATIONAL AP COACH OF THE YEAR Table of Contents Welcome To Spartan Basketball 2005-06 In Review Table of Contents ........................................2 Year End Notes ....................................84-85 MSU Quick Facts .........................................3 2005-06 Senior Class ............................86-89 2006-07 Schedule .......................................4 2005-06 Final Results ................................90 This is Spartan Basketball .........................5-6 2005-06 Final Statistics ..............................91 Spartan Family ............................................7 2005-06 Breakdown ..................................92 2002-03: Starting the Tradition ..................8-9 Team/Opponent Highs/Lows ......................93 2003-04: A Breakthrough Year ..............10-11 2005-06 Box Scores ............................ 94-107 2004-05: A Record-Setting Season ........12-13 2005-06 Final Big Ten Standings ...............108 2005-06: An Elite Program ....................14-15 2005-06 All-Big Ten Teams .......................109 2005-06: March Madness ......................16-17 2005-06 Big Ten Statistics ........................110 Spartans in the WNBA ...............................18 Spartans with USA Basketball .....................19 Covering The Spartans Playing the Best-Beating the Best ...............20 Spartans Online ......................................112 The Comeback ..........................................21 Directions to the Breslin Center ................113 Breslin Center ......................................22-23 Radio/Television Information ....................113 Facilities/Berkowitz Complex .................24-25 2006-07 Opponent Information ......... 114-121 Game Day at the Breslin Center.............26-27 Big Ten Conference .................................122 Midnight Madness ................................28-29 Spartan Fun ..............................................30 Spartan History Spartans Overseas ....................................31 All-Americans ..........................................124 In the Community ................................32-33 Honors & Awards ............................. 125-126 Media Attention/In the Spotlight ............34-35 All-Time Letterwinners ...................... 127-128 On the Links .............................................36 All-Time Captains ....................................128 All-Time Managers ...................................128 Meet The Spartans All-Time Numerical Roster ........................129 2006-07 Spartan Outlook ......................38-41 Big Ten Results/History ..................... 130-131 2006-07 Roster .........................................42 MSU Postseason Results ..........................132 Spartan Seniors .........................................43 NCAA Tournament History ................. 133-134 Myisha Bannister ..................................44-45 Katrina Grantham .................................46-47 Spartan Record Book Rene Haynes ........................................48-49 Career Records ................................ 136-137 Victoria Lucas-Perry ..............................50-52 1,000-Point Scorers .......................... 138-140 Spartan Juniors .........................................53 Single-Season Records ...................... 141-142 Courtney Davidson ...............................54-55 The 2006-07 Michigan State women’s basketball Single-Game Records ........................ 143-144 Laura Hall ............................................56-57 media guide was written, produced, designed and Top Scoring/Rebounding Games ...............145 edited by Sports Information Intern Joe Guistina and Alisa Wulff ................................................58 Year-By-Year Leaders ........................ 146-147 Assistant Sports Information Director Ben Phlegar. Spartan Sophomores .................................59 Team Records .........................................148 Additional assistence from Sports Information Intern Lauren Aitch ........................................60-61 Ashley Johnson and Sports Information Student Opponent Records ...................................149 Aisha Jefferson.....................................62-63 Assistants Sara Gutowski, Bob Healy, Ryan McMillian Freshman Records ...................................150 and Chris Richards. Mia Johnson..............................................64 Breslin Center Records .............................151 Spartan Freshmen .....................................65 Attendance Records .................................152 Editorial assistance provided by Assistant Sports Allyssa DeHaan .........................................66 Information Director Ben Phlegar, Sports Information Miscellaneous Team Records ............. 153-155 Takeya Fortner ..........................................67 Director Jamie Weir and Associate Sports Information MSU In The Polls .....................................153 Director Matt Larson. Amanda Piechowski ...................................68 All-Time Coaches Records ........................156 Team Photo ..............................................69 All-Time Record Vs. .................................157 Photography by Erin Groom and Harley J. Seeley, MSU Instructional Media Center; John Gwillim; David All-Time Series Series Results ............ 157-161 Olds; Jerry Lai; Jerry Margolis; and Mike Vorkapich. The Coaching Staff Year-By-Year Game Scores ................ 162-170 Kristin Haynie WNBA photos by Rocky Widner, Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie..............72-75 Andrew D. Bernstein and Juan Ocampo. Special Assistant Coach AnnMarie Gilbert ...............76 This Is Michigan State University thanks to Ryan Spillers of the Sacramento Monarchs, Warren Skalski of the Chicago Fire, Disney, USA Assistant Coach Al Brown ...........................77 Michigan State University .................. 172-173 Basketball, Victoria Lucas-Perry and Kate Senger Assistant Coach Semeka Randall ................78 Clara Bell Smith Academic Center .............174 for photos. Kristen Rasmussen photo courtesy of the WNBA. Cover designs by Mike Zulla, Gazelle Dir. of Basketball Operations Kate Senger ....79 Student-Athlete Support Services..............175 Video Coordinator Sam AcMoody ................80 Group, Princeton, N.J. Printing by BRD Printing, Life Skills Program ...................................176 Lansing, Mich. Administrative Assistant Margaret Selasky ...80 MSU Athletics Hall of Fame ......................177 Support Staff ............................................81 Office of Compliance Services ...................178 To purchase additional copies of the 2006-07 MSU Life After MSU ...........................................82 Women’s Basketball Guide, please send a check or Sports Medicine .......................................179 money order for $12 to: Strength & Conditioning ...........................180 Sports Information Office Board of Trustees/President Simon ...........181 Z-22 Breslin Center Athletic Director Ron Mason .....................182 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 Media Information ...................................183 Photo Roster ...........................................184 MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity institution. MSU Quick Facts University Information Michigan State Team Information Name .........................................................Michigan State University 2005-06 Overall Record ....................................................... 24-10 Location ............................................. East Lansing, Michigan 48824 2005-06 Big Ten Record...............................................11-5 (third) Founded ................................................................................. 1855 2005-06 Final Ranking ................................... ESPN/USA Today: 16 Enrollment ..........................................................................45,166 AP: 16 Nickname ..........................................................................Spartans Post-Season ....................... NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinalists Colors ....................................................................Green