MICHIGAN STATE BASKETBALL #17/18 Michigan State (23-6, 11-5) vs. Illinois (12-17, 4-12) March 6, 2008 - Champaign, Ill. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS GAME #30 * Michigan State has committed single-digit #17/18 Michigan State (23-6, 11-5) turnovers in the last four games (see page 2). vs. * With his next assist, Drew Neitzel will move Illinois (12-17, 4-12) into fourth place on the MSU career chart (see page 2). March 6, 2008 - 9 p.m. EST Champaign, Ill. - Assembly Hall * Michigan State has three players in the top five in the Big Ten in assists (see page 2). Radio: Spartan Sports Network - Will Tieman (Play by Play), Gus Ganakas (Color). Flagship - WJIM 1240 AM/WMMQ 94.9 FM Michigan State Men’s Basketball TV: ESPN2 - Brent Musburger (Play by Play), Steve Lavin (Color) 2007-08 Schedule THE OPENING TIP November Coming off a very impressive victory over Indiana in the home finale, Michigan 13 & CHICAGO STATE (ESPNU) W, 86-53 State will play two road games in the final week of the regular season. The Spar- 14 & ULM (ESPNU) W, 83-65 tans will play at Illinois on Thursday, facing an Illini squad coming off a road win 19 & vs. Missouri (ESPNU) [1] W, 86-83 at Iowa on Saturday. The game will feature two of the Big Ten’s best defensive 20 & vs. No. 2 UCLA (ESPN2) [1] L, 68-63 24 OAKLAND (BTN) W, 75-71 teams, as both squads rank in the top four in the league in field-goal percentage 28 No. 24 NC STATE (ESPN)[2] W, 81-58 defense and 3-point field-goal percentage defense. December 1 JACKSONVILLE (BTN) W, 80-51 THE JUMP BALL 4 at Bradley (ESPNU) W, 66-61 8 vs. No. 20 BYU (BYUTV) [3] W, 68-61 Michigan State Illinois 15 IPFW (ESPNU) W, 79-57 Record 23-6, 11-5 12-17, 4-12 19 SAN JOSE STATE (BTN) W, 85-45 Coach Tom Izzo Bruce Weber 22 vs. No. 4 Texas (ESPN2) [4] W, 78-72 29 GREEN BAY (BTN) W, 93-75 Career Record (Years) 301-127 (13) 227-99 (10) January Leading Scorer Raymar Morgan (15.1) Shaun Pruitt (12.6) 5 MINNESOTA (BTN) W, 65-59 8 PURDUE (BTN) W, 78-75 Leading Rebounder Goran Suton (8.1) Shaun Pruitt (7.1) 12 at Iowa (BTN) L, 43-36 Leading Assists Travis Walton (4.6) Chester Frazier (3.7) 15 OHIO STATE (ESPN) W, 66-60 20 at Minnesota (BTN) W, 78-73 Series Record ILL leads 53-50 24 at Northwestern (ESPN2) W, 78-62 Record At Champaign ILL leads 34-15 27 MICHIGAN (CBS) W, 77-62 Last Meeting MSU 51-41 (Jan. 31, 2008 in East Lansing) 30 ILLINOIS (BTN) W, 51-41 Series Streak MSU won one February 2 at Penn State (BTN) L, 85-76 9 NORTHWESTERN (BTN) W, 70-55 POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUPS 12 at No. 19 Purdue (ESPN) L, 60-54 16 at No. 13 Indiana (ESPN) L, 80-61 Michigan State Spartans (23-6, 11-5) Ppg. Rpg. Apg. Other 20 PENN STATE (BTN) W, 86-49 C - #34 Drew Naymick (Sr., 6-10, 250) 4.1 4.0 0.3 .662 FG% 23 IOWA (ESPN) W, 66-52 * Owns the Michigan State career record with 128 blocks ... Ranks third in the Big Ten 28 at No. 10 Wisconsin (ESPN2) L, 57-42 in blocked shots ... Enrolled in PhD. classes in finance. March F - #14 Goran Suton (Jr., 6-10, 245) 8.8 8.1 1.9 2.8 orpg 2 INDIANA (CBS) W, 103-74 * Became the first Spartan to grab 20 rebounds in a game since Kevin Willis in 1983, with 20 against 6 at Illinois (ESPN2) 9 p.m. Oakland ... Second in the Big Ten in rebounding ... Big Ten Player of the Week (March 3). 9 at Ohio State (BTN) 12 p.m. 13-16 Big Ten Tournament [5] F - #2 Raymar Morgan (So., 6-7, 225) 15.1 6.3 1.7 .574 FG% * Played with the USA U19 World Championship Team over the summer ... CBE Classic & O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic East Lansing Regional MVP ... Averaging 3.9 points a game at the foul line. Home games (BOLD) played at the Breslin Center Game times are Eastern Standard Time G - #1 Kalin Lucas (Fr., 6-0, 180) 10.2 1.4 3.9 .743 FT% [1] - CBE Classic - Kansas City, Mo. * Third on the team with 113 assists ... Led MSU in scoring in six of the last 19 games ... Scored a [2] - ACC/Big Ten Challenge career-best 20 points vs. Purdue ... Totaled 21 assists and two turnovers in last four games. [3] - Salt Lake City, Utah [4] - Spartan Clash - The Palace of Auburn Hills G - #11 Drew Neitzel (Sr., 6-0, 185) 13.5 2.7 4.2 3.15:1 a-to ratio [5] - Conseco Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind. * Ranks third in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio ... Academic All-America honoree ... Senior CLASS Award finalist ... Ranks second in MSU career free-throw percentage (.857). MSU SPORTS INFORMATION Illinois Fighting Illini (12-17, 4-12) Ppg. Rpg. Apg. Other Basketball SID: Matt Larson F - #23 Rodney Alexander (Jr., 6-7, 225) 4.8 3.1 0.3 .708 FT% E-mail: [email protected] C - #55 Shaun Pruitt (Sr., 6-10, 245) 12.6 7.1 0.8 .567 FG% Office: 517-355-2271 Fax: 517-353-9636 G - #3 Chester Frazier (Jr., 6-2, 190) 4.9 5.1 3.7 0.9 spg Address: Z-22 Breslin Center, G - #1 Trent Meacham (Jr., 6-2, 195) 10.5 2.4 2.6 64-161 3FG East Lansing, MI 48824 G - #32 Demetri McCamey (Fr., 6-3, 205) 7.8 2.8 3.2 35-115 3FG Michigan State Basketball • vs. Illinois • March 6, 2008 MSU is leading the Big Ten in field-goal percentage for the fifth straight year ... 2007-08 MICHIGAN STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name. Pos. Ht. Wt. El./Yr. Hometown Notes 00 Idong Ibok C 6-11 255 Jr./Sr. Lagos, Nigeria Owns a 7-foot-5 wingspan 1 Kalin Lucas G 6-0 180 Fr./Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich. 2007 Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Teamer 2 Raymar Morgan F 6-7 225 So./So. Canton, Ohio Won back-to-back Division I State Championships 3 Chris Allen G 6-3 195 Fr./Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution AAAAA Player of the Year 5 Travis Walton G 6-2 190 Jr./Jr. Lima, Ohio In second season as co-captain 10 Jon Crandell F 6-8 210 So./So. Rochester, Mich. In his first season as a walk-on 11 Drew Neitzel G 6-0 185 Sr./Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. The Associated Press Preseason All-American 13 Austin Thornton F 6-5 200 Fr./Fr. Sand Lake, Mich. 2007 The Associated Press All-State Class B 14 Goran Suton C 6-10 245 Jr./Sr. Lansing, Mich. Born in Bosnia-Herzegovina 15 Durrell Summers G 6-4 195 Fr./Fr. Detroit, Mich. The Associated Press Michigan Class D Player of the Year 20 Mike Kebler G 6-3 195 Fr./Fr. Okemos, Mich. Joins MSU as a walk-on 22 Isaiah Dahlman G 6-6 195 So./So. Braham, Minn. Grandson of Hall of Famer John Kundla 34 Drew Naymick C 6-10 250 Sr./Sr.-5 Muskegon, Mich. Pursuing a PhD. in finance 40 Tom Herzog C 7-0 230 Fr./So Flint, Mich. Redshirted in 2006-07 41 Marquise Gray F 6-8 235 Jr./Sr. Flint, Mich. Started 22 games in 2006-07 Head Coach: Tom Izzo (13th season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Associate Head Coach: Mark Montgomery (7th season) Isaiah Dahlman ................DOLL-munn Assistant Coach: Dwayne Stephens (5th season) Marquise Gray..................Mar-QWEESE Assistant Coach: Mike Garland (8th season) Idong Ibok ........................EE-dong EE-bock Director of Basketball Operations: Richard Bader Kalin Lucas ......................KAY-lin Video Coordinator: Kevin Pauga Raymar Morgan ...............RAY-mar Assistant Video Coordinator: Doug Herner Drew Naymick .................NAY-mick Athletic Trainer: Tom Mackowiak Drew Neitzel.....................NIGHT-zul Equipment Manager: Dave Pruder Goran Suton ....................GORE-on SUE-tahn Strength and Conditioning Coach: Mike Vorkapich On This Date The Starting Five Michigan State is 8-8 all-time on 1. The Turnover Story - Michigan State has totaled just 27 turnovers (6.75 pg) in the last March 6, including 1-5 on the road. four games (7 vs. Penn State, 5 vs. Iowa, 6 vs. Penn State, 9 vs. Indiana). In the previous two games, MSU had committed 19 turnovers against both Purdue and Indiana. For the Year Site W/L Score Opponent year, MSU is 11-1 when committing fewer turnovers than its opponent. Michigan State is 1999 N W 56-41 Wisconsin averaging 13.8 turnovers per game for the season, and 13.8 turnovers in conference play. 1998 N L 76-73 Minnesota In three of MSU’s five Big Ten losses, the Spartans have recorded 18 or more turnovers, 1997 A L 81-74 Minnesota although they committed just 10 in a loss at Penn State and six versus Wisconsin. 1996 H W 77-67 Illinois 1982 A L 74-58 Indiana 2. Neitzel Among Career Leaders - Drew Neitzel currently ranks fifth in career assists 1976 H L 86-82 Wisconsin at Michigan State with 560. With one more assist, he will tie current MSU assistant 1971 A L 88-63 Michigan Mark Montgomery for fourth place on the MSU career chart.