R BASKETBALL GAME UCLA GAME 28 Thursday, March 18, 2021 NO. 11 UCLA BRUINS 9:57 p.m. ET VS. 28 NCAA Tournament West Lafayette, Ind. – Mackey Arena NO. 11 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS TELEVISION March 18, 2021 – 9:57 p.m. ET (TBS) TBS – Brian Anderson (play-by-play) NCAA Tournament Jim Jackson (analyst); Allie LaForce (sideline) West Lafayette, Ind. – Mackey Arena RADIO Spartan Media Network – Will Tieman (play-by-play) and THE MATCHUP Matt Steigenga (color analyst), with Dalton Shetler (host). Listen to one of 38 affiliates, on the web at msuspartans.com Michigan State UCLA or on Sirius, XM and Internet 206. 2020-21 Record 15-12, 9-11 B1G 17-9,13-6 Pac 12 KenPom / NET 56 / 70 44 / 47 Coach Tom Izzo Mick Cronin Career Record (Yrs.) 643-253 (26th Season) 401-192 (18th Season) 2020-21 SCHEDULE Top Scorer Aaron Henry (15.3) Johnny Juzang (14.0) Top Rebounder Joey Hauser, Aaron Henry (5.7) Chris Smith (6.4) Wednesday Nov. 25 EASTERN MICHGAN (BTN) W, 83-67 Saturday Nov. 28 NOTRE DAME (BTN) W, 80-70 Top Assists Aaron Henry (3.5) Tyger Campbell (5.6) Tuesday Dec. 1 at No. 6 Duke # (ESPN) W, 75-69 THE OPENING TIP Friday Dec. 4 DETROIT (BTN) W, 83-76 Michigan State is making its 23rd-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament under Coach Tom Izzo, mark- Sunday Dec. 6 WESTERN MICHIGAN (BTN) W, 79-61 ing the nation’s longest active current coaching streak ... The Spartans are the No. 11 seed in the East Wednesday Dec. 9 at No. 18 Virginia @ (ESPN) postponed Region and will open against No. 11 UCLA in the NCAA First Four ... This is the 34th NCAA Tournament Sunday Dec. 13 OAKLAND (BTN) W, 109-91 appearance all-time for MSU ... The Spartans closed out the regular season with six games in a span of Sunday Dec. 20 at Northwestern * (BTN) L, 79-65 13 days, including four games against teams ranked in the Top 5 of the Associated Press poll ... MSU Friday Dec. 25 No. 6 WISCONSIN * (FOX) L, 85-76 has won 5 of its last 8 games, including three Top 5 wins (Illinois, Ohio State, Michigan) ... Since Jan. Monday Dec. 28 at No. 21 Minnesota * (BTN) L, 81-56 31, the Spartans will have played more games vs. Top 8 NET teams (7 games) than not (6 games). Saturday Jan. 2 at Nebraska * (BTN) W, 84-77 MICHIGAN STATE POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP Tuesday Jan. 5 No. 14 RUTGERS * (ESPN2) W, 68-45 A starter in 14 games, averaging 8.4 points and 3.2 as- Friday Jan. 8 PURDUE * (FS1) L, 55-54 rocket watts sists in those situations ... Scored 21 points in regular 2 So. – 6-2 – 185 Sunday Jan. 17 INDIANA * (CBS) postponed season finale win vs. Michigan ... Has scored in double PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Saturday Jan. 23 No. 15 ILLINOIS * (FOX) postponed figures seven times ... Three games with 20+ points, Thursday Jan. 28 at Rutgers * (FS1) L, 67-37 G 7.7 1.6 2.7 33.6 22.2 including 20 vs. Duke and career-high 23 vs. Detroit. Sunday Jan. 31 at No. 13 Ohio State * (CBS) L, 79-62 Three-time captain ... Scored a season-high 18 points joshua langford vs. Nebraska ... 13 games scoring in double figures, Tuesday Feb. 2 at No. 8 Iowa * (FS1) L, 84-78 1 Grad. – 6-5 – 200 Saturday Feb. 6 at No. 16 Michigan * (ESPN) postponed including 11 of last 18 ... In the last eight games, av- PPG RPG APG FG% MPG eraging 9.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game ... Saturday Feb. 6 NEBRASKA * (BTN) W, 66-56 9.6 3.4 1.7 36.8 27.6 Tuesday Feb. 9 PENN STATE * (ESPN) W, 60-58 G Reached.1,000-point mark vs. Penn State. Saturday Feb. 13 No. 15 IOWA * (FOX) L, 88-58 25 games scoring in double figures ... Career-high 27 Tuesday Feb. 16 at Purdue * (ESPN) L, 75-65 aaron henry points at Nebraska, vs. Nebraska ... 1 of 2 players in 0 Jr. – 6-6 – 212 Saturday Feb. 20 at Indiana * (ESPN) W, 78-71 Division I averaging at least 15.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Tuesday Feb. 23 No. 5 ILLINOIS * (FS1) W, 81-72 3.5 assists and 1.3 blocks per game ... Last 14 games, Thursday Feb. 25 No. 4 OHIO STATE * (ESPN/2) W, 71-67 F 15.3 5.7 3.5 44.7 32.2 averaging 17.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.5 apg, 46.2% FG. Sunday Feb. 28 at Maryland * (CBS) L, 73-55 Career-high 19 points in Big Ten Tourney loss to Mary- malik hall land ... Has started eight games this season, averaging Tuesday March 2 INDIANA * (BTN) W, 64-58 25So. – 6-7 – 225 PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG 5.0 points, 3.5 rebounds in 14.6 minutes ... Five games in Thursday March 4 at No. 2 Michigan (ESPN) L, 69-50 double figures this season ... Had 10 points, 10 rebounds Sunday March 7 No. 2 MICHIGAN * (CBS) W, 70-64 F 4.8 4.1 1.3 47.2 17.3 in win over Duke (12/1). Wed,-Sun. March 10-14 Big Ten Tournament Thursday March 11 vs. Maryland (BTN) L, 68-57 julius marble ii Has started last eight games, averaging 3.0 points NCAA Tournament - First Four 34 So. – 6-8 – 225 and 1.8 rebounds while shooting 44.4% from the Thursday March 18 vs. UCLA (TBS) 9:57 p.m. PPG RPG APG FG% MPG floor (8-of-18) in 9.6 minutes ... Scored six points, NCAA Tournament - First Round F 3.9 2.2 0.1 57.8 9.1 with three rebounds and a block against Indiana ... Saturday March 20 vs. BYU (if necessary) TBA Career-high 12 points in win at Duke on Dec. 1. Sun.-Mon. March 21-22 NCAA Tournament - 2nd Round Sat.-Sun. March 27-28 NCAA Tournament - Sweet 16 SPARTAN RESERVES Sun.-Mon. March 29-30 NCAA Tournament - Elite Eight No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class PPG RPG APG MPG Saturday April 3 NCAA Final Four 3 Foster Loyer G 6-0 175 Jr. 4.2 1.6 2.3 16.5 Monday April 5 NCAA National Championship 10 Jack Hoiberg G 5-11 170 R-Jr. 0.5 0.2 0.4 3.1 11 A.J. Hoggard G 6-3 220 Fr. 2.5 2.0 2.0 13.3 * Big Ten Conference Game 13 Steven Izzo G 5-8 150 So. 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.1 # State Farm Champions Classic 14 Davis Smith G 6-1 185 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.3 @ ACC/Big Ten Challenge 15 Thomas Kithier F 6-8 225 Jr. 2.4 2.5 0.7 10.9 20 Joey Hauser F 5-9 220 R-Jr. 9.7 5.7 1.5 21.7 22 Mady Sissoko C 6-8 235 Fr. 1.1 1.8 0.0 5.6 30 Marcus Bingham Jr. F 6-11 225 Jr. 3.4 3.3 0.3 11.2 44 Gabe Brown F 6-8 210 Jr. 7.2 2.8 0.5 20.5 Men’s Basketball Contact – Mike “Mex” Carey Visit MSUSPARTANS.com R BASKETBALL GAME 28 – NCAA TOURNAMENT 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 - 643-253 career record) Associate Head Coach: Dwayne Stephens (18th season) Assistant Coach: Mike Garland (21st season) Associate Head Coach: Dane Fife (10th season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Director of Basketball Operations: David Thomas A.J. Hoggard ...................................Hoe-gard Video Coordinator: Drew Denisco Jack Hoiberg ...................................Hoy-berg Assistant Video Coordinator: Doug Herner Thomas Kithier ..............................Kith-E-er Athletic Trainer: Nick Richey Mady Sissoko .................................Mau-DEE Si-SO-ko Equipment Manager: Dave Pruder Strength and Conditioning Coach: Marshall Repp Director of Recruiting: Doug Wojcik Executive Assistant: Garrett Briningstool THE STARTING FIVE 1. MSU’s NCAA Streak Michigan State is making its 23rd-straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2021 ... It is the longest current streak among Big Ten schools and second- longest current streak in the nation ... Only Kansas (31) has a longer current streak ... In fact, it is the fourth-longest streak of all-time, and the longest in Big Ten history.