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2009 Michigan State Spartans Basketball Schedule

Sun 11/1 NORTHWOOD (Exhib.) East Lansing, Mich. 4 p.m.
Mon. 11/9 GRAND VALLEY STATE (Exhib.) East Lansing, Mich. 7 p.m.
Fri. 11/13 FLORIDA GULF COAST East Lansing, Mich. 7 p.m.
Tues. 11/17 GONZAGA  East Lansing, Mich. 8 p.m.
Fri. & Sun. 11/20-11/22 Legends Classic – MSU Host Site East Lansing, Mich.
Fri. 11/20 TOLEDO East Lansing, Mich. 6:30 p.m.
Sun. 11/22 VALPARAISO East Lansing, Mich. 12 p.m.
Fri.-Sat. 11/27-11/28 Legends Classic – Championship Rounds Atlantic City, N.J.
Fri. 11/27 vs. Florida Atlantic City, N.J. 8 p.m.
Sat. 11/28 vs. Rutgers/Massachusetts  Atlantic City, N.J. 5:30/8 p.m.
Tues. 12/1 North Carolina (Big Ten/ACC Challenge)  Chapel Hill, N.C. 9 p.m.
Fri. 12/4 WOFFORD East Lansing, Mich. 7 p.m.
Mon. 12/7 at The Citadel Charleston, S.C. 7 p.m.
Thu. 12/10 OAKLAND East Lansing, Mich. 7 p.m.
Sat. 12/19 IPFW East Lansing, Mich. 12 p.m.
Tues. 12/22 at Texas Austin, Texas 7 p.m.
Wed. 12/30 TEXAS-ARLINGTON East Lansing, Mich. 7 p.m.

2010 Michigan State Spartans Basketball Schedule

Sat. 1/2 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 6:30 p.m.
Wed. 1/6 WISCONSIN East Lansing, Mich. 6:30 p.m.
Sat. 1/9 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 5:30 p.m.
Wed. 1/13 MINNESOTA East Lansing, Mich. 6:30 p.m.
Sat. 1/16 ILLINOIS East Lansing, Mich. 3:30 p.m.
Wed. 1/20 IOWA East Lansing, Mich. 6:30 p.m.
Sat. 1/23 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 12 p.m.
Tues. 1/26 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 7 p.m.
Sat. 1/30 NORTHWESTERN East Lansing, Mich. 7 p.m.
Tues. 2/2 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 9 p.m.
Sat. 2/6 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 9 p.m.
Tues. 2/9 PURDUE East Lansing, Mich. 9 p.m.
Sat. 2/13 at Penn State University Park, Pa. 12 p.m.
Tues. 2/16 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 7 p.m.
Sat.-Sun. 2/20-2/21 OHIO STATE East Lansing, Mich. 4/8/12 p.m.
Sat.-Sun. 2/27-2/28 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 12/8/4 p.m.
T/W/T 3/2/ 3/3/ 3/4 PENN STATE East Lansing, Mich. TBA
Sat.-Sun. 3/6-3/7 MICHIGAN East Lansing, Mich. 2:30/12/4 p.m.

2010 Big Ten Tournament
Thur.-Sun. 3/11-3/14 Big Ten Tournament Indianapolis, Ind.

So, if there’s anything that is more conjecture than pre-season NCAA basketball rankings, it has to be pre-season Bracketology! Anyway, it wouldn’t be any fun not to project the 2010 NCAA tournament brackets at this point of the summer, so why not!? Kentucky has probably had the most press since North Carolina won the 2009 NCAA tournament with Coach John Calipari taking over from Billy G. Coach Cal has brought the number 1 ranked recruiting class to Lexington, and with it some high expectations from Wildcat fans and a top 5 pre-season ranking! Other big off-season news has been Duke Guard Elliot Williams leaving school to be closer to his Mom in Memphis, and Lance Stephenson finally signing with Cincy! If you have any comments please leave them, and I’ll update this monthly in the third week of the month until its tourney time again!

 

Midwest (St. Louis) Region

Oklahoma City

1   Kentucky

16 Play-In Game

 

8 Michigan

9 Dayton

 

New Orleans

5  Butler

12 Maryland

 

4  Louisville

13 ODU  (CAA)

 

Buffalo

6  Boston College

11 Kansas State

 

3   West Virginia

14  Oakland (Summit)

 

Milwaukee

7   Siena

10 Notre Dame

 

2   Purdue

15 Binghampton (Amer East)

  

West (Salt Lake City) Region

 

Oklahoma City

1   Villanova

16 Long Beach (Big West)

 

8   Georgetown

9    Mississippi St

 

San Jose

5   Minnesota

12 Marquette

 

4  Washington

13 N. Iowa (MVC)

 

Buffalo

6  Pittsburgh

11 Illinois

 

3   Memphis

14 Jacksonville (Atl Sun)

 

Jacksonville

7   Georgia Tech

10 Cincy

 

2  North Carolina

15 Morgan St (MEAC)

 

East (Syracuse) Region

Milwaukee

1   Michigan St

16 Montana (Big Sky)

 

8  Missouri

9  Florida

 

Spokane

5  UCLA

12 Akron (MAC)

 

4   Connecticut

13 Cornell (Ivy)

 

Spokane

6  Wake Forest

11 Gonzaga (WCC)

 

3  Oklahoma

14 Sam Houston (Southland)

 

Providence

7   BYU

10 Wisconsin

 

2  Texas

15 Mt. St. Mary’s (Northeast)

 

 

South (Houston) Region

 

New Orleans

1   Kansas

16 Navy (Patriot)

 

8  Syracuse

9  Florida State

 

San Jose

5   Texas A+M

12 Utah St. (WAC)

 

4   Duke

13 Western Kentucky University (Sun)

 

Providence

6  Ohio State

11 Xavier

 

3  California

14 Charleston (Southern)

 

Jacksonville

7   Oklahoma State

10 LSU

 

2   Tennessee

15 Murray State (OVC)

It was almost a story book finish for Tom Izzo’s

2008 -2009 Michigan State Spartans. By most standards, it was an entertaining and unexpected run to the title game of the NCAA Tournament. It marked the 30^th anniversary of the Magic Johnson led team that won it all. It was good drama and led to some of the highest viewing audiences of the tournament. Sadly, the Spartans saved their worst game for last and played nowhere near the level they had during the tournament run that saw them knock off two number 1 seeds, UConn and Loisville.

2008 -2009 Michigan State Spartans. By most standards, it was an entertaining and unexpected run to the title game of the NCAA Tournament. It marked the 30^th anniversary of the Magic Johnson led team that won it all. It was good drama and led to some of the highest viewing audiences of the tournament. Sadly, the Spartans saved their worst game for last and played nowhere near the level they had during the tournament run that saw them knock off two number 1 seeds, UConn and Loisville.

 

 

 

But despite the loss, foes in the Big Ten Conference will have to face a team in 2009 -2010 that is returning most of its top players along with a fresh infusion of talent from Coach Izzo’s 2009 NCAA men’s basketball recruiting class. The results already have the Spartans wearing the preseason ranking of the number 1 team in the nation.

 

2009 Michigan State Spartans Recruits

 

#1 2009 Michigan State Recruit – C – Derrick Nix

Ht: 6’9”

Wt: 285lbs

ESPN Ranking: #97

 

Nothing can make a basketball coach smile more than to have a big physical presence in the middle and that is just what Nix will give Tom Izzo’s Spartans. Although he doesn’t have explosiveness that many would have liked to see, Nix relies on his physical strength and size. He uses his body effectively to literally wear down an opponent throughout the game. Offensively, Nix will need to continue to improve  on his footwork around the basket and develop more shots than just the dunk and the put-back. Nix will also need to reshape his body slightly to become even more of an imposing figure on the inside. Look for this young man to start contributing early on in the Spartans 2009-2010 basketball season.

 

#2 2009 Michigan State Recruit – C- Garrick Sherman

Ht: 6’10”

Wt: 220lbs

ESPN Ranking: #99

 

Sherman has the ability to play either the high post or the low post and excel at either one. He is another big, strong body that fits right into Coach Izzo’s mold. Many consider him an old school post up player that has a wide variety of back to the basket moves. He has a big, wide frame, which most likely can carry even more muscle as he matures, and has shown he can dominate his area when needed. Sherman will never be mistaken for the smooth dancers that many low post players have tried to become, but what he lacks for in smoothness he makes up for in effectiveness. He has a good mid range jumper but needs to extend that slightly to open up even more lanes for his wing players. Look for this young man to get plenty of floor time in his freshman year.

 

 

 

Refs:

 

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=teamreports-2009-ncaab-may&prov=sportsxchange&type=team_report

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?season=2009&schoolId=127&page=commits&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncb%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fschool%3fseason%3d2009%26schoolId%3d127%26page%3dcommits

 

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?page=briefingroom&season=2009&schoolId=127&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncb%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fschool%3fpage%3dbriefingroom%26season%3d2009%26schoolId%3d127