2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 19
AP No. 18
2007–08 record 27–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo (13th season)
Associate head coach Mark Montgomery (7th season)
Assistant coach Dwayne Stephens (5th season)
Assistant coach Mike Garland (1st season)
Captain Drew Neitzel
Captain Travis Walton
Home arena Breslin Center
2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Wisconsin162 .889  315  .861
No. 20 Purdue153 .833  259  .735
Indiana144 .778  258  .758
No. 18 Michigan State126 .667  279  .750
Ohio State108 .556  2413  .649
Minnesota810 .444  2014  .588
Penn State711 .389  1516  .484
Iowa612 .333  1319  .406
Illinois513 .278  1619  .457
Michigan513 .278  1022  .313
Northwestern117 .056  822  .267
2008 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by 13th-year head coach, Tom Izzo. MSU finished the season 27–9, 12–6 to finish in fourth place in Big Ten play. They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 11th consecutive year and reached the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Memphis.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2006–07 season with an overall record of 23–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. Michigan State received a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 10th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Second Round before losing to North Carolina.

Season summary

The Spartans were led by senior Drew Neitzel (13.9 points and 4 rebounds per game), sophomore Raymar Morgan (14.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game), and freshman Kalin Lucas (10.3 points and 3.8 assists per game).

Michigan State began the season ranked No. 8 in the country and participated in the CBE Classic, losing to No. 2 UCLA in the finals.[2] They cruised through the remaining non-conference schedule with wins over No. 24 NC State,[3] No. 20 BYU,[4] and No. 4 Texas,[5] finishing 12–1 and ranked No. 6 in the country.

MSU won six of their first seven Big Ten games, their lone loss an ugly 43–36 loss to Iowa on the road.[6] They lost four of their next seven games thereafter at Penn State, at No. 19 Purdue,[7] at No. 13 Indiana,[8] and at No. 10 Wisconsin.[9] They avenged their loss to Indiana by blowing them out 103–74 at the Breslin Center on March 2 after Indiana head coach Kelvin Sampson had resigned.[10] They finished with a loss at Ohio State to finish in fourth place in the Big Ten with a record of 12–6 record and 24–7 overall. They finished the season ranked 18th in the country.

As the No. 4 seed tn the Big Ten Tournament, they beat Ohio State 67–60 led by Drew Netizel's season-high 28 points.[11] In the semifinals, MSU led by as many as 12 in the second half, they were defeated by two points by No. 8 Wisconsin.[12] The Spartans were called for 30 fouls in the game and had four players foul out.[12]

The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament to mark their 11th consecutive trip to the Tournament under Tom Izzo. As a No. 5 seed, the Spartans, led by Raymar Morgan's 15 points, beat No. 12-seeded Temple 72–61.[13] In the Second Round, the Spartans looked to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the seventh time in 11 years. Led by Drew Neitzel's 21 points and Kalin Lucas' 19, the Spartans overcame No. 17 Pittsburgh to move on to the Sweet Sixteen.[14] In the Sweet Sixteen, the Spartans faced No. 2-ranked Memphis. Led by Derrick Rose's 27 points, the Tigers routed the Spartans, leading 50–20 at the half and cruising to 18-point win over MSU.[15] Goran Suton led the Spartans with 23 points and Chris Allen had 20.[16] It marked senior Drew Neitzel's final game for the Spartans.

2007 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kalin Lucas
#6 PG
Orchard Lake, Michigan St. Mary's High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Dec 29, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Durrell Summers
#14 SG
Redford, Michigan Covenant Christian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 25, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Chris Allen
#16 SG
Lawrenceville, Georgia Meadowcreek High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 9, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Austin Thornton
SF
Sand Lake, Michigan Cedar Springs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 16, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

    Roster

    2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 3 Chris Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMeadowcreek Lawrenceville, Georgia
    F 10 John Crandell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoRochester Adams Rochester, Michigan
    G 11 Isaiah Dahlman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoBraham Area Braham, Minnesota
    F 41 Marquise Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrBeecher Flint, Michigan
    C 40 Tom Herzog 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrPowers Flint, Michigan
    C 00 Idong Ibok 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS JrMontverde (Fla) Academy Lagos, Nigeria
    G 20 Mike Kebler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrOkemos Okemos, Michigan
    G 1 Kalin Lucas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrOrchard Lake St. Mary's Sterling Heights, Michigan
    F 2 Raymar Morgan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoMcKinley Canton, Ohio
    F 34 Drew Naymick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS JrNorth Muskegon Muskegon, Michigan
    G 11 Drew Neitzel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrWyoming Park Grand Rapids, Michigan
    G 15 Durrell Summers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrRedford Covenant Christian Detroit, Michigan
    F 14 Goran Suton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS JrEverett Lansing, Michigan
    G 13 Austin Thornton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrCedar Springs Sand Lake, Michigan
    G 5 Travis Walton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrLima Senior Lima, Ohio
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 2016-02-10

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 02, 2007*
    7:00 pm, BTN
    No. 8 Grand Valley State L 82–85 2OT
     15  Allen  8  Gray  4  Lucas/Walton  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Nov 07, 2007*
    7:00 pm, BTN
    No. 8 Michigan Tech W 61–55 
     16  Lucas  8  Suton  4  Neitzel  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 13, 2007*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 12 Chicago State
    CBE Classic
    W 86–53  1–0
     25  Morgan  15  Morgan  8  Neitzel  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, I
    Nov 14, 2007*
    7:00 pm
    No. 12 Louisiana-Monroe
    CBE Classic
    W 83–65  2–0
     17  Allen  14  Morgan  5  Neitzel  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Nov 19, 2007*
    9:30 pm, ESPNU
    No. 10 vs. Missouri
    CBE Classic semifinals
    W 86–83  3–0
     21  Neitzel  9  Suton  5  Walton  Sprint Center (18,022)
    Kansas City, MO
    Nov 20, 2007*
    10:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 11 vs. No. 2 UCLA
    CBE Classic championship
    L 63–68  3–1
     13  Neitzel  6  Gray  4  Walton  Sprint Center (16,737)
    Kansas City, MO
    Nov 24, 2007*
    4:00 pm, BTN
    No. 10 Oakland W 75–71  4–1
     20  Morgan  20  Suton  6  Neitzel  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Nov 28, 2007*
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 10 NC State
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    W 81–58  5–1
     17  Neitzel  12  Suton  7  Walton  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Dec 1, 2007*
    7:00 pm, BTN
    No. 10 Jacksonville W 80–51  6–1
     24  Morgan  7  Morgan  7  Neitzel  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Dec 04, 2007*
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 9 at Bradley W 66–61  7–1
     15  Morgan  11  Suton  5  Neitzel/Walton  Carver Arena (11,597)
    Peoria, Il
    Dec 8, 2007*
    4:00 pm, Versus
    No. 9 at No. 20 BYU W 68–61  8–1
     15  Morgan/Neitzel  13  Suton  3  Walton  EnergySolutions Arena (16,412)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Dec 15, 2007*
    5:30 pm, ESPNU
    No. 9 IPFW W 79–57  9–1
     18  Neitzel  7  Morgan  5  Netizel  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Dec 19, 2007*
    8:00 pm, BTN
    No. 9 San Jose State W 85–45  10–1
     16  Morgan/Summers  7  Summers/Suton  10  Walton  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Dec 22, 2007*
    6:30 pm, ESPN2
    No. 9 vs. No. 4 Texas
    Spartan Clash
    W 78–72  11–1
     18  Lucas/Morgan  9  Suton  6  Lucas  The Palace of Auburn Hills (22,076)
    Auburn Hills, MI
    Dec 29, 2007*
    4:00 pm, BTN
    No. 7 Green Bay W 93–75  12–1
     24  Morgan  8  Morgan  11  Walton  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Big Ten regular season
    Jan 5, 2008
    8:00 pm, BTN
    No. 6 Minnesota W 65–59  13–1
    (1–0)
     31  Morgan  10  Morgan  7  Neitzel  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Jan 8, 2008
    9:00 pm, BTN
    No. 6 Purdue W 78–75  14–1
    (2–0)
     16  Lucas  10  Suton  5  Lucas/Neitzel  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Jan 12, 2008
    8:30 pm, BTN
    No. 6 at Iowa L 36–43  14–2
    (2–1)
     10  Morgan/Neitzel  11  Suton  6  Neitzel  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,044)
    Iowa City, IA
    Jan 15, 2008
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 9 Ohio State W 66–60  15–2
    (3–1)
     13  Lucas/Neitzel  9  Suton  5  Lucas/Neitzel  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Jan 20, 2008
    4:00 pm, BTN
    No. 9 at Minnesota W 78–73  16–2
    (4–1)
     19  Neitzel  13  Suton  6  Walton  Williams Arena (14,625)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Jan 24, 2008
    9:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 7 Northwestern W 78–62  17–2
    (5–1)
     23  Morgan  8  Morgan/Naymick  6  Walton  Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,738)
    Evanston, IL
    Jan 27, 2008
    1:00 pm, CBS
    No. 7 Michigan
    Rivalry
    W 77–62  18–2
    (6–1)
     18  Lucas/Neitzel  7  Neitzel/Suton  8  Walton  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Jan 30, 2008
    9:00 pm, BTN
    No. 8 Illinois W 51–41  19–2
    (7–1)
     15  Neitzel  10  Suton  5  Walton  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Feb 2, 2008
    8:00 pm, BTN
    No. 8 at Penn State L 76–85  19–3
    (7–2)
     18  Lucas  9  Suton  7  Lucas  Bryce Jordan Center (11,159)
    University Park, PA
    Feb 9, 2008
    7:00 pm, BTN
    No. 11 Northwestern W 70–55  20–3
    (8–2)
     21  Neitzel  8  Naymick  4  Neitzel  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Feb 12, 2008
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 10 at No. 19 Purdue L 54–60  20–4
    (8–3)
     20  Lucas  7  Morgan/Suton  4  Neitzel  Mackey Arena (14,123)
    West Lafayette, IN
    Feb 16, 2008
    9:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 10 at No. 13 Indiana L 61–80  20–5
    (8–4)
     21  Neitzel  4  Morgan/Neitzel  4  Walton  Assembly Hall (17,400)
    Bloomington, IN
    Feb 20, 2008
    7:00 pm, BTN
    No. 19 Penn State W 86–49  21–5
    (9–4)
     16  Morgan  7  Gray  8  Lucas  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Feb 23, 2008
    2:00pm, ESPN
    No. 19 Iowa W 66–52  22–5
    (10–4)
     16  Morgan  8  Naymick  5  Neitzel  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Feb 28, 2008
    9:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 19 at No. 10 Wisconsin L 42–57  22–6
    (10–5)
     14  Suton  15  Suton  3  Lucas/Neitzel  Kohl Center (17,190)
    Madison, WI
    Mar 2, 2008
    2:00 pm, CBS
    No. 19 No. 12 Indiana W 103–74  23–6
    (11–5)
     20  Morgan  9  Suton  11  Walton  Breslin Center (14,759)
    East Lansing, MI
    Mar 6, 2008
    9:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 17 at Illinois W 59–51  24–6
    (12–5)
     17  Neitzel  10  Suton  4  Neitzel/Suton/Walton  Assembly Hall (16,618)
    Champaign, IL
    Mar 9, 2008
    12:00 pm, BTN
    No. 17 at Ohio State L 63–54  24–7
    (12–6)
     19  Morgan  8  Suton  4  Lucas  Value City Arena (19,049)
    Columbus, OH
    Big Ten Tournament
    Mar 14, 2008*
    2:30 pm, ESPN
    (4) No. 18 vs. (5) Ohio State
    quarterfinals
    W 67–60  25–7
     28  Neitzel  9  Suton  5  Walton  Conseco Fieldhouse (15,355)
    Indianapolis, IN
    Mar 15, 2008*
    1:40 pm, CBS
    (4) No. 19 vs. (1) No. 8 Wisconsin
    semifinals
    L 63–65  25–8
     26  Neitzel  7  Morgan  3  Lucas  Conseco Fieldhouse (17,520)
    Indianapolis, IN
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 20, 2008*
    12:30 pm, CBS
    (5 S) No. 20 vs. (12 S) Temple
    First Round
    W 72–61  26–8
     15  Morgan  9  Suton  7  Lucas  Pepsi Center (19,010)
    Denver, CO
    Mar 22, 2008*
    7:10 pm, CBS
    (5 S) No. 18 vs. (4 S) No. 17 Pittsburgh
    Second Round
    W 65–54  27–8
     21  Neitzel  9  Suton  4  Neitzel  Pepsi Center (19,299)
    Denver, CO
    Mar 28, 2008*
    9:57 pm, CBS
    (5 S) No. 20 vs. (1 S) No. 2 Memphis
    Sweet Sixteen
    L 74–92  27–9
     23  Suton  9  Suton  7  Neitzel  Reliant Stadium (32,931)
    Houston, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time [17]
    †Versus was scheduled to air the game, but did not due to a mixup with the MTW conference..

    Player statistics

    Individual player statistics (Final)
    Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
    Player GP Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Tot Avg A Stl Blk Tov
    Allen, Chris 32 202 6.3 70 182 .385 36 100 .360 26 33 .788 39 1.2 20 12 3 29
    Crandell, Jon 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.2 1 0 0 0
    Dahlman, Isaiah 19 20 1.1 6 16 .375 3 8 .375 5 8 .625 9 0.5 2 0 0 5
    Gray, Marquise 36 156 4.3 65 107 .607 0 0 26 40 .650 132 3.7 12 10 9 45
    Herzog, Tom 13 14 1.1 6 14 .429 0 0 2 4 .500 14 1.1 0 1 6 1
    Ibok, Idong 26 12 0.5 5 10 .500 0 0 2 5 .400 26 1.0 0 0 10 9
    Kebler, Mike 9 2 0.2 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 4 0.4 0 0 0 0
    Lucas, Kalin 36 369 10.3 138 320 .431 20 55 .364 73 95 .795 56 1.6 137 30 1 73
    Morgan, Raymar 36 505 14.0 187 335 .558 10 33 .303 121 180 .672 221 6.1 58 33 19 83
    Naymick, Drew 36 154 4.3 65 100 .650 0 1 .000 24 31 .774 149 4.1 14 11 60 25
    Neitzel, Drew 36 501 13.9 165 407 .405 97 244 .398 74 86 .860 90 2.5 145 35 2 51
    Summers, Durrell 36 176 4.9 62 123 .504 11 22 .500 41 55 .745 85 2.4 20 5 7 32
    Suton, Goran 36 326 9.1 136 247 .551 2 12 .167 52 67 .776 295 8.2 66 38 33 60
    Walton, Travis 36 127 3.5 43 112 .384 0 7 .000 41 56 .732 71 4.3 156 33 2 65
    Legend
      GP  Games played  Avg  Average per game
      FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts   Tov Turnovers
     Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals   A  Assists

    Source[18]

    Rankings

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
    AP 8 12 10 10 9 9 9 7 6 6 11 10 8 11 10 19 19 17 19 18 Not released 
    Coaches 8 12 11 13 10 10 10 7 6 6 11 10 7 10 9 17 15 18 19 20 13

    *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    Source[19][20]

    Awards and honors

    • Drew Neitzel – All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches), All-Big Ten Second Team (Media)[21]
    • Raymar Morgan – All-Big Ten Second Team[21]
    • Kalin Lucas – All-Big Ten Honorable Mention[21]
    • Kalin Lucas – Big Ten All-Freshman Team[21]
    • Travis Walton – Big Ten All Defensive Team[21]

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