2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 13
Record28–9 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachMark Montgomery (9th season)
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Ohio State 14 4   .778 29 8   .784
No. 10 Purdue 14 4   .778 29 6   .829
No. 13 Michigan State 14 4   .778 28 9   .757
No. 16 Wisconsin 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
Illinois 10 8   .556 21 15   .583
Minnesota 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Northwestern 7 11   .389 20 14   .588
Michigan 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Indiana 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
Iowa 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Penn State 3 15   .167 11 20   .355
2010 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 15th year. The Spartans played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season 28–9, 14–4 in Big Ten play to earn a share of the Big Ten regular season championship for the 12th time in school history. They lost to Minnesota in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament. The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed, their 13th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament under Izzo. They defeated New Mexico State, Maryland, Northern Iowa, and Tennessee to advance to the Final Four. In the Final Four, the Spartans' sixth trip to the Final Four under Izzo, they lost to Butler.

Previous season[edit]

The Spartans finished the 2008–09 season 31–7, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season championship. Michigan State received a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 12th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the National Championship game, their second trip to the title game under Tom Izzo, before losing to North Carolina.

Offseason[edit]

The Spartans lost Goran Suton (10.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game) to the NBA draft following the season.

2009 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Garrick Sherman
#12 C
Kenton, Ohio Kenton High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 19, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 90
Derrick Nix
#10 C
Detroit Pershing High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Apr 21, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked
  • 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:

  • "Michigan State Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  • "ESPN – Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2009.

Season summary[edit]

Michigan State was led by junior Kalin Lucas (14.8 points and 4 assists per game), senior Raymar Morgan (11.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game), and sophomore Draymond Green (9.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3 assists per game). The Spartans began the season ranked No. 2 in the polls following their trip to the National Championship game in 2009.[1] MSU competed in the Legends Classic and were upset by Florida in the semifinals.[2] In the third place game, the Spartans routed UMass.[3] MSU fell to again to No. 10 North Carolina in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge in a rematch of the prior year's National Championship game.[4] The Spartans finished the non-conference schedule at 10–3, also losing at No. 2 Texas.[5] The Spartans were ranked No. 11 in the country entering the Big Ten regular season.

The Spartans began the Big Ten season on fire, winning their first nine games, with wins over No. 25 Northwestern[6] and No. 17 Wisconsin in the first two games.[7] The winning streak ended with three straight losses to Wisconsin,[8] Illinois,[9] and No. 6 Purdue.[10] The Spartans rebounded to finish 14–4 in Big Ten play and capture a share of the Big Ten regular season title. Michigan State completed the regular season at 24–7 and ranked 11th in the country. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated in overtime by No. 6 seed Minnesota in the quarterfinals.[11]

The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 13th straight appearance, earning a No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region. Lucas scored a career high 25 points to pull off a controversial win against New Mexico State in the First Round.[12] In the Second Round, Lucas went down with a serious knee injury and the Spartans needed a three-point shot from Korie Lucious at the buzzer to advance past Maryland.[13] Without Lucas for the remainder of the Tournament, MSU beat Northern Iowa and Tennessee to advance to their second consecutive Final Four and sixth in the last twelve years.[14] In the National Semifinal, they were defeated by National Runner-Up, Butler.[15]

Roster[edit]

2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Chris Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Meadowcreek H.S. Lawrenceville, Georgia
F 25 Jon Crandell (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Rochester Adams H.S. Rochester Hills, Michigan
G 22 Isaiah Dahlman (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Braham Area Sec. Braham, Minnesota
F 23 Draymond Green (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Saginaw H.S. Saginaw, Michigan
C 40 Tom Herzog 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Luke M. Powers Catholic H.S. Flint, Michigan
C 44 Anthony Ianni 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Okemos H.S. (Grand Valley State) East Lansing, Michigan
G 20 Mike Kebler (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Okemos H.S. Okemos, Michigan
G 1 Kalin Lucas (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Mary Preparatory School Detroit, Michigan
G 34 Korie Lucious 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Pius XI H.S. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 2 Raymar Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr McKinley H.S.note=C Canton, Ohio
C 50 Derrick Nix 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Pershing H.S. Detroit, Michigan
F 10 Delvon Roe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So St. Edward H.S. Lakewood, Ohio
C 41 Garrick Sherman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Kenton H.S. Kenton, Ohio
G 15 Durrell Summers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Covenant H.S. Detroit, Michigan
G 13 Austin Thornton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Cedar Springs H.S. Sand Lake, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 6 November 2009

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2009*
7:00 pm, ESPN360
No. 2 Florida Gulf Coast W 97–58  1–0
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 17, 2009*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Gonzaga W 75–71  2–0
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 20, 2009*
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 2 Toledo
Legends Classic
W 75–62  3–0
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 22, 2009*
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 2 Valparaiso
Legends Classic
W 90–60  4–0
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 27, 2009*
8:00 pm, HDNet
No. 2 vs. Florida
Legends Classic
L 74–77  4–1
Boardwalk Hall (5,154)
Atlantic City, NJ
Nov 28, 2009*
5:30 pm, HDNet
No. 2 vs. Massachusetts
Legends Classic
W 106–68  5–1
Boardwalk Hall (3,626)
Atlantic City, NJ
Dec 1, 2009*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 9 at No. 10 North Carolina L 82–89  5–2
Dean Smith Center (21,346)
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 4, 2009*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 9 Wofford W 72–60  6–2
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 7, 2009*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 at The Citadel W 69–56  7–2
McAlister Field House (5,194)
Charleston, SC
Dec 10, 2009*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 12 Oakland W 88–57  8–2
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 19, 2009*
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 12 IPFW W 80–58  9–2
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 22, 2009*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 at No. 2 Texas L 68–79  9–3
Frank Erwin Center (16,734)
Austin, TX
Dec 30, 2009*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 11 Texas-Arlington W 87–68  10–3
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 2, 2010
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 11 at No. 25 Northwestern W 91–70  11–3
(1–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Jan 6, 2010
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 10 No. 17 Wisconsin W 54–47  12–3
(2–0)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 9, 2010
5:30 pm, BTN
No. 10 at Iowa W 71–53  13–3
(3–0)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,924)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 13, 2010
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 7 Minnesota W 60–53  14–3
(4–0)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 16, 2010
3:30 pm, CBS
No. 7 Illinois W 73–63  15–3
(5–0)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 20, 2010
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 6 Iowa W 70–63  16–3
(6–0)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 23, 2010
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 6 at Minnesota W 65–64  17–3
(7–0)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis
Jan 26, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 at Michigan
Rivalry
W 57–56  18–3
(8–0)
Crisler Arena (13,751)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 30, 2010
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 5 Northwestern W 79–70  19–3
(9–0)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 2, 2010
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 at No. 16 Wisconsin L 49–67  19–4
(9–1)
Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
Feb 6, 2010
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 at Illinois
ESPN College GameDay
L 73–78  19–5
(9–2)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Feb 9, 2010
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10 No. 6 Purdue L 64–76  19–6
(9–3)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 13, 2010
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10 at Penn State W 65–54  20–6
(10–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (14,017)
University Park, PA
Feb 16, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 11 at Indiana W 72–58  21–6
(11–3)
Assembly Hall (16,075)
Bloomington, IN
Feb 21, 10
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 11 No. 9 Ohio State L 67–74  21–7
(11–4)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 28, 2010
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 14 at No. 3 Purdue W 53–44  22–7
(12–4)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
Mar 4, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 11 Penn State W 67–65  23–7
(13–4)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 7, 2010
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 11 Michigan
Rivalry
W 64–48  24–7
(14–4)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
Mar 12, 2010
8:55 pm, BTN
(3) No. 11 vs. (6) Minnesota
quarterfinals
L 67–72 OT 24–8
Conseco Fieldhouse (17,563)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2010*
7:35 pm, CBS
(5 MW) No. 13 vs. (12 MW) New Mexico State
First Round
W 70–67  25–8
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (10,851)
Spokane, WA
Mar 21, 2010*
2:30 pm, CBS
(5 MW) No. 13 vs. (4 MW) No. 20 Maryland
Second Round
W 85–83  26–8
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,015)
Spokane, WA
Mar 26, 2010*
9:37 pm, CBS
(5 MW) No. 13 vs. (9 MW) Northern Iowa
Sweet Sixteen
W 59–52  27–8
Edward Jones Dome (26,377)
St. Louis, MO
Mar 28, 2010*
2:37pm, CBS
(5 MW) No. 13 vs. (6 MW) No. 15 Tennessee
Elite Eight
W 70–69  28–8
Edward Jones Dome (25,242)
St. Louis, MO
Apr 3, 2010*
6:07 pm, CBS
(5 MW) No. 13 vs. (5 W) No. 11 Butler
Final Four
L 50–52  28–9
Lucas Oil Stadium (71,298)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time
Source[16].

Player statistics[edit]

Individual player statistics (Final)
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A Stl Blk Tov
Allen, Chris 36 917 25.5 296 8.2 105 244 .430 53 133 .398 33 45 .733 32 69 101 2.8 73 16 3 52
Crandell, Jon 12 17 1.4 0 0.0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 1 0 1 1
Dahlman, Isaiah 22 88 4.0 29 1.3 12 20 .600 3 8 .375 2 2 1.000 2 7 9 0.4 3 2 0 3
Green, Draymond 37 945 25.5 366 9.9 139 265 .525 2 16 .125 86 128 .672 81 205 286 7.7 112 45 34 62
Herzog, Tom 15 55 3.7 20 1.3 9 11 .818 0 0 2 4 .500 9 9 18 1.2 0 2 3 6
Kebler, Mike 25 103 4.1 8 0.3 1 10 .100 0 1 .000 6 10 .600 3 10 13 0.5 9 2 1 6
Lucas, Kalin 33 1027 31.1 490 14.8 165 364 .453 35 99 .354 125 162 .772 22 40 62 1.9 131 40 2 80
Lucious, Korie 36 825 22.9 201 5.6 70 205 .341 44 139 .317 17 23 .739 11 50 61 1.7 118 27 5 68
Morgan, Raymar 36 979 27.2 407 11.3 154 291 .529 5 17 .294 94 140 .671 77 145 222 6.2 63 38 25 69
Nix, Derrick 36 279 7.8 83 2.3 35 69 .507 0 0 13 48 .271 34 42 76 2.1 9 7 6 13
Roe, Delvon 37 764 20.6 238 6.5 83 150 .553 0 0 72 109 .661 68 117 185 5.0 43 31 35 50
Sherman, Garrick 36 259 7.2 69 1.9 31 52 .596 0 0 7 11 .63 18 39 57 1.6 3 4 5 18
Sims, Dion 1 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Summers, Durrell 37 971 9.3 417 11.3 156 343 .455 43 120 .358 62 78 .795 56 118 174 0.7 31 25 3 65
Thornton, Austin 33 195 1.2 34 1.0 14 41 .341 2 10 .200 4 4 1.000 14 21 35 0.1 10 3 0 13
Legend
  GP  Games played  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Source[17]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP2 (5)2 (5)2 (7)91212911107655101114111113Not released
Coaches2 (3)2 (3)2 (2)914129111187551011141211124

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors[edit]

Draymond Green[edit]

  • Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year[18]
  • All Big Ten Third Team[18]

Kalin Lucas[edit]

  • All Big Ten First Team[18]
  • NABC All District First Team
  • USWBA All-District Team

Raymar Morgan[edit]

  • All Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)
  • All Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)[18]

Durrell Summers[edit]

  • Most Outstanding Player, NCAA Tournament, Midwest Region[19]

References[edit]

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