2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Midwest Region Champions, Final Four Participant
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #13
2009–10 record 28–9 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo
Assistant coach Mark Montgomery
Assistant coach Dwayne Stephens
Assistant coach Mike Garland
Home arena Breslin Center
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Big Ten men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Ohio State† 14   4   .778     29   8   .784
#10 Purdue 14   4   .778     29   6   .829
#13 Michigan State 14   4   .778     28   9   .757
#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 team played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI and are members of the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans were ranked #2 in the pre-season Coaches Poll.

They finished the season 28–9 and 14–4 in Big Ten play to capture a share of the Big Ten regular season title. As the 3 seed in the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament they were defeated in overtime by 6 seed Minnesota in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 5 seed in the Midwest Region. They were champions of the Midwest Region, defeating New Mexico State, Maryland, Northern Iowa, and Tennessee to advance to their second consecutive Final Four and sixth in the last twelve years. In the National Semi-Final they were defeated by Butler to end their season.

Contents

2009 Recruiting Class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Garrick Sherman
C		 Kenton, OH Kenton High School 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 19,
08 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 90
Derrick Nix
C		 Detroit, MI Pershing High School 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 275 lb (125 kg) Apr 21,
08 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
11/13/09* 7:00pm Florida Gulf Coast #2 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI ESPN360 W 97–58  14,759 1–0
11/17/09* 8:00pm Gonzaga #2 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI ESPN W 75–71  14,759 2–0
11/20/09* 6:30pm Toledo #2 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI
(Legends Classic)		 Big Ten Network W 75–62  14,759 3–0
11/22/09* 12:00pm Valparaiso #2 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI
(Legends Classic)		 Big Ten Network W 90–60  14,759 4–0
11/27/09* 8:00pm vs. Florida #2 Boardwalk Hall • Atlantic City, NJ
(Legends Classic)		 HDNet L 74–77  5,154 4–1
11/28/09* 5:30pm vs. Massachusetts #2 Boardwalk Hall • Atlantic City, NJ
(Legends Classic)		 HDNet W 106–68  3,626 5–1
12/01/09* 9:00 pm at #11 North Carolina #9 Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC ESPN L 82–89  21,346 5–2
12/04/09* 7:00pm Wofford #9 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI Big Ten Network W 72–60  14,759 6–2
12/07/09* 7:00pm at The Citadel #14 McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC ESPNU W 69–56  5,194 7–2
12/10/09* 7:00pm Oakland #14 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI Big Ten Network W 88–57  14,759 8–2
12/19/09* 12:00pm IPFW #12 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI Big Ten Network W 80–58  14,759 9–2
12/22/09* 9:00pm at #2 Texas #9 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPN2 L 68–79  16,734 9–3
12/30/09* 7:00pm Texas-Arlington #11 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI Big Ten Network W 87–68  14,759 10–3
01/02/10 6:30pm at Northwestern #11 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Il Big Ten Network W 91–70  8,117 11–3 (1–0)
01/06/10 6:30pm #20 Wisconsin #10 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI Big Ten Network W 54–47  14,759 12–3 (2–0)
01/09/10 5:30pm at Iowa #11 Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA Big Ten Network W 71–53  9,924 13–3 (3–0)
01/13/10 6:30pm Minnesota #7 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI Big Ten Network W 60–53  14,759 14–3 (4–0)
01/16/10 3:30pm Illinois #7 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI CBS W 73–63  14,759 15–3 (5–0)
01/20/10 6:30pm Iowa #6 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI Big Ten Network W 70–63  14,759 16–3 (6–0)
01/23/10 12:00pm at Minnesota #6 Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN CBS W 65–64  14,625 17–3 (7–0)
01/26/10 7:00pm at Michigan #5 Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN W 57–56  13,751 18–3 (8–0)
01/30/10 7:00pm Northwestern #5 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI Big Ten Network W 79–70  14,759 19–3 (9–0)
02/02/10 9:00pm at #16 Wisconsin #5 Kohl Center • Madison, WI ESPN L 49–67  17,230 19–4 (9–1)
02/06/10 9:00pm at Illinois #5 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN L 73–78  16,618 19–5 (9–2)
02/09/10 9:00pm #6 Purdue #10 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI ESPN L 64–76  14,759 19–6 (9–3)
02/13/10 12:00pm at Penn State #10 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA ESPN W 65–54  14,017 20–6 (10–3)
02/16/10 7:00pm at Indiana #11 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN W 72–58  16,075 21–6 (11–3)
02/21/10 12:00pm #12 Ohio State #11 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI CBS L 67–74  14,759 21–7 (11–4)
02/28/10 4:00pm at #3 Purdue #14 Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN CBS W 53–44  14,123 22–7 (12–4)
03/04/10 7:00pm Penn State #12 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI ESPN or ESPN2 W 67–65  14,759 23–7 (13–4)
03/07/10 4:00pm Michigan #12 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI CBS W 64–48  14,759 24–7 (14–4)
2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/12/10 8:55pm vs. Minnesota #11 Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Quarterfinals)		 BTN L 67–72 OT 17,563 24–8
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/19/10* 7:35pm vs. New Mexico State #12 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena • Spokane, WA
(First Round)		 CBS W 70–67  10,851 25–8
03/21/10* 2:30pm vs. #20 Maryland #12 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena • Spokane, WA
(Second Round)		 CBS W 85–83  11,015 26–8
03/26/10* 9:37pm vs. #24 Northern Iowa #12 Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, MO
(Sweet Sixteen)		 CBS W 59–52  26,377 27–8
03/28/10* 2:37pm vs. #14 Tennessee #12 Edward Jones Dome • St. Louis, MO
(Elite Eight)		 CBS W 70–69  25,242 28–8
04/03/10* 6:07pm vs. #8 Butler #12 Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN
(Final Four)		 CBS L 50–52  71,298 28–9
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll.

2010 Recruiting Class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Russell Byrd
SG		 Fort Wayne, IN Blackhawk Christian 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 24,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 94
Keith Appling
PG		 Detroit, MI Pershing High School 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 8,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 95
Alex Gauna
PF		 Eaton Rapids, MI Eaton Rapids High School 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 30,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 90
Adreian Payne
C		 Dayton, OH Jefferson 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 29,
09 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8   Rivals: 5
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Roster

2009–10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 1 Lucas, KalinKalin Lucas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Mary Preparatory School Detroit, Michigan
F 2 Morgan, RaymarRaymar Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr McKinley H.S. Canton, Ohio
G 3 Allen, ChrisChris Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Meadowcreek H.S. Lawrenceville, Georgia
F 10 Roe, DelvonDelvon Roe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So St. Edward H.S. Lakewood, Ohio
G 13 Thornton, AustinAustin Thornton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Cedar Springs H.S. Sand Lake, Michigan
G 15 Summers, DurrellDurrell Summers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Covenant H.S. Detroit, Michigan
G 20 Kebler, MikeMike Kebler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr — Okemos, Michigan
G 22 Dahlman, IsaiahIsaiah Dahlman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Braham Area Sec. Braham, Minnesota
F 23 Green, DraymondDraymond Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Saginaw H.S. Saginaw, Michigan
F 25 Crandell, JonJon Crandell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr — Rochester, Michigan
G 34 Lucious, KorieKorie Lucious 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Pius XI H.S. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C 40 Herzog, TomTom Herzog 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Luke M. Powers Catholic H.S. Flint, Michigan
C 41 Sherman, GarrickGarrick Sherman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Kenton H.S. Kenton, Ohio
C 44 Ianni, AnthonyAnthony Ianni 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr — East Lansing, Michigan
C 50 Nix, DerrickDerrick Nix 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Pershing H.S. Detroit, Michigan
PF Sims, DionDion Sims
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 Fr St. Mary Preparatory School Orchard Lake, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-06

Rankings

Main article: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 WK 17 Wk 18 Final
AP 2 2 2 9 12 12 9 11 10 7 6 5 5 10 11 14 11 11 13
Coaches 2 2 2 9 14 12 9 11 11 8 7 5 5 10 11 14 12 11 12 4

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NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Final Four teams (2010–2019)
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Butler • Duke • Michigan State • West Virginia
2011
Italic connotes national championship, * means results were vacated