2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Big Ten Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#8
2008–09 record	31-6 (15-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo
Assistant coach	Mark Montgomery
Assistant coach	Dwayne Stephens
Assistant coach	Mike Garland
Home arena	Breslin Center

	Conf				Overall
2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	31	–	7	.816
#17 Purdue†	11	–	7	.611	27	–	10	.730
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
Penn State	10	–	8	.556	27	–	11	.711
Ohio State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Wisconsin	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Michigan	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Northwestern	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Iowa	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Indiana	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194

† 2009 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 14th year. The team played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI. The Big Ten Network included the team in a two and a half hour special that featured Midnight Madness events from several Big Ten campuses on October 17, 2008.^[1]

The Spartans won the Big Ten regular season championship and received the second seed in the Midwest Regional during the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. They reached the Final Four after defeating Robert Morris, Southern California, Kansas and Louisville. In the national semifinals, Michigan State defeated Connecticut, 82-73. On April 6, 2009, they were defeated by North Carolina 89-72 in the national championship game at Ford Field in Detroit, about 90 miles (140 km) from East Lansing. The two teams also played at this venue in December as part of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

2008 Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Delvon Roe PF	Lakewood, Ohio	St. Edward High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 17, 2007
Delvon Roe PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Draymond Green PF	Saginaw, Michigan	Saginaw HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 28, 2007
Draymond Green PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Korie Lucious PG	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Pius XI HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 24, 2006
Korie Lucious PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 17 Rivals: 22
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 2008". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-11-20. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-11-20. "ESPN - Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2008". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-11-20. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-11-20. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-11-20.

Schedule and results

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/16/08*	#7	Idaho	W 100-62	1-0	Breslin Center (14,759)
11/19/08*	#7	at IPFW	W 70-59	2-0	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (6,704)
11/27/08*	#7	vs. Maryland (Old Spice Classic)	L 62-80	2-1	The Milk House (4,464)
11/28/08*	#12	vs. Oklahoma State (Old Spice Classic)	W 94-79	3-1	Milk House (4,658)
11/30/08*	#12	vs. Wichita State (Old Spice Classic)	W 65-57	4-1	Milk House (3,768)
12/03/08*	#12	vs. #1 North Carolina (ACC–Big Ten Challenge)	L 63-98	4-2	Ford Field (25,267)
12/07/08*	#20	Bradley	W 75-59	5-2	Breslin Center (14,759)
12/13/08*	#20	Alcorn State	W 118-60	6-2	Breslin Center (14,759)
12/17/08*	#22	The Citadel	W 79-65	7-2	Breslin Center (14,759)
12/20/08*	#22	at #6 Texas	W 67-63	8-2	Toyota Center (17,074)
12/27/08*	#18	vs. Oakland	W 82-66	9-2	Palace of Auburn Hills (15,361)
12/31/08	#15	at #21 Minnesota	W 70-58	10-2 (1-0)	Williams Arena (14,625)
01/03/09	#15	at Northwestern	W 77-66	11-2 (2-0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
01/06/09	#12	Ohio State	W 67-58	12-2 (3-0)	Breslin Center (14,759)
01/10/09*	#12	Kansas	W 75-62	13-2 (3-0)	Breslin Center (14,759)
01/14/09	#10	at Penn State	W 78-73	14-2 (4-0)	Bryce Jordan Center (10,270)
01/17/09	#10	Illinois	W 63-57	15-2 (5-0)	Breslin Center (14,759)
01/21/09	#7	Northwestern	L 63-70	15-3 (5-1)	Breslin Center (14,759)
01/25/09	#7	at Ohio State	W 78-67	16-3 (6-1)	Value City Arena (18,767)
01/29/09	#9	at Iowa	W 71-56	17-3 (7-1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,640)
02/01/09	#9	Penn State	L 68-72	17-4 (7-2)	Breslin Center (14,759)
02/04/09	#14	#19 Minnesota	W 76-47	18-4 (8-2)	Breslin Center (14,759)
02/07/09	#14	Indiana	W 75-47	19-4 (9-2)	Breslin Center (14,759)
02/10/09	#9	at Michigan	W 54-42	20-4 (10-2)	Crisler Arena (13,751)
02/17/09	#5	at #21 Purdue	L 54-73	20-5 (10-3)	Mackey Arena (14,123)
02/22/09	#5	Wisconsin	W 61-50	21-5 (11-3)	Breslin Center (14,759)
02/25/09	#9	Iowa	W 62-54	22-5 (12-3)	Breslin Center (14,759)
03/01/09	#9	at #20 Illinois	W 74-66	23-5 (13-3)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
03/03/09	#8	at Indiana	W 64-59	24-5 (14-3)	Assembly Hall (15,006)
03/08/09	#8	#20 Purdue	W 62-51	25-5 (15-3)	Breslin Center (14,759)
Big Ten Tournament
March 13, 2009	#6	vs. Minnesota (#8 Seed) (Big Ten Tournament)	W 64-56	26-5	Conseco Fieldhouse (13,023)
March 14, 2009	#6	vs. Ohio State (#5 Seed) (Big Ten Tournament)	L 70-82	26-6	Conseco Fieldhouse (15,728)
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2009	#7	vs. (15 Seed) Robert Morris (2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament)	W 77-62	27-6	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (12,814)
March 22, 2009	#7	vs. (10 seed) USC (2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament)	W 74-69	28-6	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (14,279)
March 27, 2009	#7	vs. #13 (3 Seed) Kansas (2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament)	W 67-62	29-6	Lucas Oil Stadium (33,780)
March 29, 2009	#7	vs. #1 (1 Seed) Louisville (2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament)	W 64-52	30-6	Lucas Oil Stadium (36,084)
April 4, 2009	#7	vs. #6 (1 Seed) Connecticut (2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament)	W 82-73	31-6	Ford Field (72,456)
April 6, 2009	#7	vs. #3 (1 Seed) North Carolina (2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament)	L 89-72	31-7	Ford Field (72,922)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

2009 Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Garrick Sherman C	Kenton, OH	Kenton High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 19, 2008
Garrick Sherman C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90
Derrick Nix C	Detroit, MI	Pershing High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Apr 21, 2008
Derrick Nix C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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 2009-04-15. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15. "ESPN - Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

Roster

2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
5.0 !C	00	Ibok, IdongIdong Ibok	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 265 lb (120 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Montverde Academy	Montverde, Florida
1.0 !PG	1	Lucas, KalinKalin Lucas	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Mary Preparatory School	Orchard Lake, Michigan
4.0 !PF	2	Morgan, RaymarRaymar Morgan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	McKinley H.S.	Canton, Ohio
2.0 !SG	3	Allen, ChrisChris Allen	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Meadowcreek H.S.	Norcross, Georgia
1.0 !PG	5	Walton, TravisTravis Walton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lima H.S.	Lima, Ohio
3.5 !F	10	Roe, DelvonDelvon Roe	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Edward H.S.	Lakewood, Ohio
2.0 !SG	13	Thornton, AustinAustin Thornton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Cedar Springs H.S.	Cedar Springs, Michigan
5.0 !C	14	Suton, GoranGoran Suton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Everett H.S.	Lansing, MI
3.0 !SF	15	Summers, DurrellDurrell Summers	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76.5 !6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Covenant H.S.	Redford, Michigan
	20	Kebler, MikeMike Kebler	—	2.0 !So
3.0 !SF	22	Dahlman, IsaiahIsaiah Dahlman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Braham Area Sec.	Braham, Minnesota
3.5 !F	23	Green, DraymondDraymond Green	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Saginaw H.S.	Saginaw, Michigan
	25	Crandell, JonJon Crandell	—	3.0 !Jr	Rochester Adams H.S.	Rochester Hills, Michigan
1.0 !PG	34	Lucious, KorieKorie Lucious	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pius XI H.S.	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
5.0 !C	40	Herzog, TomTom Herzog	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Luke M. Powers Catholic H.S.	Flint, Michigan
4.0 !PF	41	Gray, MarquiseMarquise Gray	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Beecher H.S.	Flint, Michigan

Head coach

Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Mark Montgomery (Michigan State)
Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State)
Mike Garland (Northern Michigan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-07

Rankings

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	6	5	5	13	18	19	11	10	8	7	7	9	13	9	6	9	8	7	8
Coaches	7	7	6	12	20	22	18	15	12	10	7	9	14	9	5	9	8	6	7	2

References

↑ Pucin, Diane (2008-10-17). "No 'Midnight Madness' for UCLA, USC basketball teams". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-12-01.

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Armory (1899–1918) IM Circle (1918–1930) Demonstration Hall (1930-1940) Jenison Fieldhouse (1940–1989) Breslin Student Events Center (1989–present)

Rivalries	Michigan

Culture & lore	Basketbowl "The Flintstones" Izzone Michigan State student riots

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics