2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–15 (9–9, Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachMark Montgomery (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 16 2   .889 34 3   .919
No. 13 Purdue 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
No. 16 Wisconsin 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Michigan 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Illinois 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Penn State 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Michigan State 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Northwestern 7 11   .389 20 14   .588
Minnesota 6 12   .333 17 14   .548
Iowa 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Indiana 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2011 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Tom Izzo led the Spartans in his 16th year at Michigan State. The team played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season 19–15, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Spartans lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their 14th consecutive appearance. As a No. 10 seed, they lost in the round of 64 to UCLA.

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 2009–10 season 28–9, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for the regular season championship. MSU lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to Minnesota. Michigan State received a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 13th straight trip to the tournament. There, they defeated New Mexico State, Maryland, Northern Iowa, and Tennessee to advance to the Final Four, their sixth overall trip and second consecutive trip under Tom Izzo. In the Final Four, they lost to Butler.

Offseason

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The Spartans lost Raymar Morgan (11.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game) to graduation following the season. Chris Allen was also dismissed from the team following the season.[3]

2010 Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Russell Byrd
No. 20 SG
Fort Wayne, Indiana Blackhawk Christian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 24, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 94
Keith Appling
No. 4 PG
Detroit Pershing High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 8, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 95
Alex Gauna
No. 15 C
Eaton Rapids, Michigan Eaton Rapids High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 30, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 90
Adreian Payne
No. 9 PF
Dayton, Ohio Jefferson Junior/Senior High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 29, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10   Rivals: 11  ESPN: 10
  • 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 2010". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  • "ESPN – Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2010". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.

Season summary

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The Spartans were led by seniors, Kalin Lucas (17.0 points and 3.4 assists per game) and Durrell Summers (11.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game), and junior Draymond Green (12.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game). On the strength of their trip to the Final Four the previous year, the team began the season ranked No. 2 in the country. The Spartans made their second trip under Izzo to the Maui Invitational and were upset again, this time by UConn.[4][5] In the third place game, Michigan State defeated No. 13 Washington.[6] MSU suffered further losses to No. 1 Duke in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge,[7] No. 8 Syracuse in the Jimmy V Classic,[8] and No. 18 Texas.[9] They finished the non-conference portion of their season 8–4 and ranked No. 20 in the country.

On January 26, 2011, backup point guard Korie Lucious, who averaged 6.5 points and 4.1 assists per game for the Spartans, was dismissed from the team.[10]

The Spartans were inconsistent in conference play, beating No. 14 Minnesota[11] and No. 20 Wisconsin,[12] but suffering nine losses in conference and finishing the regular season with a 17–13 overall record and 9–9 in conference and in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament. After beating Iowa[13] and blowing out No. 9 Purdue[14] in the Big Ten tournament, the Spartans fell to Penn State in the semifinals.[15] The blowout win over Purdue likely ensured the Spartans inclusion in the NCAA Tournament.[14]

Michigan State received a No. 10 seed in the Southeast Region of the NCAA tournament, their 14th straight appearance, but the lowest seeding the Spartans had received in the NCAA Tournament since 2002. The Spartans faced No. 7-seeded UCLA in the second round (formerly known as the first round). They trailed by as many as 23 points in the first half and trailed 42–24 at the half. In the second half, MSU began to foul on nearly every possession and closed the lead, outscoring UCLA 52–36 in the half.[16] However, the rally fell short and they lost 78–76.[17]

Roster

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2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Keith Appling 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Pershing H.S. Detroit, Michigan
F 0 Russell Byrd Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Blackhawk Christian H.S. Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 2 Alex Gauna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Eaton Rapids H.S. Eaton Rapids, Michigan
F 23 Draymond Green (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Saginaw H.S. Saginaw, Michigan
C 44 Anthony Ianni 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Okemos H.S. East Lansing, Michigan
G 20 Mike Kebler (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Okemos H.S. Okemos, Michigan
G 1 Kalin Lucas (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr St. Mary Preparatory School Detroit, Michigan
G 34 Korie Lucious 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pius XI H.S. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C 25 Derrick Nix 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (127 kg) So Pershing H.S. Detroit, Michigan
C 5 Adreian Payne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Jefferson H.S. Dayton, Ohio
F 10 Delvon Roe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Edward H.S. Lakewood, Ohio
C 41 Garrick Sherman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Kenton H.S. Kenton, Ohio
G 15 Durrell Summers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Covenant H.S. Detroit, Michigan
G 13 Austin Thornton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr 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: February 7, 2011

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2010*
7:00 pm
No. 2 Saginaw Valley State W 88–44 
 13  Lucas   8  Roe   4  Green  Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 8, 2010*
7:00 pm
No. 2 Nebraska–Omaha W 102–72 
 25  Lucas   13  Payne   5  Lucas  Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2010*
8:30 pm, BTN
No. 2 Eastern Michigan W 96–66  1–0
 18  Lucas   8  Green/Roe/Sherman   7  Green  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 16, 2010*
10:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 South Carolina
College Hoops Tipoff Marathon
W 82–73  2–0
 22  Summers   12  Green   7  Lucas  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Nov 22, 2010*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 at Chaminade
Maui Invitational first round
W 82–74  3–0
 28  Lucas   10  Green   4  Green  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov 23, 2010*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. Connecticut
Maui Invitational semifinals
L 67–70  3–1
 22  Green   12  Green   5  Green  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov 24, 2010*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 vs. No. 13 Washington
Maui Invitational third place game
W 76–71  4–1
 29  Lucas   6  Green   5  Lucious  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov 28, 2010*
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 2 Tennessee Tech W 73–55  5–1
 21  Summers   9  Green   6  Green  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 1, 2010*
9:30 pm, ESPN
No. 6 at No. 1 Duke
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 79–84  5–2
 20  Lucious   6  Green/Payne   8  Lucious  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Dec 4, 2010*
10:00 pm
No. 6 Bowling Green W 74–39  6–2
 14  Summers   12  Green   6  Lucious  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 7, 2010*
9:30 pm, ESPN
No. 7 vs. No. 8 Syracuse
Jimmy V Classic
L 58–72  6–3
 18  Summers   11  Green   5  Green/Lucious  Madison Square Garden (19,391)
New York, NY
Dec 11, 2010*
12:30 pm, FSDET
No. 7 vs. Oakland W 77–76  7–3
 25  Lucas   7  Sherman   5  Green/Lucas  Palace of Auburn Hills (17,115)
Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 18, 2010*
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 14 Prairie View A&M W 90–51  8–3
 25  Summers   9  Thornton   8  Lucas  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Dec 22, 2010*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 No. 18 Texas L 55–67  8–4
 17  Lucas   9  Roe   2  Lucas/Lucious/Thornton  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Dec 31, 2010
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 20 No. 14 Minnesota W 71–62  9–4
(1–0)
 19  Summers   9  Roe   7  Lucas  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 3, 2011
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 18 at Northwestern W 65–62  10–4
(2–0)
 15  green   11  Green   5  Lucious  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Jan 8, 2011
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 at Penn State L 62–66  10–5
(2–1)
 21  Summers   10  Green   6  Green  Bryce Jordan Center (8,564)
University Park, PA
Jan 11, 2011
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 Wisconsin W 64–61 OT 11–5
(3–1)
 26  Green   9  Green   6  Lucas  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 15, 2011
1:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern W 71–67 OT 12–5
(4–1)
 19  Appling   8  Green   6  Lucious  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 18, 2011
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 17 at No. 23 Illinois L 62–71  12–6
(4–2)
 15  Lucas   10  Roe   4  Green  Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
Jan 22, 2011
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 17 at No. 14 Purdue
ESPN College GameDay
L 76–86  12–7
(4–3)
 21  Green   11  Green   6  Green/Lucas/Lucious  Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 27, 2011
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 Michigan
Rivalry
L 57–61  12–8
(4–4)
 27  Lucas   10  Summers   5  Green  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 30, 2011
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 25 Indiana W 84–83 OT 13–8
(5–4)
 26  Lucas   13  Green   5  Green  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 2, 2011
8:30 pm, BTN
at Iowa L 52–72  13–9
(5–5)
 17  Lucas   5  Green   4  Lucas  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,158)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 6, 2011
1:00 pm, CBS
at No. 19 Wisconsin L 56–82  13–10
(5–6)
 20  Lucas   3  Appling/Summers   3  Lucas  Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
Feb 10, 2011
7:00 pm, BTN
Penn State W 75–57  14–10
(6–6)
 24  Lucas   14  Green   10  Green  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 15, 2011
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 2 Ohio State L 61–71  14–11
(6–7)
 14  Lucas   6  Appling/Green   5  Lucas  Value City Arena (18,809)
Columbus, OH
Feb 19, 2011
9:00 pm, ESPN
Illinois
ESPN College GameDay
W 61–57  15–11
(7–7)
 25  Lucas   7  Roe   4  Roe  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 22, 2011
9:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota W 53–48  16–11
(8–7)
 18  Lucas   10  Green   3  Green  Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 27, 2011
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 Purdue L 47–67  16–12
(8–8)
 23  Lucas   8  Green   4  Green  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 2, 2011
6:30 pm, BTN
Iowa W 85–66  17–12
(9–8)
 18  Appling   8  Green   6  Lucas  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 5, 2011
2:00 pm, CBS
at Michigan
Rivalry
L 63–70  17–13
(9–9)
 25  Lucas   13  Summers   3  Appling/Roe  Crisler Arena (13,751)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten tournament
Mar 10, 2011
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(7) vs. (10) Iowa
Big Ten First Round
W 66–61  18–13
 21  Green   14  Green   4  Green/Lucas  Conseco Fieldhouse (16,264)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 11, 2011
6:30 pm, BTN
(7) vs. (2) No. 9 Purdue
Big Ten Quarterfinals
W 74–56  19–13
 30  Lucas   13  Green   4  Green  Conseco Fieldhouse (18,381)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 12, 2011
4:00 pm, CBS
(7) vs. (6) Penn State
Big Ten Semifinals
L 48–61  19–14
 16  Lucas   7  Green   4  Green  Conseco Fieldhouse (18,377)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2011*
9:20 pm, TBS
(10 SE) vs. (7 SE) UCLA
NCAA Second Round
L 76–78  19–15
 23  Green   11  Green   10  Green  St. Pete Times Forum (15,504)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=NCAA Southeast Regional
Source[18][19].
All times are in Eastern Time.

Player statistics

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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
Appling, Keith 34 780 22.9 217 6.4 72 165 .436 39 95 .411 34 38 .895 19 77 96 2.8 45 21 16 53
Chapman, Dan 4 4 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1
Giard, Nick 5 6 1.2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Green, Draymond 34 1023 30.1 428 12.6 147 345 .426 37 101 .366 97 142 .683 81 210 294 8.6 141 60 38 79
Heneveld, Matt 4 7 1.8 0 0.0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Ianni, Anthony 6 8 1.3 2 0.3 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.7 0 0 0 0
Kebler, Mike 33 333 10.1 51 1.5 20 38 .526 0 1 .000 11 12 .917 7 25 32 1.0 16 9 5 11
Lucas, Kalin 34 1136 33.4 578 17.0 194 453 .428 53 136 .390 137 167 .820 16 57 73 2.1 114 35 2 87
Lucious, Korie 18 440 24.4 117 6.5 39 125 .312 23 81 .284 16 21 .762 10 21 31 1.7 74 15 3 38
Nix, Derrick 30 246 8.2 81 2.7 27 45 .600 0 0 27 51 .529 31 28 59 2.0 8 9 8 22
Payne, Adreian 34 306 9.0 85 2.5 34 72 .472 0 1 .000 17 35 .486 31 49 80 2.4 5 9 28 21
Roe, Delvon 34 802 23.6 209 6.1 71 147 .483 0 0 67 103 .650 64 107 171 5.0 49 27 42 38
Sherman, Garrick 34 410 12.1 107 3.1 48 69 .696 0 0 11 30 .367 29 62 91 2.7 12 10 14 28
Summers, Durrell 34 997 29.3 395 11.6 140 361 .388 62 174 .356 53 77 .688 36 108 144 4.2 22 19 8 49
Thornton, Austin 34 376 11.1 68 2.0 24 71 .338 6 31 .194 14 15 .933 29 42 71 2.1 23 5 3 21
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

Source[20]

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. NR=Not Ranked.
Poll Pre 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 Wk 1 Final
AP[21] 2 2 2 6 7 14 12 20 18 RV 17 25 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches[21] 2 2 2 6 8 15 12 19 19 24 18 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Awards and honors

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  • Kalin Lucas – All Big Ten Second Team[22]
  • Kalin Lucas – USBWA All-District Team
  • Draymond Green – All Big Ten Third Team[22]

References

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