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Joey Hauser on fans chanting his name at the end of the game:
“I didn’t even know what to do. I couldn’t control it. Once I got off the court, I kind of broke down. It’s been a long journey, and to hear my name chanted in an arena like this, you really don’t know what to say.”
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Detroit has been awarded the 2027 Final Four, the NCAA just announced
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Michigan State's last six days, as told by Aaron Henry's postgame quotes:
Indiana: "We just had to strap our nuts on and play."
Illinois: "I don't get tired, I won't get tired, I don't have time to get tired."
Ohio State: "Don't applaud a fish for swimming. Fish swim all day."
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Julius Marble on his dunk: "It was at Duke, and I kind of hate Duke, so it felt good."
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Kenny Goins says he knew the shot was good as soon as it left his hand. He grew up a big MSU fan and said he’s made that shot on the toy hoop in his bedroom many times
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Xavier Booker commits to Michigan State. Ranked No. 1 by Rivals, No. 3 by 247sports in the class of 2023. One of the highest-rated recruits in Tom Izzo's tenure. Massive get for Michigan State
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Cassius Winston on Sportscenter just now: "“I went out a champion"
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Tom Izzo’s 92-year-old mother, Dorothy, is here. “Maybe she’ll be my sister Jean,” Izzo said
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Masato Nakamura wanted to learn about basketball from Tom Izzo, so he showed up unannounced and stood outside Breslin for five hours on Wednesday.
When Izzo heard, he invited him inside and gave him all-access for two days as MSU prepared for Illinois:
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Suffice to say the handshake line won't be leaving Breslin anytime soon
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Cassius Winston’s first comments since the death of his brother, Zachary
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Aaron Henry predictably downplaying this stretch: “Don’t applaud a fish for swimming. Fish swim all day. Spartans have been winning for a long time.”
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Rutgers wouldn't move its game at Minnesota up two days to help MSU...then loses at Minnesota anyway
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Five-star Max Christie commits to Michigan State. What a massive nine-day recruiting stretch for Tom Izzo
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Tyson Walker told Tom Izzo that if Michigan State got to NYC, he'd buy him a cab ride and a slice of pizza. Izzo plans on holding him to it:
"A big ass piece of pizza. One of those wide ones. I might fold mine three times.”
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Aaron Henry: “Excuse my french, we had to learn to strap our nuts on and play."
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Fred Hoiberg was delivered MSU's starting lineup in the pregame locker room. He recognized 5, 11, 23 and 25 but not 10.
“10, who the hell…shit that’s Jack,” he said.
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Tom Izzo said he is "completely upset" about the Big Ten's decision to fine Michigan State $100,000 and issue Michigan a public reprimand for the tunnel incident. Emphasized he doesn't condone MSU players' actions but criticized UM's management of the tunnel
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Xavier Tillman and Jaren Jackson Jr. played AAU and college together and will now be teammates in the NBA. Jackson was best man at Tillman's wedding last year. Tillman says he's "crazy excited"
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Michigan State's 2022-23 roster is out. The newest name: Nicholas Sanders, son of Barry Sanders, a freshman walk-on guard
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Xavier Tillman and his wife welcomed their son this morning, Izzo said
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Izzo: “Now if the Lions can win tonight it’ll be a hell of a day in Detroit”
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Enoch Boakye commits to Michigan State. He's rated a five-star by 247sports, making him the third five-star to commit to MSU this summer
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A.J. Hoggard had no idea his shorts were on backwards until Steven Izzo told him during a timeout. “I’m definitely going viral for that”
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MSU PG commit Tre Holloman was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Minnesota this morning. Averaged 18.8 points, 10.4 assists and 8.8 rebounds as a senior.
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Joey Hauser went 3-for-13 vs. Michigan. His mom told him after that he should drive more to get closer shots and try to get fouled. He went 6-for-8 today and 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
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In my mailbox today: a headband that MSU is sending to media members to promote Cassius Winston for National Player of the Year
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Izzo said he told Max Christie "good job" after finding out how he trash-talked late Diabate on Saturday. Was glad to see him show a little fire.
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12 years ago, Kenny Goins walked into a hospital room to say goodbye to his mom.
Next Saturday, she'll be there on senior day of a Michigan State career that exceeded all expectations.
Why Goins is proud to call himself a mama's boy:
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Nick Ward, a 1.000 career 3-point shooter: “I am the best shooter in Michigan State history”
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Q for MSU players: "Do you think about possibly ending Mike Krzyzewski's coaching career?"
A.J. Hoggard: "Definitely."
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Hauser on the last possession : “I should have shot the ball. I’m going to have to live with it.”
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Izzo speaking of his own longevity at Michigan State: "I got married here, I had my kids here, I'm going to get buried here."
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MSU signee Pierre Brooks II of Detroit Douglass has won the 2021 Mr Basketball award
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He should be in New York right now but Kenneth Walker III is here at Breslin instead.
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Marcus Bingham Jr. confirms that Izzo kissed him on the cheek when he dove for a loose ball in the second half
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ESPN updated its 2023 player rankings this morning. Xavier Booker went from outside the top 100 to No. 3. Jeremy Fears is No. 34, Coen Carr is No. 71 and Gehrig Normand is No. 98.
The class is now ranked No. 2 in the country in the 247sports composite rankings.
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Tillman says he came to MSU as a "chubby 18-year-old" and everyone expected him to be a nice four-year player. Then: "Coach Izzo turned me into a monster"
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Keon Coleman and Maliq Carr just walked in and sat behind the Michigan State bench at the Breslin Center
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MSU holding its open practice now, including Jeremy Fears Jr.
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Tom Izzo on Steven's basket: “What I was most excited about wasn’t for him. I was excited that our players and our fans cared so much about him, they made it more special for me. It was something I’ll never forget."
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Izzo said Xavier Tillman not being one of 10 finalists for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year is "an insult." Says he's "by far" The best defensive player in the Big Ten
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Izzo's first comments on the tunnel incident. Praised Mel Tucker for swiftly suspending players. Added: “I’m been tired of Michigan State looking like the bad guy. There’s been other bad guys.”
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Henry, who's become a great quote all of a sudden, on his minutes: "I don't get tired. I won't get tired. I don't have time to get tired."
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Tom Izzo greets new MSU QB Aidan Chiles on his way off the floor
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From the start of the season through Dec. 5, Michigan State was the 324th-best 3-point shooting team in the country, shooting 27.5 percent.
Since then, it's the 8th best 3-point team in the country, shooting 44.5 percent. A remarkable turnaround.
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Xavier Tillman named a second-team Academic All-American. Won't be the only honor he receives today. Not bad for a guy juggling being a husband, father, student and college basketball player
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Langford said Kyle Ahrens texted him this morning to compliment him about his key block against Ohio State...against Ahrens' brother
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Izzo on why he's keeping the rotation deep: "I don't want to be caught like Denver with no quarterback."
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Izzo: "I'm proud of this team and what they did. I'm chomping at the bit to get to the NCAA Tournament."
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Tyson Walker got emotional when asked what it meant for him to play in the NCAA Tournament. Said he's the first player from his hometown to get to this point
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Michigan State’s newest point guard going with a familiar look
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Tom Izzo thought today was Jaden Akins' best game in an MSU uniform, between his scoring, defense, passing and rebounding.
"I don’t know what he did wrong, he said.
Not sure I've ever heard Izzo say that about a player's performance. He can always find something.
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Izzo exhorting MSU fans to be civil to Foster Loyer this week and avoid some of the attacks he faced here. "If any Michigan State people do that, they can pull for somebody else," Izzo said.
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Notable Izzo quote from earlier today: “We could be damn good and start out 1-7, so everybody be ready for it…What’s the first thing everyone’s going to say? ‘Should have gone to the transfer portal.’ I don’t give a damn.”
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Xavier Tillman said he's missed a few dunks lately because he's jumping higher than he used to and needs to adjust to dunking down on the rim instead of up. Man, I know how that goes
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The believers that the NCAA tournament selection committee doesn't consider the Big Ten championship game results got some more proof today with that selection
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Michigan State will host Duke in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
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Tom Izzo took blame for what he called an underachieving team this year: “I’m really disappointed with me, that I didn’t do a better job. I’m not trying to take any heat off of them. I’ve just got to do a better job, and I’m going to do a better job.”
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Tom Izzo was informed by compliance yesterday that he’s not allowed to pay for Iron Mountain’s team dinner, as planned. Solution: Steve Mariucci picked up the tab
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Maliq Carr and Keon Coleman are on the MSU basketball team on a trial basis, Tom Izzo said. Participated in their first practice today
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Aaron Henry led Michigan State in points, rebounds and assists this season, becoming the first MSU player to lead a team in all three categories since assists became a stat in 1975.
Led the team in steals, too, for good measure, and finished three blocks behind Bingham
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Izzo says on pregame radio that he was with Cassius Winston until 4 a.m. last night. Said the Winston family is "very tight-knit" and that MSU players had gotten to know Zachary well
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Tyson Walker on adjusting to Izzo’s coaching style: “I’m from New York. People yell all the time. People yell out their car windows.”
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Xavier Tillman asked to be taken out with four minutes left, saying he felt like he might throw up.
"We've got people to clean it up," Izzo responded, and left him in.
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Branden Dawson says he’s trying to put together an MSU alumni team for The Basketball Tournament this summer. Pretty good potential roster
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Izzo: “This team will never hang a banner…but this team should be appreciated for what they went through and what they gave us. They hung in there, man.”
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Xavier Tillman win's Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. He's the fifth MSU player to win the honor, joining Ken Redfield, Eric Snow, Travis Walton and Jaren Jackson Jr.
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Joshua Langford needs 5 points tonight to get to 1,000 for his career. When he does, all four members of MSU's 2016 recruiting class will be 1,000-point scorers.
Some of you may have predicted that. None of you predicted Langford being the last to do it in February, 2021
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Michigan State's entire team and staff is vaccinated, per Tom Izzo
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Aaron Henry on Tom Izzo: "If he's got to keep cussing me out, I'm all for it."
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Izzo is making a heated statement asking people to get vaccinated, spurred by frustration about COVID-19 hospitalizations rising: "I'm really ticked off at our country."
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Izzo called Hoggard's play tonight "magnificent." Said he got on him hard about the turnovers this week and he responded with 1 TO in 25 minutes
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Cassius Winston and Tom Izzo both downplayed that 2nd half huddle:
Izzo: "Being mad is sometimes what it takes to get people to the next level."
Winston: "Maybe I think I'm playing hard, maybe he don't agree with that. At the end of it I go out and play harder."
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Tom Izzo said today was "one of the most anxious days of my career."
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Tom Izzo said Barry Sanders was in the Michigan State locker room to celebrate Nick's first basket. "Some really cool moments."
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So that Duke team had three top 10 picks on it. Not a bad win for MSU
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Kur Teng commits to Michigan State. 6-foot-4 SG and top-40 prospect becomes the first member of the Spartans' 2024 class
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Mel Tucker giving it to the officials from the sideline once again
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Season-low 7 turnovers for Michigan State tonight. Just one in the second half.
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Davis Smith said making two FTs vs. UM ranks "No. 1 for sure" on his career highlights: "Anything Michigan-related for me is No. 1. Being able to do this in this game is a dream.”
What did his dad think? “He was just glad I could make my free throws. Something he couldn’t do.”
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Izzo just now on this: "If I'd have seen this during the game I would have called a timeout and kissed him."
"That's leadership."
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@tsnmike
, on Xavier Tillman motivating
@MSU_Basketball
teammate after a block
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Michigan State will hold its first preseason basketball practice on Monday
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Tom Izzo asked on teleconference on if he's going to change anything with this Final Four trip: "I'm going to try to win this time. I haven't done enough of that."
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Izzo's closing: "Hang with these guys. They gave you your money's worth."
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Izzo questions if he should have played three games right after MSU's COVID break. "It seems like some teams got a tremendous benefit from not playing games.”
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Marcus Bingham Jr. arrived safely home in Grand Rapids from Israel two days ago, per his mother. He had just begun his first overseas season there when war broke out on Saturday. The season was postponed and players were sent home.
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Izzo: "Fears is my Mateen Cleaves 20 years later...has all the qualities to be a hell of a guard here."
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