http://www.statenews.com The State News men's and women's basketball reporters take you inside both MSU basketball programs. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:24:13 -0500 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/11/spartans_not_taking_wayne_state_lightly After watching the Syracuse men’s basketball team fall to Division II LeMoyne on Tuesday, the MSU women’s basketball team isn’t going to be taking Wayne State lightly tonight. But head coach Suzy Merchant doesn’t believe that’s even going to be a problem, especially after the team saw the men’s basketball team lose to Grand Valley State in exhibition play in 2007. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:24:13 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/11/spartans_not_taking_wayne_state_lightly http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/11/morgan_and_allen_out_with_injuries Senior forward Raymar Morgan and junior guard Chris Allen will not play in today’s men’s basketball preseason opener against Northwood due to injuries, MSU athletic communications director Matt Larson said about 10 minutes prior to the 4 p.m. tip. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:26:54 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/11/morgan_and_allen_out_with_injuries http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/10/izzo_no_word_on_sims_playing_hoops One of the more interesting tidbits to come out of Monday’s MSU men’s basketball open practice — a session which head coach Tom Izzo reffered to as “the hardest we’ve practiced” — was the availability of freshman tight end Dion Sims for the basketball team once the football season has ended. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:29:15 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/10/izzo_no_word_on_sims_playing_hoops http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/10/morgan_could_be_effective_captain_legendary_spartan As always, a ton of good information came out of the MSU men’s basketball Media Day. There were plenty of good notes, quotes and anecdotes, but today we’re going to focus on everybody’s favorite player to argue about — senior forward Raymar Morgan. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:35:16 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/10/morgan_could_be_effective_captain_legendary_spartan http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/10/womens_hoops_on_the_recruiting_trail Associate head coach Shane Clipfell spent much of his summer on the road recruiting, where he said the staff was received “very well.” Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:30:58 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/10/womens_hoops_on_the_recruiting_trail http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/10/where_does_msu_rank_on_the_alltime_list ESPN recently released its all-time ranking for college basketball programs. To no one’s surprise, Kentucky, UCLA, Kansas and North Carolina were the top four. And who would argue? The teams are all among the winningest programs of all time. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:24:57 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/10/where_does_msu_rank_on_the_alltime_list http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/09/spartan_basketball_recruits_garner_national_recognition In its latest team basketball recruiting rankings, ESPNU ranks the MSU men’s basketball program as having the ninth best recruiting class for the class of 2010. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:23:03 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/09/spartan_basketball_recruits_garner_national_recognition http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/04/merchant_named_to_world_university_games_staff MSU women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant was named as an assistant coach for USA Basketball for the 2009 USA World University Games, to be held this summer in Belgrade, Serbia. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:19:35 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/04/merchant_named_to_world_university_games_staff http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/04/izzo_returns_to_detroit_throws_first_pitch_at_tigers-yankees_game Detroit — MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo returned on Monday to the Motor City, where he threw out the first pitch of the Detroit Tigers-New York Yankees game at Comerica Park. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:42:18 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/04/izzo_returns_to_detroit_throws_first_pitch_at_tigers-yankees_game http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/04/former_spartan_haynie_signs_with_shock Former MSU standout Kristin Haynie is headed back to Michigan, signing a contract Wednesday with the WNBA’s Detroit Shock. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:57:03 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_basketball_blog/2009/04/former_spartan_haynie_signs_with_shock