2006–07 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2006–07 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 12th year. The team played home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan . MSU finished the season 23–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for seventh place. The Spartans received their tenth consecutive bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the Second Round to North Carolina .
Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2005–06 season 22–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. Michigan State received an at-large bid as a No. 6 seed to the NCAA tournament , their ninth straight trip to the Tournament, and lost in the First Round.
The Spartans lost seniors Paul Davis (17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game), Maurice Ager (19.3 points per game) and junior Shannon Brown (17.2 points per game) to the NBA draft following the season.
Season summary
MSU was led by junior Drew Neitzel (18.1 points and 4.3 assist per game) and freshman Raymar Morgan (11.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game).
Non-conference
MSU started the season well with wins over Brown, Youngstown State, and The Citidel in East Lansing. The Spartans then participated in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic held at Madison Square Garden where they edged out No. 19 Texas in the semifinals on a Drew Neitzel last second basket.[ 2] [ 3] In the championship game, the Spartans lost on a controversial no-call of a shot clock violation allowing Maryland to maintain their lead and hold off the Spartans 62–59.[ 4] [ 5] Wins over Vermont and Oakland at Breslin Center led to a loss at Boston College in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge .[ 6] MSU closed the non-conference schedule strong, winning their last seven games. However, the Spartans finished the non-conference slate 1–2 in their only trips outside the state of Michigan in the non-conference schedule. MSU finished the non-conference schedule with a record of 13–2, but was not ranked in the polls.
Big Ten play
Following back-to-back losses to open the Big Ten season the prior year, the Spartans again suffered back-to-losses to open the season, this time on the road to Iowa [ 7] and Indiana .[ 8] The remaining Big Ten season was a roller coaster with a four-game winning streak immediately followed by a four-game losing streak and losses to Ohio State (ranked No. 4 and No. 5).[ 9] [ 10] A win against No. 1 Wisconsin highlighted the Big Ten season and likely assured the Spartans a trip to the NCAA Tournament.[ 11] The Spartans finished 8–8 in the conference, finishing in a tie for seventh place. MSU lost to Wisconsin[ 12] after beating Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament .[ 13]
NCAA Tournament
Helped by the win over No. 1 Wisconsin, the Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the 10th consecutive year, receiving a No. 9 seed, their lowest seed since 2002 . A victory over Marquette , coached by former Izzo assistant Tom Crean , in the First Round of the Tournament[ 14] was followed by a loss to No. 3 North Carolina in the Second Round.[ 15]
Roster
2006–07 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
Deon Curry
—
—
Fr
G
22
Isaiah Dahlman
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Braham Area H.S.
Braham, Minnesota
G
1
Brandon Darnton
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Harbor Springs
Harbor Springs, Michigan
G
15
DeMarcus Ducre
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS Jr
Saginaw H.S.
Saginaw, Michigan
PF
41
Marquise Gray
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS So
Beecher H.S.
Flint, Michigan
F
43
Jacob Hannon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS Jr
Cody H.S.
Cody, Wyoming
C
40
Tom Herzog
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Powers H.S.
Flint, Michigan
C
00
Idong Ibok
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS So
Montverde Academy
Montverde, Florida
G
23
Maurice Joseph
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Champlain School
Saint-Lambert, Quebec
F
2
Raymar Morgan
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
McKinley H.S.
Canton, Ohio
C
34
Drew Naymick
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
RS Jr
North Muskegon H.S.
North Muskegon, Michigan
PG
11
Drew Neitzel
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Wyoming Park H.S.
Wyoming, Michigan
C
14
Goran Suton
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
RS So
Everett H.S.
Lansing, Michigan
G
10
Bryan Tibaldi
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
West H.S.
Traverse City, Michigan
G
5
Travis Walton
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS So
Lima H.S.
Lima, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2016-07-11
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2006 7:00 pm
vs. Grand Valley State
W 61–57
–
–
–
Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI
Nov 5, 2006 2:00 pm
Northern Michigan
W 74–63
–
–
–
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2006 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
Brown 2K Sports Hoops Classic
W 45–34
1–0
12 – Joseph
6 – Morgan
2 – 4 Tied
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Nov 9, 2006 *7:30 pm
Youngstown State 2K Sports Hoops Classic
W 86–61
2–0
14 – Neitzel
12 – Suton
7 – Walton
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Nov 12, 2006 *5:00 pm, ESPN Plus
The Citadel
W 73–41
3–0
17 – Neitzel
8 – Gray
5 – Neitzel
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Nov 16, 2006 *9:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 19 Texas 2K Sports Hoops Classic semifinals
W 63–61
4–0
18 – Morgan
7 –
6 – Neitzel
Madison Square Garden (8,103)New York, NY
Nov 17, 2006 *9:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Maryland 2K Sports Hoops Classic finals
L 60–62
4–1
–
–
–
Madison Square Garden (7,398)New York, NY
Nov 21, 2006 *7:00 pm
Vermont
W 66–46
5–1
26 – Neitzel
8 – Neitzel
6 – Walton
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Nov 25, 2006 *2:00 pm
Oakland
W 71–53
6–1
21 – Neitzel
12 – Gray
7 – Neitzel
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Nov 29, 2006 *7:00 pm, ESPN
at Boston College ACC/Big Ten Challenge
L 58–65
6–2
18 – Suton
9 – Suton
4 –
Conte Forum (8,606)Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 3, 2006 *12:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Bradley
W 82–53
7–2
20 – Neitzel
8 – Naymick
9 – Walton
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Dec 6, 2006 *7:00 pm
IPFW
W 80–43
8–2
13 –
8 –
7 – Walton
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Dec 9, 2006 *3:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. BYU Spartan Clash
W 76–61
9–2
22 – Neitzel
11 – Suton
7 –
Palace of Auburn Hills (11,187)Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 16, 2006 *7:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Chicago State
W 69–61
10–2
32 – Neitzel
11 – Gray
5 – Suton
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Dec 19, 2006 *7:00 pm
Belmont
W 67–58
11–2
–
–
–
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Dec 23, 2006 *12:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Green Bay
W 76–64
12–2
22 – Neitzel
15 – Suton
8 – Walton
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Dec 30, 2006 *12:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Loyola (MD)
W 74–61
13–2
27 – Suton
11 – Gray
12 – Neitzel
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 4, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN2
at Iowa
L 60–62
13–3 (0–1)
20 – Neitzel
9 – Suton
6 – Walton
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,469)Iowa City, IA
Jan 7, 2007 4:30 pm, CBS
at Indiana
L 51–73
13–4 (0–2)
12 – Walton
6 – Ibok
3 –
Assembly Hall (17,274)Bloomington, IN
Jan 10, 2007 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
Northwestern
W 66–45
14–4 (1–2)
18 – Neitzel
6 – Naymick
5 – Neitzel
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Jan 14, 2007 1:30 pm, CBS
Illinois
W 63–57
15–4 (2–2)
19 – Neitzel
6 – Suton
4 – Walton
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Jan 20, 2007 4:30 pm, ESPN Plus
at Penn State
W 91–64
16–4 (3–2)
28 – Neitzel
8 – Morgan
7 – Walton
Bryce Jordan Center (13,347)University Park, PA
Jan 24, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Minnesota
W 70–46
17–4 (4–2)
14 – Morgan
9 – Gray
11 – Walton
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Jan 27, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 5 Ohio State ESPN College GameDay
L 64–66
17–5 (4–3)
29 – Neitzel
8 – suton
5 – Walton
Value City Arena (18,965)Columbus, OH
Jan 30, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN
at Illinois
L 50–57
17–6 (4–4)
13 – Walton
6 –
5 – Walton
Assembly Hall (16,618)Champaign, IL
Feb 3, 2007 4:00 pm, CBS
No. 4 Ohio State
L 54–63
17–7 (4–5)
24 – Neitzel
10 – Suton
6 – Neitzel
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Feb 7, 2007 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus
at Purdue
L 38–62
17–8 (4–6)
9 – Morgan
6 – Suton
4 – Suton
Mackey Arena (11,830)West Lafayette, IN
Feb 13, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN
Michigan Rivalry
W 59–44
18–8 (5–6)
21 – Neitzel
7 – Naymick
5 –
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Feb 17, 2007 2:30 pm, ESPN Plus
Iowa
W 81–49
19–8 (6–6)
17 – Neitzel
8 – Suton
10 – Walton
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Feb 20, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 Wisconsin
W 64–55
20–8 (7–6)
28 – Neitzel
8 –
10 – Walton
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Feb 24, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN
Indiana ESPN College GameDay
W 66–58
21–8 (8–6)
18 – Morgan
8 – Morgan
6 – Walton
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Feb 27, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN
at Michigan Rivalry
L 56–67
21–9 (8–7)
13 – Mortan
10 – Suton
5 – Walton
Crisler Arena (13,751)Ann Arbor, MI
Mar 3, 2007 12:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 4 Wisconsin
L 50–52
21–10 (8–8)
22 – Neitzel
7 – Suton
5 – Walton
Kohl Center (17,190)Madison, WI
Big Ten tournament
Mar 8, 2007 2:30 pm, ESPN2
(7)
vs. (10) Northwestern opening round
W 62–57
22–10
20 – Neitzel
10 – Suton
6 – Neitzel
United Center (16,219)Chicago, IL
Mar 9, 2007 6:40 pm, ESPN Plus
(7)
vs. (2) No. 3 Wisconsin quarterfinals
L 57–70
22–11
14 – Suton
8 – Suton
8 – Neitzel
United Center (22,081)Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2007 7:20 pm, CBS
(9 E)
vs. (8 E) No. 20 Marquette First Round
W 61–49
23–11
14 – Morgan
9 – Morgan
5 –
Joel Coliseum (14,148)Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 17, 2007 8:13 pm, CBS
(9 E)
vs. (1 E) No. 4 North Carolina Second Round
L 67–81
23–12
26 – Neitzel
8 – Suton
5 –
Joel Coliseum (14,148)Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time
Source.
[ 16] .
Source[ 17]
Player statistics
Individual player statistics (Final)
Scoring
Total FGs
3-point FGs
Free-Throws
Rebounds
Player
GP
Pts
Avg
FG
FGA
Pct
3FG
3FA
Pct
FT
FTA
Pct
Tot
Avg
A
Stl
Blk
Curry, Deon
9
1
0.1
0
0
0
0
1
2
.500
3
0.3
1
1
0
Dahlman, Isaiah
26
96
3.7
31
73
.425
6
20
.300
28
37
.757
47
1.8
30
7
4
Darnton, Brandon
13
6
0.5
2
3
.667
1
2
.500
1
3
.333
0
0.0
2
1
0
Ducre, DeMarcus
23
18
0.8
5
16
.313
0
7
.000
1
3
.333
18
0.8
7
2
0
Gray, Marquise
35
238
6.8
96
166
.578
0
0
46
78
.590
191
5.5
19
20
22
Hannon, Jake
19
13
0.7
6
11
.545
0
0
1
4
.250
5
0.3
3
1
0
Ibok, Idong
34
67
2.0
25
37
.676
0
0
17
33
.515
77
2.3
4
5
33
Joseph, Maurice
31
183
5.9
58
153
.379
42
116
.362
25
35
.714
52
1.7
22
7
0
Morgan, Raymar
28
327
11.7
121
249
.486
5
16
.313
80
116
.690
145
5.2
24
19
13
Naymick, Drew
35
129
3.7
47
98
.480
0
0
35
46
.761
136
3.9
18
22
55
Neitzel, Drew
35
635
18.1
199
467
.426
114
277
.412
123
140
.879
99
2.8
151
29
9
Suton, Goran
35
327
9.3
137
269
.509
0
5
.000
53
82
.646
235
6.7
85
23
26
Tibaldi, Bryan
15
7
0.5
3
9
.333
1
4
.250
0
2
.000
3
0.2
1
1
0
Walton, Travis
35
224
6.4
74
164
.451
13
39
.333
63
81
.778
91
2.6
191
42
0
Wardius, Chris
8
5
0.6
2
3
.667
0
0
1
2
.500
1
0.1
2
0
0
Source[ 18]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final AP — — RV RV RV RV RV RV RV — — RV RV RV — — RV RV RV Coaches RV RV RV RV 25 23 25 25 24 RV RV RV RV RV — — RV RV —
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
Awards and honors
Drew Neitzel – All-Big Ten First Team[ 19]
Drew Neitzel – USBWA All-District Team[ 20]
Travis Walton – Big Ten All-Defensive Team[ 19]
Drew Neitzel – AP All-American Honorable Mention[ 21]
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^ "Michigan State Tops Northwestern, 62-57, To Advance To Quarterfinals - Michigan State Official Athletic Site" . www.msuspartans.com . Retrieved February 15, 2016 .
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