2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
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
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 : Rivals : 247Sports : N/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 : Rivals : 247Sports : N/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 : Rivals : 247Sports : N/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 : Rivals : 247Sports : N/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:
Season summary
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
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
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
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
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
Source[ 20]
Rankings
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ 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
Kalin Lucas – All Big Ten Second Team[ 22]
Kalin Lucas – USBWA All-District Team
Draymond Green – All Big Ten Third Team[ 22]
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^ "No. 2 Michigan State falls to unranked UConn" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016 .
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Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics