2012–13 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012 –13 Michigan State Spartans represented Michigan State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 18th year. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI and were members of the Big Ten Conference . MSU finished with a record of 27–9, 13–5 to finish in a tie for second place in Big Ten play . The Spartans lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament to Ohio State . MSU received a bid to the NCAA tournament for the 16th straight year where they reached the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive year, losing to Duke .
Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2011–12 season with a record of 29–8, 13–5 to earn a share of the Big Ten Championship . They won the Big Ten tournament to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament , their 15th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Louisville .
Offeseason
The Spartans lost Draymond Green (16.2 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 3.8 APG) to the NBA draft following the season.
2012 recruiting class
Michigan State's top-10 ranked recruiting class, was headlined by 6'4" SG Gary Harris . The rest of the class consisted of PF Matt Costello , PF Kenny Kaminski, and PG Denzel Valentine . Notably, Matt Costello and Denzel Valentine finished first and second, respectively, in the voting for Michigan's Mr. Basketball , MSU's fourth straight Mr. Basketball signee (2011 winner Dwaun Anderson originally signed with Michigan State, but was released from his National Letter of Intent to go to Wagner College for personal reasons).
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Gary Harris #2 SG
Indianapolis, Indiana
Hamilton Southeastern High School (IN)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Nov 26, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 97
Kenny Kaminski #16 PF
Medina, Ohio
Medina Sr. High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Jul 31, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 92
Matt Costello #17 PF
Linwood, Michigan
Bay City Western High School
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Aug 11, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 92
Denzel Valentine #26 SF
Lansing, MI
J. W. Sexton High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
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
Juniors Adreian Payne (10.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game) and Keith Appling (13.4 points per game), senior Derrick Nix (9.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game), and sophomore Branden Dawson (8.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game) led the Spartans.[ 1] Freshman Gary Harris (12.9 points per game) also played a major role for the Spartans.[ 1] The Spartans began the season ranked No. 14 in both polls and traveled to Germany to play Connecticut at Ramstein Air Force Base .[ 2] The Spartans were stunned by UConn, but rebounded with a win over No. 7 Kansas in the Champions Classic .[ 3] Shortly thereafter, MSU fell to Miami in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge .[ 4] The Spartans defeated Tuskegee at Jenison Field House , their former basketball home on Michigan State's campus in a series of games held to commemorate the "Game of Change" that occurred during the 1963 NCAA tournament .[ 5] The Spartans cruised through the remaining non-conference season to finish at 11–2 and ranked No. 18 in the country.
Michigan State lost their first Big Ten game to No. 9-ranked Minnesota ,[ 6] but won their next six conference games. The streak included a win over No. 11 Ohio State .[ 7] Following a loss to No. 7 Indiana ,[ 8] MSU again went on a winning streak, winning their next five games including wins against No. 18 Minnesota [ 9] and No. 4 Michigan .[ 10] The streak ended with losses to No. 1 Indiana,[ 11] at No. 18 Ohio State,[ 12] and at No. 4 Michigan in a three-game stretch leaving MSU at 11–5 in conference.[ 13] MSU rebounded to win the final two games against No. 22 Wisconsin [ 14] and Northwestern.[ 15] The Spartans finished in a second place tie with Ohio State with a 13–5 conference record and ranked No. 8 in the country.
As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, MSU faced Iowa in the quarterfinals. After a brutal first half where the Spartans only mustered 20 points and trailed Iowa 30–20 at the break, MSU responded.[ 16] Led by Keith Appling and Gary Harris' 13 points each, MSU rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half to pull out the 59–56 victory. The win moved MSU to the semifinals of the tournament against Ohio State. In a hard fought battle, MSU was unable to pull out the victory, falling to OSU 61–58.[ 17] [ 18]
The Spartans received a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament , their 16th straight appearance in the Tournament. Led by Derrick Nix's 23 points and 15 rebounds in the game, as the Spartans cruised to a 65–54 win over Valparaiso in the first round.[ 19] In the second round, Gary Harris led the Spartans with 23 points as MSU blew out Memphis to advance to their fifth Sweet Sixteen in six years.[ 20] The trip to the Sweet Sixteen also marked the Spartans 11th trip in the prior 16 years.[ 21] However, the Spartans were defeated by No. 2 seed Duke, who was led by Seth Curry with 29 points, in the Sweet Sixteen.[ 22] Appling's 16 points and Payne's 14 were not enough in the loss.
Roster
2012–13 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
11
Keith Appling (C)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Pershing H.S.
Detroit, MI
F
0
Russell Byrd (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS So
Blackhawk Christian
Fort Wayne, IN
G
40
Dan Chapman (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Okemos H.S.
Okemos, MI
F
10
Matt Costello
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Fr
Jefferson H.S.
Bay City, MI
G
22
Branden Dawson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Lew Wallace H.S.
Gary, IN
F
2
Alex Gauna
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
RS So
Eaton Rapids H.S.
Eaton Rapids, MI
G
14
Gary Harris
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Hamilton Southeastern H.S.
Fishers, IN
F
30
Kenny Kaminski
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Medina H.S.
Medina, OH
G
3
Brandan Kearney
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Southeastern H.S.
Detroit, MI
C
25
Derrick Nix (C)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
Sr
Pershing H.S.
Detroit, MI
C
5
Adreian Payne
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Western H.S.
Dayton, OH
G
20
Travis Trice
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Wayne H.S.
Huber Heights, OH
G
15
Keenan Wetzel (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS So
St. Mary Catholic Central H.S.
Monroe, MI
G
41
Colby Wollenman
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Big Horn H.S.
Big Horn, WY
G
45
Denzel Valentine
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Sexton H.S.
Lansing, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2011-10-11
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench
C
Derrick Nix
Matt Costello
PF
Adreian Payne
Alex Gauna
SF
Branden Dawson
Russell Byrd
SG
Gary Harris
Denzel Valentine
PG
Keith Appling
Travis Trice
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2012 *7:00 pm
No. 14
Northwood
W 85–57
16 – Dawson
8 – Nix/Payne
7 – Appling
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 2, 2012 *8:30 pm
No. 14
Saint Cloud State
W 62–49
14 – Nix
11 – Payne
4 – Appling
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2012 *5:30 pm, ESPN
No. 14
vs. Connecticut Armed Forces Classic
L 62–66
0–1
17 – Appling
11 – Nix
4 – Appling
Ramstein Air Base (3,086)Kaiserslautern, Germany
Nov 13, 2012 *7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 21
vs. No. 7 Kansas Champions Classic
W 67–64
1–1
19 – Appling
7 – Nix/Payne
4 – Valentine
Georgia Dome (22,847)Atlanta, GA
Nov 18, 2012 *12:00 pm
No. 21
Texas Southern
W 69–41
2–1
19 – Harris
11 – Nix
5 – Valentine
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Nov 20, 2012 *8:00 pm, BTN
No. 15
Boise State
W 74–70
3–1
22 – Appling
5 – Appling/Dawson
7 – Appling
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Nov 23, 2012 *8:15 pm, BTN
No. 15
Oakland
W 70–52
4–1
20 – Appling
10 – Valentine
6 – Valentine
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Nov 25, 2012 *12:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 15
Louisiana–Lafayette
W 63–60
5–1
19 – Appling
10 – Payne
5 – Appling
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Nov 28, 2012 *7:30 pm, ESPN
No. 13
at Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 59–67
5–2
15 – Appling
8 – Harris
4 – Appling
BankUnited Center (5,791)Coral Gables, FL
Dec 1, 2012 *12:00 pm, BTN
No. 13
Nicholls State
W 84–39
6–2
13 – Appling
12 – Payne
6 – Appling
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Dec 5, 2012 *8:00 pm, BTN
No. 19
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 76–44
7–2
13 – Harris
7 – Dawson
5 – Trice
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Dec 8, 2012 *2:00 pm, BTN
No. 19
Loyola (IL)
W 73–61
8–2
20 – Harris
10 – Payne
7 – Appling
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Dec 15, 2012 *9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19
Tuskegee
W 92–56
9–2
25 – Appling
13 – Nix
4 – Trice
Jenison Fieldhouse (6,589)East Lansing, MI
Dec 18, 2012 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 20
at Bowling Green
W 64–53
10–2
13 – Harris
8 – Nix
2 – 4 tied
Stroh Center (4,291)Bowling Green, OH
Dec 22, 2012 *2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20
Texas
W 67–56
11–2
25 – Nix
11 – Nix
3 – Appling/Valentine
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Dec 31, 2012 2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18
at No. 9 Minnesota
L 63–76
11–3 (0–1)
15 – Appling
7 – Payne
5 – Appling
Williams Arena (14,625)Minneapolis, MN
Jan 05, 2013 12:00 pm, BTN
No. 18
Purdue
W 84–61
12–3 (1–1)
22 – Harris
11 – Dawson
8 – Appling
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Jan 10, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22
at Iowa
W 62–59
13–3 (2–1)
17 – Dawson
7 – Nix
4 – Appling/Valentine
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,872)Iowa City, IA
Jan 13, 2013 6:00 pm, BTN
No. 22
Nebraska
W 66–56
14–3 (3–1)
17 – Nix
8 – Valentine
9 – Appling
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Jan 16, 2013 7:00 pm, BTN
No. 18
at Penn State
W 81–72
15–3 (4–1)
20 – Payne
7 – Payne
4 – Nix
Bryce Jordan Center (6,585)University Park, PA
Jan 19, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18
No. 11 Ohio State
W 59–56
16–3 (5–1)
15 – Appling
10 – Dawson
3 – Appling
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Jan 22, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13
at Wisconsin
W 49–47
17–3 (6–1)
19 – Appling
13 – Dawson
3 – Payne
Kohl Center (17,249)Madison, WI
Jan 27, 2013 1:00 pm, CBS
No. 13
at No. 7 Indiana
L 70–75
17–4 (6–2)
21 – Harris
9 – Payne
6 – Nix
Assembly Hall (17,472)Bloomington, IN
Jan 31, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13
Illinois
W 80–75
18–4 (7–2)
24 – Appling
9 – Dawson
7 – Appling
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Feb 6, 2013 7:00 pm, BTN
No. 12
No. 18 Minnesota
W 61–50
19–4 (8–2)
15 – Harris
7 – Payne
4 – Harris
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Feb 9, 2013 7:00 pm, BTN
No. 12
at Purdue
W 78–65
20–4 (9–2)
20 – Dawson
6 – Payne/Valentine
4 – Valentine
Mackey Arena (14,845)West Lafayette, IN
Feb 12, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8
No. 4 Michigan Rivalry
W 75–52
21–4 (10–2)
17 – Harris
8 – Valentine
4 – Valentine
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Feb 16, 2013 8:00 pm, BTN
No. 8
at Nebraska
W 73–64
22–4 (11–2)
16 – Appling
14 – Payne
4 – Appling
Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,202)Lincoln, NE
Feb 19, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4
No. 1 Indiana
L 68–72
22–5 (11–3)
19 – Harris
7 – Payne/Valentine
3 – Nix/Valentine
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Feb 24, 2013 4:00 pm, CBS
No. 4
at No. 18 Ohio State
L 60–68
22–6 (11–4)
14 – Harris
15 – Payne
5 – Harris
Value City Arena (18,809)Columbus, OH
Mar 3, 2013 4:00 pm, CBS
No. 9
at No. 4 Michigan Rivalry
L 57–58
22–7 (11–5)
17 – Payne
12 – Payne
5 – Appling
Crisler Center (12,693)Ann Arbor, MI
Mar 7, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10
No. 22 Wisconsin
W 58–43
23–7 (12–5)
19 – Appling
11 – Payne
4 – Trice
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Mar 10, 2013 6:00 pm, BTN
No. 10
Northwestern
W 71–61
24–7 (13–5)
16 – Appling
6 – Dawson
6 – Nix
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
Mar 15, 2013 9:00 pm, BTN
(3) No. 8
vs. (6) Iowa Quarterfinals
W 59–56
25–7
18 – Payne
10 – Payne
3 – Nix/Trice
United Center (21,229)Chicago, IL
Mar 16, 2013 4:18 pm, CBS
(3) No. 8
vs. (2) No. 10 Ohio State Semifinals
L 58–61
25–8
17 – Nix
9 – Nix
3 – Payne/Trice
United Center (21,824)Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
Mar 21,2013 *12:15 pm, CBS
(3 MW) No. 9
vs. (14 MW) Valparaiso Second Round
W 65–54
26–8
23 – Nix
15 – Nix
4 – Harris
The Palace of Auburn Hills (18,863)Auburn Hills, MI
Mar 23, 2013 *2:45 pm, CBS
(3 MW) No. 9
vs. (6 MW) No. 19 Memphis Third Round
W 70–48
27–8
23 – Harris
10 – Payne
6 – Valentine
The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,723)Auburn Hills, MI
Mar 29, 2013 *9:58 pm, CBS
(3 MW) No. 9
vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Duke Sweet Sixteen
L 61–71
27–9
16 – Appling
10 – Payne
2 – Dawson/Harris
Lucas Oil Stadium (35,520)Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time Source
[ 23] .
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
36
1208
33.6
481
13.4
156
376
.415
41
128
.320
128
171
.749
14
109
123
3.4
120
46
20
84
Bohnoff, Trevor
4
3
0.8
1
0.3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.500
1
0
1
0.3
0
1
0
0
Byrd, Russell
27
202
7.5
43
1.6
14
51
.275
7
41
.171
8
16
.500
9
10
19
0.7
11
2
1
13
Chapman, Dan
11
10
0.9
0
0.0
0
2
.000
0
1
.000
0
0
0
2
2
0.2
0
0
0
0
Costello, Matt
30
184
6.1
44
1.5
15
32
.469
0
0
14
17
.824
10
30
40
1.3
5
6
13
7
Dacey, Emmett
2
2
1.0
0
0.0
0
1
.000
0
1
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Dawson, Branden
36
969
26.9
321
8.9
139
262
.531
0
5
.000
43
80
.538
77
135
212
5.9
47
57
33
73
Gauna, Alex
35
214
6.1
43
1.2
20
37
.541
0
0
3
6
.500
10
25
35
1.0
4
6
1
13
Harris, Gary
34
1010
29.7
439
12.9
150
329
.456
65
158
.411
74
98
.755
30
56
86
2.5
46
45
6
51
Kearney, Brandan
13
220
16.9
30
2.3
11
37
.297
3
16
.188
5
9
.556
12
8
20
1.5
20
7
1
14
Nix, Derrick
36
994
27.6
358
9.9
130
257
.506
0
0
98
142
.690
19
157
237
6.6
56
39
5
53
Payne, Adreian
36
922
25.6
379
10.5
137
251
.546
16
42
.381
89
105
.848
75
198
273
7.6
27
27
46
64
Sibedwo, Bella
2
2
1.0
0
0.0
0
1
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
1
0
0
0
Trice, Travis
27
503
18.6
129
4.8
41
128
.320
29
72
.403
18
25
.720
8
34
42
1.6
50
25
1
34
Valentine, Denzel
36
749
20.8
180
5.0
69
155
.445
16
57
.281
26
39
.667
39
110
149
4.1
87
28
12
71
Wetzel, Keenan
10
7
0.7
0
0.0
0
2
.000
0
2
.000
0
0
0
2
2
0.2
0
0
1
1
Source[ 24]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final AP 14 21 15 13 19 19 20 19 18 22 18 13 13 12 8 4 9 10 8 9 Not released Coaches 14 22 19 14 17 19 19 19 18 18 17 11 9 8 8 5 10 12 7 9 13
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
Source[ 25]
Awards and honors
Gary Harris - Big Ten Freshman of the Year[ 26]
Gary Harris - All Big Ten Second Team[ 26]
Adreian Payne - All Big Ten Second Team[ 26]
Keith Appling - All Big Ten Second Team (Coaches); All Big Ten Third Team (Media)[ 26]
Derrick Nix - All Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)[ 26]
Keith Appling - NABC All-District Second Team
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