According to reports, Michigan State point guard Cassius Winston has been named an Associated Press 1st team All-American. Officially official: @MSU_Basketball PG @cassiuswinston is a first-team AP All-American! pic.twitter.com/FcvnJpDOI9 — Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) April 2, 2019
In case you missed this from yesterday (we did), following Michigan State’s win over Duke to go to the Final Four, Duke guard Tre Jones was overcome with emotion near midcourt. When Spartans forward Nick Ward and guard Cassius Winston noticed Jones, they immediately went over and consoled him Check it out. [email protected] guard Tre … Read more
For the first time in four years, the Michigan State Spartans have advanced to the Sweet 16! Embed from Getty Images Their 70-50 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers in Des Moines, Iowa sealed their trip to Washington D.C. for the Sweet 16/Elite 8 for a matchup against LSU on Friday, March 29. Tip-off time … Read more
Michigan‘s junior point guard Zavier Simpson has been named a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award the team announced Thursday. Junior @Xaviersimpson3 has been named a semifinalist for the 2019 Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year Award presented by Bona! He is the only player in the Big Ten Conference on the … Read more
Cassius Winston has been shouldering a huge workload for Michigan State basketball this season, and all that extra effort could earn him some hardware by season’s end starting with the Bob Cousy Award. Embed from Getty Images Cassius Winston is Michigan State’s leading scorer averaging 18.8 points per game according to Fox Sports. With 7.3 assists … Read more
Michigan State knocked off both the Texas Longhorns and the UCLA Bruins to win the 2018 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational on Friday. The tournament was the Spartans’ first real test since they opened the season against the number two ranked Kansas Jayhawks with a loss back on November, 6th. Embed from Getty Images With the tournament win, … Read more
It’s hard to believe that Michigan State will have had nearly two whole weeks in between their last game in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals and their upcoming first-round game in the NCAA Tournament. But that is where we are after an early Big Ten Tournament and then the brackets being revealed on Sunday. The … Read more
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The college basketball season is underway and some teams have already made big impressions, both good (Duke University, 8-0 on the year) and bad (University of Arizona, 3-3 on the year). The Michigan State Spartans began the season with the usual “Tom Izzo Grind” schedule of facing Duke the second game of the year, then … Read more
Fans of Michigan State received some big news Thursday evening when superstar freshman Miles Bridges announced on campus that he was returning for his sophomore season. He confirmed it a day after sources close to the situation revealed that he was “leaning towards” returning to MSU. Miles Bridges got to make his announcement with his … Read more
Preseason injuries. Mid-season injuries. Inability to gel. Young and experienced. Lack of depth. Most teams who deal with this much baggage for any given season in any sport is surely to have a disappointing campaign. Yet, the Michigan State basketball team was able to muster together 20 wins and an appearance in the second round … Read more
The Michigan State Spartans are in must-win mode. One could theoretically say their NCAA Tournament run begins Thursday night at home against Nebraska. Freshman point guard Cassius Winston will be doing his part to help lock his team into the dance. He capped off the first half against the Huskers in thrilling fashion. jesse_kramer: Cassius Winston hates … Read more
Michigan State (16-11, 8-6 Big Ten) is back in action Thursday night (7 p.m. ET on ESPNU) when they host Nebraska (12-14, 6-8 Big Ten). The Spartans will be going for a season sweep of the Huskers, but will be without the services of senior guard Eron Harris. Harris of course has been ruled out for … Read more
College basketball is finally back, and the Michigan State Spartans will get their long-awaited opportunity to wash last year’s first round NCAA Tournament upset against No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee State University out of their mouths. There is just as many questions as there is optimism surrounding the Spartans in 2016-17. They lost a lot, … Read more
It has undoubtedly been a rough month and half for Spartan fans after seeing their team, who was among the favorites to win the national title, upset by 15-seeded Middle Tennessee State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Following the stunning loss, Michigan State lost out on No. 1 recruit Josh Jackson as … Read more
UD-Jesuit guard and Michigan State University commit Cassius Winston can check one goal off his list before taking his talents to East Lansing next fall. On Monday, Winston was named Michigan’s Mr. Basketball for the 2015-16 season. The 6-foot guard, who recently signed his letter of intent to play at Michigan State next season, became the 36th recipient … Read more
