2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2013 120 16th Mark Montgomery 10th 8th 4th Basketball 2010–11 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Kalin Lucas Draymond Green Big Ten 19–15 9–9, Tom Izzo Dwayne Stephens Mike Garland Breslin Center NCAA tournament Round of 64 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. Chris Allen Will Not Return For 2010-11 Season - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/080310aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204556/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/080310aaa.html dead 2010 Recruiting class no no 2010 Russell Byrd No. 20 SG Fort Wayne, Indiana Blackhawk Christian 6 7 190 October 24, 2008 4 3 94 Keith Appling No. 4 PG Detroit Pershing High School 6 3 170 August 8, 2008 4 4 95 Alex Gauna No. 15 C Eaton Rapids, Michigan Eaton Rapids High School 6 8 215 April 30, 2009 4 3 90 Adreian Payne No. 9 PF Dayton, Ohio Jefferson Junior/Senior High School 6 10 215 October 29, 2009 5 5 95 2010 Michigan State Commit List for 2010 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2010 michiganstate 175 127 10 11 10 2010-06-01 yes 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. No. 2 Spartans Fall Short To UConn In Maui, 70-67 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112310aac.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204449/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112310aac.html dead No. 2 Michigan State falls to unranked UConn http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=303270127 https://web.archive.org/web/20160405052840/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=303270127 dead April 5, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-15 In the third place game, Michigan State defeated No. 13 Washington. No. 2 Spartans Hold Off No. 13 Washington, 76-71 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112410aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204448/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112410aab.html dead MSU suffered further losses to No. 1 Duke in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, Irving scores 31 to help Duke beat Michigan St. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=303350150 https://web.archive.org/web/20160405055307/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=303350150 dead April 5, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-15 No. 8 Syracuse in the Jimmy V Classic, No. 7 Spartans Stopped by No. 8 Syracuse, 72-58 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120810aad.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204429/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120810aad.html dead and No. 18 Texas. No. 12 Spartans Fall To No. 18 Longhorns, 67-55 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122210aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204417/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122210aaa.html dead 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. Michigan State junior Korie Lucious dismissed by Tom Izzo for 'conduct detrimental to the team' http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2011/01/michigan_state_junior_korie_lu.html MLive.com January 26, 2011 2016-02-15 The Spartans were inconsistent in conference play, beating No. 14 Minnesota No. 20 Spartans Defeat No. 14 Golden Gophers, 71-62 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/123110aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204413/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/123110aaa.html dead and No. 20 Wisconsin, Spartans Edge No. 20 Wisconsin in OT, 64-61 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011111aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204400/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011111aaa.html dead 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 Green's Double-Double Helps MSU Top Iowa, 66-61 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031011aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 February 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170222140404/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031011aaa.html dead and blowing out No. 9 Purdue Spartans Upset No. 9 Purdue, 74-56, Advance To Semifinals – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031111aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 February 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170222141849/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031111aaa.html dead in the Big Ten tournament, the Spartans fell to Penn State in the semifinals. Michigan State Falls In Semifinals To Penn State, 61-48 – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031211aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 February 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170222140408/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031211aab.html dead The blowout win over Purdue likely ensured the Spartans inclusion in the NCAA Tournament. 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. UCLA fights off Michigan State's rally to advance http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310760026 https://web.archive.org/web/20110319132535/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310760026 dead March 19, 2011 ESPN.com 2015-12-11 However, the rally fell short and they lost 78–76.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=310760026 Michigan State vs. UCLA box score ESPN March 18, 2011 Roster 2010 Michigan State Spartans y yes Keith Appling y 11 G 6 0 170 FR Detroit, Michigan Pershing H.S. Russell Byrd y 0 F 6 7 190 FR Fort Wayne, Indiana Blackhawk Christian H.S. y Alex Gauna 2 F 6 8 215 FR Eaton Rapids, Michigan Eaton Rapids H.S. Draymond Green y 23 F 6 6 235 JR Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw H.S. C Anthony Ianni 44 C 6 9 260 SR East Lansing, Michigan Okemos H.S. Mike Kebler 20 G 6 4 205 SR Okemos, Michigan Okemos H.S. W Kalin Lucas y 1 G 6 0 190 SR Detroit, Michigan St. Mary Preparatory School C Korie Lucious y 34 G 5 11 170 JR Milwaukee, Wisconsin Pius XI H.S. Derrick Nix y 25 C 6 8 280 SO Detroit, Michigan Pershing H.S. Adreian Payne y 5 C 6 10 215 FR Dayton, Ohio Jefferson H.S. Delvon Roe y 10 F 6 8 230 JR Lakewood, Ohio St. Edward H.S. Garrick Sherman y 41 C 6 10 235 SO Kenton, Ohio Kenton H.S. Durrell Summers y 15 G 6 4 205 SR Detroit, Michigan Covenant H.S. Austin Thornton 13 G 6 5 220 JR y Sand Lake, Michigan Cedar Springs H.S. Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan) Mark Montgomery (Michigan State) Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State) Mike Garland (Northern Michigan) http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/msu-m-baskbl-mtt.html February 7, 2011 Schedule and results yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Exhibition Nov 2, 2010 yes 7:00 pm 2 2010 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals Saginaw Valley State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 88–44 14,759 — Lucas 13 Roe 8 Green 4 Nov 8, 2010 yes 7:00 pm 2 2010 Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks Nebraska–Omaha Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 102–72 14,759 — Lucas 25 Payne 13 Lucas 5 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Nov 12, 2010 yes 8:30 pm 2 Eastern Michigan Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 96–66 14,797 1–0 Lucas 18 Green/Roe/Sherman 8 Green 7 Nov 16, 2010 yes 10:00 pm 2 South Carolina Breslin Center East Lansing, MI College Hoops Tipoff Marathon ESPN 82–73 14,797 2–0 Summers 22 Green 12 Lucas 7 Nov 22, 2010 yes 9:30 pm 2 yes 2010 Chaminade Silverswords Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational first round ESPNU 82–74 2,400 3–0 Lucas 28 Green 10 Green 4 Nov 23, 2010 yes 7:00 pm 2 yes Connecticut Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational semifinals ESPN 67–70 2,400 3–1 Green 22 Green 12 Green 5 Nov 24, 2010 yes 5:00 pm 2 yes 13 Washington Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational third place game ESPN2 76–71 2,400 4–1 Lucas 29 Green 6 Lucious 5 Nov 28, 2010 yes 1:00 pm 2 Tennessee Tech Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 73–55 14,797 5–1 Summers 21 Green 9 Green 6 Dec 1, 2010 yes 9:30 pm 6 yes 1 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN 79–84 9,314 5–2 Lucious 20 Green/Payne 6 Lucious 8 Dec 4, 2010 yes 10:00 pm 6 2010 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 74–39 14,797 6–2 Summers 14 Green 12 Lucious 6 Dec 7, 2010 yes 9:30 pm 7 yes 8 Syracuse Madison Square Garden New York, NY Jimmy V Classic ESPN 58–72 19,391 6–3 Summers 18 Green 11 Green/Lucious 5 Dec 11, 2010 yes 12:30 pm 7 yes Oakland Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI FSDET 77–76 17,115 7–3 Lucas 25 Sherman 7 Green/Lucas 5 Dec 18, 2010 yes 6:30 pm 14 2010 none Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 90–51 14,797 8–3 Summers 25 Thornton 9 Lucas 8 Dec 22, 2010 yes 7:00 pm 12 18 Texas Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN2 55–67 14,797 8–4 Lucas 17 Roe 9 Lucas/Lucious/Thornton 2 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten regular season Dec 31, 2010 4:00 pm 20 14 Minnesota Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 71–62 14,797 9–4 1–0 Summers 19 Roe 9 Lucas 7 Jan 3, 2011 7:30 pm 18 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 65–62 8,117 10–4 2–0 green 15 Green 11 Lucious 5 Jan 8, 2011 1:00 pm 18 yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 62–66 8,564 10–5 2–1 Summers 21 Green 10 Green 6 Jan 11, 2011 7:00 pm 20 Wisconsin Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan ESPN 64–61 OT 14,797 11–5 3–1 Green 26 Green 9 Lucas 6 Jan 15, 2011 1:00 pm Northwestern Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 71–67 OT 14,797 12–5 4–1 Appling 19 Green 8 Lucious 6 Jan 18, 2011 7:00 pm 17 yes 23 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL ESPN 62–71 16,618 12–6 4–2 Lucas 15 Roe 10 Green 4 Jan 22, 2011 9:00 pm 17 yes 14 Purdue ESPN College GameDay Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN 76–86 14,123 12–7 4–3 Green 21 Green 11 Green/Lucas/Lucious 6 Jan 27, 2011 7:00 pm 25 Michigan Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Rivalry ESPN 57–61 14,797 12–8 4–4 Lucas 27 Summers 10 Green 5 Jan 30, 2011 6:00 pm 25 Indiana Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 84–83 OT 14,797 13–8 5–4 Lucas 26 Green 13 Green 5 Feb 2, 2011 8:30 pm yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 52–72 12,158 13–9 5–5 Lucas 17 Green 5 Lucas 4 Feb 6, 2011 1:00 pm yes 19 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI CBS 56–82 17,230 13–10 5–6 Lucas 20 Appling/Summers 3 Lucas 3 Feb 10, 2011 7:00 pm Penn State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 75–57 14,797 14–10 6–6 Lucas 24 Green 14 Green 10 Feb 15, 2011 9:00 pm yes 2 Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 61–71 18,809 14–11 6–7 Lucas 14 Appling/Green 6 Lucas 5 Feb 19, 2011 9:00 pm Illinois ESPN College GameDay Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 61–57 14,797 15–11 7–7 Lucas 25 Roe 7 Roe 4 Feb 22, 2011 9:00 pm yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 53–48 14,625 16–11 8–7 Lucas 18 Green 10 Green 3 Feb 27, 2011 1:00 pm 8 Purdue Breslin Center East Lansing, MI CBS 47–67 14,797 16–12 8–8 Lucas 23 Green 8 Green 4 Mar 2, 2011 6:30 pm Iowa Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 85–66 14,797 17–12 9–8 Appling 18 Green 8 Lucas 6 Mar 5, 2011 2:00 pm yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry CBS 63–70 13,751 17–13 9–9 Lucas 25 Summers 13 Appling/Roe 3 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten tournament Mar 10, 2011 5:00 pm yes 7 Iowa 10 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Big Ten First Round ESPN2 66–61 16,264 18–13 Green 21 Green 14 Green/Lucas 4 Mar 11, 2011 6:30 pm yes 7 Purdue 9 2 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Big Ten Quarterfinals BTN 74–56 18,381 19–13 Lucas 30 Green 13 Green 4 Mar 12, 2011 4:00 pm yes 7 Penn State 6 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Big Ten Semifinals CBS 48–61 18,377 19–14 Lucas 16 Green 7 Green 4 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2011 9:20 pm yes yes 10 SE UCLA 7 SE St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL NCAA Second Round 15,504 TBS 76–78 19–15 Green 23 Green 11 Green 10 AP Poll Eastern Time SE NCAA Southeast RegionalSourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2011-schedule.html 2016-02-11 Sports Reference 2010-11 Michigan State Spartans schedule and resultshttp://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2010-2011/teamstat.html Michigan State Spartan Athletics Msuspartans.com 2022-12-26 Player statistics +Individual player statistics (Final) MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAStlBlkTovAppling, Keith3478022.92176.472165.4363995.4113438.8951977962.845211653Chapman, Dan441.000.00000000000.00001Giard, Nick561.200.00000000000.00000Green, Draymond34102330.142812.6147345.42637101.36697142.683812102948.6141603879Heneveld, Matt471.800.001.00000000000.00000Ianni, Anthony681.320.312.50000000440.70000Kebler, Mike3333310.1511.52038.52601.0001112.917725321.0169511Lucas, Kalin34113633.457817.0194453.42853136.390137167.8201657732.111435287Lucious, Korie1844024.41176.539125.3122381.2841621.7621021311.77415338Nix, Derrick302468.2812.72745.600002751.5293128592.089822Payne, Adreian343069.0852.53472.47201.0001735.4863149802.4592821Roe, Delvon3480223.62096.171147.4830067103.650641071715.049274238Sherman, Garrick3441012.11073.14869.696001130.3672962912.712101428Summers, Durrell3499729.339511.6140361.38862174.3565377.688361081444.22219849Thornton, Austin3437611.1682.02471.338631.1941415.9332942712.1235321 Legend  GP  Games played Avg  Average per game  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds  A Assists  TO Turnovers Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2011.html 2010-11 Michigan State Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Rankings 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2011/week/20/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 2016-01-19 2 2 2 6 7 14 12 20 18 RV 17 25NR NRNRNRNRNRNRN/A Coaches 2 2 2 6 8 15 12 19 19 24 18 RVNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR Awards and honors Kalin Lucas – All Big Ten Second Team Kalin Lucas Nabs Second-Team All-Big Ten Honors - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030711aac.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-15 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204252/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030711aac.html dead Kalin Lucas – USBWA All-District Team Draymond Green – All Big Ten Third Team References 30em Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Category:2010 in sports in Michigan Category:2011 in sports in Michigan