2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg Big Ten Conference Drew Neitzel Travis Walton Big Ten 13 18 27–9 12–6 Tom Izzo Dwayne Stephens Mike Garland Breslin Center NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 120 13th 1st 5th Mark Montgomery 7th The 2007–08 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by 13th-year head coach, Tom Izzo. MSU finished the season 27–9, 12–6 to finish in fourth place in Big Ten play. They defeated Ohio State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament before losing to No. 1-seeded Wisconsin in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their 11th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament, as the No. 5 seed in the South region. They defeated Temple in the First Round and upset No. 4-seeded Pittsburgh to reach the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to No. 2-ranked Memphis. Previous season The Spartans finished the 2006–07 season with an overall record of 23–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. Michigan State received a No. 9 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 10th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Second Round before losing to North Carolina. Offseason Recruiting class no no 2007 Kalin Lucas No. 6 PG Orchard Lake, Michigan St. Mary's High School 6 0 172 12/29/2005 4 97 Durrell Summers No. 14 SG Redford, Michigan Covenant Christian 6 5 190 01/25/2006 4 96 Chris Allen No. 16 SG Lawrenceville, Georgia Meadowcreek High School 6 3 185 01/09/2006 4 96 Austin Thornton SF Sand Lake, Michigan Cedar Springs 6 5 190 02/16/2007 3 N/A Season summary The Spartans were led by senior Drew Neitzel (13.9 points and 4 rebounds per game), sophomore Raymar Morgan (14.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game), and freshman Kalin Lucas (10.3 points and 3.8 assists per game). Michigan State began the season ranked No. 8 in the country and participated in the CBE Classic, losing to No. 2 UCLA in the finals. Top-ranked UCLA fights back vs. Michigan State http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=273240127 https://web.archive.org/web/20071124193420/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=273240127 dead November 24, 2007 ESPN.com 2016-02-10 They cruised through the remaining non-conference schedule with wins over No. 24 NC State, Suton's double-double sparks streaking Spartans http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=273320127 https://web.archive.org/web/20071201190627/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=273320127 dead December 1, 2007 ESPN.com 2016-02-10 No. 20 BYU, Michigan St. turns in it up in 2nd half to beat BYU http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=273420252 https://web.archive.org/web/20071211215742/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=273420252 dead December 11, 2007 ESPN.com 2016-02-10 and No. 4 Texas, Key First-Half Run Powers No. 9 Michigan State Past No. 4 Texas – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122207aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 February 23, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160223093710/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122207aab.html dead finishing 12–1 and ranked No. 6 in the country. MSU won six of their first seven Big Ten games, their lone loss an ugly 43–36 loss to Iowa on the road.http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011308aaa.html Spartans Fall At Iowa, 43-36 en 2017-01-31 They lost four of their next seven games thereafter at Penn State, at No. 19 Purdue, Big Ten leader Purdue knocks off Michigan St. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=280432509 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701151511/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=280432509 dead July 1, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-10 at No. 13 Indiana, Spartans Fall at Indiana - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021708aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 and at No. 10 Wisconsin. Spartan Offense Struggles in Loss at Wisconsin - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022808aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 They avenged their loss to Indiana by blowing them out 103–74 at the Breslin Center on March 2 after Indiana head coach Kelvin Sampson had resigned.http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030208aaa.html No. 19 Spartans Score 103 to Blow Out No. 12 Indiana, 103-74 en 2017-01-31 They finished with a loss at Ohio State to finish in fourth place in the Big Ten with a record of 12–6 record and 24–7 overall. They finished the season ranked 18th in the country. As the No. 4 seed tn the Big Ten tournament, they beat Ohio State 67–60 led by Drew Netizel's season-high 28 points. No. 19 Michigan State Handles the Buckeyes, 67-60, in the Big Ten tournament - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031408aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 In the semifinals, MSU led by as many as 12 in the second half, they were defeated by two points by No. 8 Wisconsin. No. 19 Spartans Edged by No. 8 Badgers - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031508aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 January 18, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170118083049/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031508aab.html dead The Spartans were called for 30 fouls in the game and had four players foul out. The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament to mark their 11th consecutive trip to the Tournament under Tom Izzo. As a No. 5 seed, the Spartans, led by Raymar Morgan's 15 points, beat No. 12-seeded Temple 72–61. Spartans Knock Out Temple, 72-61, To Advance To Second Round - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/032008aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023508/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/032008aaa.html dead In the Second Round, the Spartans looked to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the seventh time in 11 years. Led by Drew Neitzel's 21 points and Kalin Lucas' 19, the Spartans overcame No. 17 Pittsburgh to move on to the Sweet Sixteen. Spartan guards shoot Michigan St. past Pittsburgh http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=284000021 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409025517/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=284000021 dead April 9, 2016 ESPN.com 2016-02-10 In the Sweet Sixteen, the Spartans faced No. 2-ranked Memphis. Led by Derrick Rose's 27 points, the Tigers routed the Spartans, leading 50–20 at the half and cruising to 18-point win over MSU. Memphis shows top-seed cred, spanks Spartans http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=284000022 https://web.archive.org/web/20080402212530/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=284000022 dead April 2, 2008 ESPN.com 2016-02-10 Goran Suton led the Spartans with 23 points and Chris Allen had 20.http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/032908aaa.html Spartans Fall To Memphis en 2017-01-31 It marked senior Drew Neitzel's final game for the Spartans. Roster 2007- 2008 Michigan State Spartans y yes Chris Allen 3 G 6 3 190 FR Lawrenceville, Georgia Meadowcreek John Crandell 10 F 6 8 210 SO Rochester, Michigan Rochester Adams Isaiah Dahlman 11 G 6 6 185 SO Braham, Minnesota Braham Area Marquise Gray 41 F 6 8 235 JR y Flint, Michigan Beecher Tom Herzog 40 C 7 0 230 FR y Flint, Michigan Powers Idong Ibok y 00 C 6 11 255 JR y Lagos, Nigeria Montverde (Fla) Academy Mike Kebler 20 G 6 3 195 FR Okemos, Michigan Okemos Kalin Lucas y 1 G 6 0 165 FR Sterling Heights, Michigan Orchard Lake St. Mary's Raymar Morgan y 2 F 6 7 220 SO Canton, Ohio McKinley Drew Naymick y 34 F 6 10 245 JR y Muskegon, Michigan North Muskegon Drew Neitzel y 11 G 6 0 180 SR Grand Rapids, Michigan Wyoming Park Durrell Summers y 15 G 6 5 195 FR Detroit, Michigan Redford Covenant Christian Goran Suton y 14 F 6 10 245 JR y Lansing, Michigan Everett Austin Thornton 13 G 6 5 195 FR Sand Lake, Michigan Cedar Springs Travis Walton y basketball 5 G 6 2 195 JR Lima, Ohio Lima Senior Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan) Mark Montgomery (Michigan State) Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State) Mike Garland (Northern Michigan) http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/043008aaa.html 2016-02-10 Schedule and results yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Exhibition Nov 02, 2007 yes 7:00 pm 8 Grand Valley State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 82–85 2OT 14,759 Allen 15 Gray 8 Lucas/Walton 4 Nov 07, 2007 yes 7:00 pm 8 Michigan Tech Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 61–55 14,759 Lucas 16 Suton 8 Neitzel 4 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 2007 yes 7:00 pm 12 Chicago State Breslin Center East Lansing, I CBE Classic ESPNU 86–53 1–0 14,759 Morgan 25 Morgan 15 Neitzel 8 Nov 14, 2007 yes 7:00 pm 12 Louisiana-Monroe Breslin Center East Lansing, MI CBE Classic 83–65 2–0 14,759 Allen 17 Morgan 14 Neitzel 5 Nov 19, 2007 yes 9:30 pm 10 yes Missouri Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Classic semifinals ESPNU 86–83 3–0 18,022 Neitzel 21 Suton 9 Walton 5 Nov 20, 2007 yes 10:00 pm 11 yes 2 UCLA Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Classic championship ESPN2 63–68 3–1 16,737 Neitzel 13 Gray 6 Walton 4 Nov 24, 2007 yes 4:00 pm 10 Oakland Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 75–71 4–1 14,759 Morgan 20 Suton 20 Neitzel 6 Nov 28, 2007 yes 7:00 pm 10 NC State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN 81–58 5–1 14,759 Neitzel 17 Suton 12 Walton 7 Dec 1, 2007 yes 7:00 pm 10 Jacksonville Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 80–51 6–1 14,759 Morgan 24 Morgan 7 Neitzel 7 Dec 04, 2007 yes 9:00 pm 9 yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Il ESPNU 66–61 7–1 11,597 Morgan 15 Suton 11 Neitzel/Walton 5 Dec 8, 2007 yes 4:00 pm 9 yes 20 BYU EnergySolutions Arena Salt Lake City, UT Versus† 68–61 8–1 16,412 Morgan/Neitzel 15 Suton 13 Walton 3 Dec 15, 2007 yes 5:30 pm 9 IPFW Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPNU 79–57 9–1 14,759 Neitzel 18 Morgan 7 Netizel 5 Dec 19, 2007 yes 8:00 pm 9 San Jose State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 85–45 10–1 14,759 Morgan/Summers 16 Summers/Suton 7 Walton 10 Dec 22, 2007 yes 6:30 pm 9 yes 4 Texas The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Spartan Clash ESPN2 78–72 11–1 22,076 Lucas/Morgan 18 Suton 9 Lucas 6 Dec 29, 2007 yes 4:00 pm 7 Green Bay Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 93–75 12–1 14,759 Morgan 24 Morgan 8 Walton 11 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten regular season Jan 5, 2008 8:00 pm 6 Minnesota Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 65–59 13–1 1–0 14,759 Morgan 31 Morgan 10 Neitzel 7 Jan 8, 2008 9:00 pm 6 Purdue Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 78–75 14–1 2–0 14,759 Lucas 16 Suton 10 Lucas/Neitzel 5 Jan 12, 2008 8:30 pm 6 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 36–43 14–2 2–1 13,044 Morgan/Neitzel 10 Suton 11 Neitzel 6 Jan 15, 2008 7:00 pm 9 Ohio State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 66–60 15–2 3–1 14,759 Lucas/Neitzel 13 Suton 9 Lucas/Neitzel 5 Jan 20, 2008 4:00 pm 9 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 78–73 16–2 4–1 14,625 Neitzel 19 Suton 13 Walton 6 Jan 24, 2008 9:00 pm 7 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPN2 78–62 17–2 5–1 6,738 Morgan 23 Morgan/Naymick 8 Walton 6 Jan 27, 2008 1:00 pm 7 Michigan Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Rivalry CBS 77–62 18–2 6–1 14,759 Lucas/Neitzel 18 Neitzel/Suton 7 Walton 8 Jan 30, 2008 9:00 pm 8 Illinois Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 51–41 19–2 7–1 14,759 Neitzel 15 Suton 10 Walton 5 Feb 2, 2008 8:00 pm 8 yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 76–85 19–3 7–2 11,159 Lucas 18 Suton 9 Lucas 7 Feb 9, 2008 7:00 pm 11 Northwestern Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 70–55 20–3 8–2 14,759 Neitzel 21 Naymick 8 Neitzel 4 Feb 12, 2008 7:00 pm 10 yes 19 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ESPN 54–60 20–4 8–3 14,123 Lucas 20 Morgan/Suton 7 Neitzel 4 Feb 16, 2008 9:00 pm 10 yes 13 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN 61–80 20–5 8–4 17,400 Neitzel 21 Morgan/Neitzel 4 Walton 4 Feb 20, 2008 7:00 pm 19 Penn State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 86–49 21–5 9–4 14,759 Morgan 16 Gray 7 Lucas 8 Feb 23, 2008 2:00pm 19 Iowa Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 66–52 22–5 10–4 14,759 Morgan 16 Naymick 8 Neitzel 5 Feb 28, 2008 9:00 pm 19 yes 10 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN2 42–57 22–6 10–5 17,190 Suton 14 Suton 15 Lucas/Neitzel 3 Mar 2, 2008 2:00 pm 19 12 Indiana Breslin Center East Lansing, MI CBS 103–74 23–6 11–5 14,759 Morgan 20 Suton 9 Walton 11 Mar 6, 2008 9:00 pm 17 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL ESPN2 59–51 24–6 12–5 16,618 Neitzel 17 Suton 10 Neitzel/Suton/Walton 4 Mar 9, 2008 12:00 pm 17 yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 63–54 24–7 12–6 19,049 Morgan 19 Suton 8 Lucas 4 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten tournament Mar 14, 2008 yes 2:30 pm 18 4 yes 5 Ohio State Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN quarterfinals ESPN 67–60 25–7 15,355 Neitzel 28 Suton 9 Walton 5 Mar 15, 2008 yes 1:40 pm 19 4 yes 8 Wisconsin 1 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN semifinals CBS 63–65 25–8 17,520 Neitzel 26 Morgan 7 Lucas 3 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NCAA tournament Mar 20, 2008 yes 12:30 pm 20 5 S yes 12 S Temple Pepsi Center Denver, CO First Round CBS 72–61 26–8 19,010 Morgan 15 Suton 9 Lucas 7 Mar 22, 2008 yes 7:10 pm 18 5 S yes 17 4 S Pittsburgh Pepsi Center Denver, CO Second Round CBS 65–54 27–8 19,299 Neitzel 21 Suton 9 Neitzel 4 Mar 28, 2008 yes 9:57 pm 20 5 S yes 2 1 S Memphis Reliant Stadium Houston, TX Sweet Sixteen CBS 74–92 27–9 32,931 Suton 23 Suton 9 Neitzel 7 AP Poll Eastern Time"msuspartans.com Retrieved on October 8, 2010†Versus was scheduled to air the game, but did not due to a mixup with the MTW conference. Player statistics +Individual player statistics (Final) ScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctTotAvgAStlBlkTovAllen, Chris322026.370182.38536100.3602633.788391.22012329Crandell, Jon600.000000010.21000Dahlman, Isaiah19201.1616.37538.37558.62590.52005Gray, Marquise361564.365107.607002640.6501323.71210945Herzog, Tom13141.1614.4290024.500141.10161Ibok, Idong26120.5510.5000025.400261.000109Kebler, Mike920.213.33301.00001.00040.40000Lucas, Kalin3636910.3138320.4312055.3647395.795561.613730173Morgan, Raymar3650514.0187335.5581033.303121180.6722216.158331983Naymick, Drew361544.365100.65001.0002431.7741494.114116025Neitzel, Drew3650113.9165407.40597244.3987486.860902.514535251Summers, Durrell361764.962123.5041122.5004155.745852.4205732Suton, Goran363269.1136247.551212.1675267.7762958.266383360Walton, Travis361273.543112.38407.0004156.732714.315633265 Legend  GP  Games played Avg  Average per game  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Tov Turnovers  Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  A Assists Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2008.html 2007-08 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats Rankings 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 19 8 12 10 10 9 9 9 7 6 6 11 10 8 11 10 19 19 17 19 18 Coaches 0 20 8 12 11 13 10 10 10 7 6 6 11 10 7 10 9 17 15 18 19 20 13 *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings Source NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls – ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2008/week/3/seasontype/3 ESPN.com 2016-02-10 2008 Michigan State Spartans https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2008-schedule.html College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-02-10 Awards and honors Drew Neitzel – All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches), All-Big Ten Second Team (Media) Neitzel Named First-Team All-Big Ten By League's Coaches – Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-10 Raymar Morgan – All-Big Ten Second Team Kalin Lucas – All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Kalin Lucas – Big Ten All-Freshman Team Travis Walton – Big Ten All Defensive Team References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Category:2007 in sports in Michigan Category:2008 in sports in Michigan