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Both men credit each other with where they are as coaches but MSU coach Tom Izzo and Cleveland State coach Mike Garland have different takes on tonight’s CSU vs. MSU matchup. Steve Grinczel of MLive.com reports that Izzo never looks forward to playing against former assistants while Garland recalls the competitive nature each man […]

As Joe Rexrode of the Lansing State Journal reports, Tom Izzo hasn’t felt this comfortable about his coaching staff since the departures of Brian Gregory and Mike Garland. You can’t create that kind of chemistry between coaches overnight. Now that Mark Montgomery and Dwayne Stephens have each spent at least three years with […]

As many fans have speculated, it looks like Drew Naymick may take the rest of the season off with a medical redshirt. Coach Izzo originally wanted to redshirt Naymick when he was a freshman but the departure of Erazem Lorbek prevented that. An injury over the summer also prevented him from lifting weights […]

To the ire of many Spartan fans, Jim Spadafore of the Detroit News has long been a cheerleader for the UM basketball program, even during the Ellerbee years. With UM’s 7-0 start and his UM bias, it may surprise some Spartan fans to know that he doesn’t believe the gap has closed between the […]

The was no shock in store for Michigan State against Wichita State on Saturday. The Shockers were able to hang with Illinois earlier this season losing to the Fighting Illini by only one point but didn’t fare as well against the Spartans in a 83-64 loss. Joe Rexrode reports that Coach Izzo almost […]