2006–07 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2007 Big Ten Tournament winner; As of March 13, 2007; Rankings from AP Poll

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
2006–07 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2006–07 record	23-12 (8-8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (12th year)
Assistant coach	Mark Montgomery (6th year)
Assistant coach	Dwayne Stephens (4th year)
Assistant coach	Jim Boylen (2nd year)
Home arena	Breslin Center
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The 2006–07 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 12th year. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI. MSU finished the season with a record of 23–12, 8–8 to finish in a tie for seventh place in Big Ten play. The Spartans received their 10th consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the Second Round.

Previous Season

The Spartans finished the 2005–06 season with an overall record of 22–12 and in sixth place in the Big Ten with an 8–8 record. Michigan State received a #6 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 9th straight trip to the Tournament, and lost in the First Round.

The Spartans lost seniors Paul Davis (17.5 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 1.6 APG), Maurice Ager (19.3 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 2.5 APG) and junior Shannon Brown (17.2 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 2.7 APG) to the NBA Draft following the season.

Season Summary

MSU was led by junior Drew Neitzel (18.1 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 4.3 APG) and freshman Raymar Morgan (11.7 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 0.9 APG). The Spartans finished the non-conference schedule at 13–2 with a win over #19 Texas,^[2] but were not ranked in the polls.

Following back to back losses to open the Big Ten season the prior year, the Spartans again suffered back to losses to open the season, this time on the road to Iowa^[3] and Indiana.^[4] The remaining Big Ten season was a roller coaster with a four game winning streak immediately followed by a four game losing streak and losses to Ohio State (ranked #4 and #5).^[5]^[6] A win against #1 Wisconsin highlighted the Big Ten season.^[7] The Spartans finished 8-8 in conference, good enough for sixth place in Big Ten play. MSU lost to Wisconsin^[8] after beating Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament.^[9]

Helped by the win over #1 Wisconsin, the Spartans received an invitation to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th consecutive year, receiving a #9 seed. A victory over Marquette in the First Round of the tournament^[10] was followed by a loss to #3 North Carolina in the Second Round.^[11]

Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition Games
Nov 1, 2006 7:00 pm		vs. Grand Valley State	W 61–57	–	Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI
Nov 5, 2006 2:00 pm		Northern Michigan	W 74–63	–	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Brown Coaches vs. Cancer	W 45–34	1–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nvo 9, 2006* 7:30 pm		Youngstown State Coaches vs. Cancer	W 86–61	2–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 12, 2006* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	W 73–41	3–0	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 16, 2006* 9:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. #18 Texas Coaches vs. Cancer	W 63–61	4–0	Madison Square Garden (8,103) New York, NY
Nov 17, 2006* 9:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Maryland Coaches vs. Cancer	L 60–62	4–1	Madison Square Garden (7,398) New York, NY
Nov 21, 2006* 7:00 pm		Vermont	W 66–46	5–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 25, 2006* 2:00 pm		Oakland	W 71–53	6–1	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Nov 29, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Boston College ACC/Big Ten Challenge	L 58–65	6–2	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 3, 2006* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Bradley	W 82–53	7–2	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 6, 2006* 7:00 pm	#25	IPFW	W 80–43	8–2	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 9, 2006* 3:00 pm, ESPN2	#25	vs. BYU The Spartan Clash	W 76–61	9–2	Palace of Auburn Hills (11,187) Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 16, 2006* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	#23	Chicago State	W 69–61	10–2	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 19, 2006* 7:00 pm	#25	Belmont	W 67–58	11–2	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 23, 2006* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	#25	UW-Green Bay	W 76–64	12–2	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Dec 30, 2006* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	#25	Loyola	W 74–61	13–2	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
Jan 4, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN2	#24	at Iowa	L 60–62	13–3 (0–1)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,469) Iowa City, IA
Jan 7, 2007 4:30 pm, CBS	#24	at Indiana	L 51–73	13–4 (0–2)	Assembly Hall (17,274) Bloomington, IN
Jan 10, 2007 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern	W 66–45	14–4 (1–2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 14, 2007 1:30 pm, CBS		Illinois	W 63–57	15–4 (2–2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 20, 2007 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Penn State	W 91–64	16–4 (3–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (13,347) University Park, PA
Jan 24, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Minnesota	W 70–46	17–4 (4–2)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Jan 27, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at #5 Ohio State	L 64–66	17–5 (4–3)	Value City Arena (18,965) Columbus, OH
Jan 30, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Illinois	L 50–57	17–6 (4–4)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
Feb 3, 2007 4:00 pm, CBS		#4 Ohio State	L 54–63	17–7 (4–5)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 7, 2007 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Purdue	L 38–62	17–8 (4–6)	Mackey Arena (11,830) West Lafayette, IN
Feb 13, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN		Michigan	W 59–44	18–8 (5–6)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 17, 2007 2:30 pm, ESPN+		Iowa	W 81–49	19–8 (6–6)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 20, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN		#1 Wisconsin	W 64–55	20–8 (7–6)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 24, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN		Indiana	W 66–58	21–8 (8–6)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 27, 2007 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Michigan	L 56–67	21–9 (8–7)	Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI
Mar 3, 2007 12:00 pm, ESPN		at #4 Wisconsin	L 50–52	21–10 (8–8)	Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 8, 2007 2:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Northwestern	W 62–57	22–10	United Center (16,219) Chicago, IL
Mar 9, 2007 6:40 pm, ESPN+		vs. #3 Wisconsin	L 57–70	22–11	United Center (22,081) Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/15/07 7:20 pm, CBS	(9E)	vs. (8E) #20 Marquette	W 61–49	23–11	Joel Coliseum (14,148) Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 17, 2007 8:13 pm, CBS	(9E)	vs. (1E) #4 North Carolina	L 67–81	23–12	Joel Coliseum (14,148) Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source.^[12].

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (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 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Awards and Honors

Drew Neitzel - All Big Ten First Team^[13]
Drew Neitzel - USBWA All-District Team^[14]
Travis Walton - All Big Ten All-Defensive Team^[13]
Drew Neitzel - AP All-American Honorable Mention^[15]

References

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2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Ohio State†	15	–	1	.938	35	–	4	.897
#6 Wisconsin	13	–	3	.813	30	–	6	.833
Indiana	10	–	6	.625	21	–	11	.656
Iowa	9	–	7	.563	17	–	14	.548
Purdue	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Illinois	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Michigan State	8	–	8	.500	23	–	12	.657
Michigan	8	–	8	.500	22	–	13	.629
Minnesota	3	–	13	.188	9	–	22	.290
Penn State	2	–	14	.125	13	–	18	.419
Northwestern	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367

† 2007 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 13, 2007; Rankings from AP Poll^[1]