# 2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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.

### 2010 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Russell Byrd No. 20 SG | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Blackhawk Christian | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 24, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Keith Appling No. 4 PG | Detroit | Pershing High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 8, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Alex Gauna No. 15 C | Eaton Rapids, Michigan | Eaton Rapids High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 30, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Adreian Payne No. 9 PF | Dayton, Ohio | Jefferson Junior/Senior High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 29, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10 Rivals: 11 ESPN: 10 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Michigan State Commit List for 2010". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010. "ESPN – Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2010". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010. ||||||

## 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. In the third place game, Michigan State defeated No. 13 Washington. MSU suffered further losses to No. 1 Duke in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, No. 8 Syracuse in the Jimmy V Classic, and No. 18 Texas. 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.
The Spartans were inconsistent in conference play, beating No. 14 Minnesota and No. 20 Wisconsin, 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 and blowing out No. 9 Purdue in the Big Ten tournament, the Spartans fell to Penn State in the semifinals. 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. However, the rally fell short and they lost 78–76.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 2, 2010* 7:00 pm | No. 2 | Saginaw Valley State | W 88–44 | — | 13 – Lucas | 8 – Roe | 4 – Green | Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI |
| Nov 8, 2010* 7:00 pm | No. 2 | Nebraska–Omaha | W 102–72 | — | 25 – Lucas | 13 – Payne | 5 – Lucas | Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 12, 2010* 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 2 | Eastern Michigan | W 96–66 | 1–0 | 18 – Lucas | 8 – Green/Roe/Sherman | 7 – Green | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Nov 16, 2010* 10:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | South Carolina College Hoops Tipoff Marathon | W 82–73 | 2–0 | 22 – Summers | 12 – Green | 7 – Lucas | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Nov 22, 2010* 9:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 2 | at Chaminade Maui Invitational first round | W 82–74 | 3–0 | 28 – Lucas | 10 – Green | 4 – Green | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Nov 23, 2010* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | vs. Connecticut Maui Invitational semifinals | L 67–70 | 3–1 | 22 – Green | 12 – Green | 5 – Green | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Nov 24, 2010* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | vs. No. 13 Washington Maui Invitational third place game | W 76–71 | 4–1 | 29 – Lucas | 6 – Green | 5 – Lucious | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Nov 28, 2010* 1:00 pm, BTN | No. 2 | Tennessee Tech | W 73–55 | 5–1 | 21 – Summers | 9 – Green | 6 – Green | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 1, 2010* 9:30 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | at No. 1 Duke ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 79–84 | 5–2 | 20 – Lucious | 6 – Green/Payne | 8 – Lucious | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Dec 4, 2010* 10:00 pm | No. 6 | Bowling Green | W 74–39 | 6–2 | 14 – Summers | 12 – Green | 6 – Lucious | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 7, 2010* 9:30 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | vs. No. 8 Syracuse Jimmy V Classic | L 58–72 | 6–3 | 18 – Summers | 11 – Green | 5 – Green/Lucious | Madison Square Garden (19,391) New York, NY |
| Dec 11, 2010* 12:30 pm, FSDET | No. 7 | vs. Oakland | W 77–76 | 7–3 | 25 – Lucas | 7 – Sherman | 5 – Green/Lucas | Palace of Auburn Hills (17,115) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Dec 18, 2010* 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Prairie View A&M | W 90–51 | 8–3 | 25 – Summers | 9 – Thornton | 8 – Lucas | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 22, 2010* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | No. 18 Texas | L 55–67 | 8–4 | 17 – Lucas | 9 – Roe | 2 – Lucas/Lucious/Thornton | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Big Ten regular season |||||||||
| Dec 31, 2010 4:00 pm, BTN | No. 20 | No. 14 Minnesota | W 71–62 | 9–4 (1–0) | 19 – Summers | 9 – Roe | 7 – Lucas | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 3, 2011 7:30 pm, BTN | No. 18 | at Northwestern | W 65–62 | 10–4 (2–0) | 15 – green | 11 – Green | 5 – Lucious | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Jan 8, 2011 1:00 pm, BTN | No. 18 | at Penn State | L 62–66 | 10–5 (2–1) | 21 – Summers | 10 – Green | 6 – Green | Bryce Jordan Center (8,564) University Park, PA |
| Jan 11, 2011 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 20 Wisconsin | W 64–61 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (3–1) | 26 – Green | 9 – Green | 6 – Lucas | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, Michigan |
| Jan 15, 2011 1:00 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | W 71–67 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (4–1) | 19 – Appling | 8 – Green | 6 – Lucious | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 18, 2011 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 17 | at No. 23 Illinois | L 62–71 | 12–6 (4–2) | 15 – Lucas | 10 – Roe | 4 – Green | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| Jan 22, 2011 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 17 | at No. 14 Purdue ESPN College GameDay | L 76–86 | 12–7 (4–3) | 21 – Green | 11 – Green | 6 – Green/Lucas/Lucious | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 27, 2011 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | Michigan Rivalry | L 57–61 | 12–8 (4–4) | 27 – Lucas | 10 – Summers | 5 – Green | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 30, 2011 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 25 | Indiana | W 84–83 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 (5–4) | 26 – Lucas | 13 – Green | 5 – Green | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 2, 2011 8:30 pm, BTN | | at Iowa | L 52–72 | 13–9 (5–5) | 17 – Lucas | 5 – Green | 4 – Lucas | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,158) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 6, 2011 1:00 pm, CBS | | at No. 19 Wisconsin | L 56–82 | 13–10 (5–6) | 20 – Lucas | 3 – Appling/Summers | 3 – Lucas | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Feb 10, 2011 7:00 pm, BTN | | Penn State | W 75–57 | 14–10 (6–6) | 24 – Lucas | 14 – Green | 10 – Green | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 15, 2011 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 2 Ohio State | L 61–71 | 14–11 (6–7) | 14 – Lucas | 6 – Appling/Green | 5 – Lucas | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 19, 2011 9:00 pm, ESPN | | Illinois ESPN College GameDay | W 61–57 | 15–11 (7–7) | 25 – Lucas | 7 – Roe | 4 – Roe | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 22, 2011 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | W 53–48 | 16–11 (8–7) | 18 – Lucas | 10 – Green | 3 – Green | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 27, 2011 1:00 pm, CBS | | No. 8 Purdue | L 47–67 | 16–12 (8–8) | 23 – Lucas | 8 – Green | 4 – Green | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Mar 2, 2011 6:30 pm, BTN | | Iowa | W 85–66 | 17–12 (9–8) | 18 – Appling | 8 – Green | 6 – Lucas | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Mar 5, 2011 2:00 pm, CBS | | at Michigan Rivalry | L 63–70 | 17–13 (9–9) | 25 – Lucas | 13 – Summers | 3 – Appling/Roe | Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| Mar 10, 2011 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (7) | vs. (10) Iowa Big Ten First Round | W 66–61 | 18–13 | 21 – Green | 14 – Green | 4 – Green/Lucas | Conseco Fieldhouse (16,264) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 11, 2011 6:30 pm, BTN | (7) | vs. (2) No. 9 Purdue Big Ten Quarterfinals | W 74–56 | 19–13 | 30 – Lucas | 13 – Green | 4 – Green | Conseco Fieldhouse (18,381) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 12, 2011 4:00 pm, CBS | (7) | vs. (6) Penn State Big Ten Semifinals | L 48–61 | 19–14 | 16 – Lucas | 7 – Green | 4 – Green | Conseco Fieldhouse (18,377) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 17, 2011* 9:20 pm, TBS | (10 SE) | vs. (7 SE) UCLA NCAA Second Round | L 76–78 | 19–15 | 23 – Green | 11 – Green | 10 – Green | St. Pete Times Forum (15,504) Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=NCAA Southeast Regional Source. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final) :
| | | Minutes | Minutes | Scoring | Scoring | Total FGs | Total FGs | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | | | | |
| Player | GP | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | Stl | Blk | Tov |
| Appling, Keith | 34 | 780 | 22.9 | 217 | 6.4 | 72 | 165 | .436 | 39 | 95 | .411 | 34 | 38 | .895 | 19 | 77 | 96 | 2.8 | 45 | 21 | 16 | 53 |
| Chapman, Dan | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Giard, Nick | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green, Draymond | 34 | 1023 | 30.1 | 428 | 12.6 | 147 | 345 | .426 | 37 | 101 | .366 | 97 | 142 | .683 | 81 | 210 | 294 | 8.6 | 141 | 60 | 38 | 79 |
| Heneveld, Matt | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ianni, Anthony | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kebler, Mike | 33 | 333 | 10.1 | 51 | 1.5 | 20 | 38 | .526 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11 | 12 | .917 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 1.0 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Lucas, Kalin | 34 | 1136 | 33.4 | 578 | 17.0 | 194 | 453 | .428 | 53 | 136 | .390 | 137 | 167 | .820 | 16 | 57 | 73 | 2.1 | 114 | 35 | 2 | 87 |
| Lucious, Korie | 18 | 440 | 24.4 | 117 | 6.5 | 39 | 125 | .312 | 23 | 81 | .284 | 16 | 21 | .762 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 1.7 | 74 | 15 | 3 | 38 |
| Nix, Derrick | 30 | 246 | 8.2 | 81 | 2.7 | 27 | 45 | .600 | 0 | 0 | | 27 | 51 | .529 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 2.0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| Payne, Adreian | 34 | 306 | 9.0 | 85 | 2.5 | 34 | 72 | .472 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 17 | 35 | .486 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 2.4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 21 |
| Roe, Delvon | 34 | 802 | 23.6 | 209 | 6.1 | 71 | 147 | .483 | 0 | 0 | | 67 | 103 | .650 | 64 | 107 | 171 | 5.0 | 49 | 27 | 42 | 38 |
| Sherman, Garrick | 34 | 410 | 12.1 | 107 | 3.1 | 48 | 69 | .696 | 0 | 0 | | 11 | 30 | .367 | 29 | 62 | 91 | 2.7 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 28 |
| Summers, Durrell | 34 | 997 | 29.3 | 395 | 11.6 | 140 | 361 | .388 | 62 | 174 | .356 | 53 | 77 | .688 | 36 | 108 | 144 | 4.2 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 49 |
| Thornton, Austin | 34 | 376 | 11.1 | 68 | 2.0 | 24 | 71 | .338 | 6 | 31 | .194 | 14 | 15 | .933 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 2.1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
Source

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 18 | RV | 17 | 25 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
| Coaches | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 18 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |

## Awards and honors

* Kalin Lucas – All Big Ten Second Team
* Kalin Lucas – USBWA All-District Team
* Draymond Green – All Big Ten Third Team