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Five Spartans reflect on the Duke game and moving on

Friday 3/29

Five Spartan basketball players talk about the keys to beating Duke in the Sweet Sixteen match-up Friday night

Thursday 3/28

Four Duke players talk about the keys to playing against MSU and the strengths of the team

Thursday 3/28

Four Spartans talk about the defeat of Memphis and moving on to the Sweet Sixteen in Indianapolis

Saturday 3/23

Five Spartans talk about Memphis and how the teams compare

Friday 3/22

Three Memphis players preview the third round match-up against Michigan State

Friday 3/22

Keith Appling, Gary Harris and Adreian Payne answer questions from the media on their game with Memphis

Friday 3/22

Five MSU players talk about the Valparaiso game and heading deeper into the tournament

Thursday 3/21

Travis Trice, Keith Appling and Gary Harris talk about the recent play of senior Derrick Nix

Thursday 3/21

Five of the men's basketball players talk about the challenges of facing Valparaiso and playing in the NCAA Tournament

Wednesday 3/20

Valparaiso Forward Ryan Broekhoff talks about the challenges the team faces against Michigan State

Wednesday 3/20

Tom Izzo, Adreian Payne, Keith Appling and Gary Harris discuss Thursday's 2nd round match up with Valparaiso

Tuesday 3/19

Adreian Payne, Derrick Nix and Keith Appling talk about playing Valparaiso Thursday afternoon and the team's outlook on a deep run in the tournament

Tuesday 3/19

Adreian Payne, Gary Harris and Keith Appling talk about the team's selection and what must be done to be successful in the post season

Sunday 3/17

Branden Dawson talks about motivation in his first college post season, while Derrick Nix and Keith Appling say what will take a team far in the tournament

Wednesday 3/13

Guard Gary Harris won Big Ten Freshman of the year on Monday night; see what his teammates had to say about his play this year

Monday 3/11

Senior Derrick Nix and Head Coach Tom Izzo each address the crowd on Senior Night

Sunday 3/10

Keith Appling, Branden Dawson and Derrick Nix talk about moving on to the B1G Tournament and Nix at MSU

Sunday 3/10

A few of the men's basketball players talk about taking on Northwestern and Derrick Nix's last home game, while Nix reflects on his four years at MSU

Sunday 3/10

Travis Trice, Keith Appling and Gary Harris talk about Thursday night's win and moving on to Northwestern Sunday evening

Thursday 3/7

Denzel Valentine, Keith Appling and Derrick Nix talk about moving on from the Michigan loss and finishing up the regular season

Wednesday 3/6

Keith Appling, Branden Dawson and Derrick Nix talk about taking on Michigan in Crisler Arena Sunday afternoon

Saturday 3/2

Freshmen Matt Costello and Gary Harris reveal their personal preferences on movies and actors

Monday 2/25

Spartan great Earvin "Magic" Johnson talks about being back in East Lansing and Tuesday night's match-up

Tuesday 2/19

Freshman Guard Gary Harris talks about playing against a hometown school and updates on his injuries

Monday 2/18

Junior Guard Keith Appling talks about leading his team against Indiana and fouling out during the last meeting

Monday 2/18

Junior Forward Adreian Payne talks about Tuesday night's match-up and the atmosphere of the crowd

Monday 2/18

Steve Smith: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech

Monday 2/18

Mateen Cleaves: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech

Monday 2/18

Keith Appling, Branden Dawson and our own Valentine (Denzel) weigh in on how they spent their "Hallmark holiday"

Friday 2/15

Senior Derrick Nix talks the NBA and compares his teammates to players on the draft board

Thursday 2/14

Junior Guard Keith Appling takes the podium and talks the Spartan victory over the Wolverines

Tuesday 2/12

A few of the men's basketball players talk the Michigan win and the crowd atmosphere

Tuesday 2/12

A few of the men's basketball players preview Tuesday's rivalry match-up with Michigan

Monday 2/11

A few of the men's basketball players discuss taking on Purdue, the Big Ten and battling through injuries

Friday 2/8

Gary Harris, Keith Appling and Derrick Nix talk about enduring all of the injuries in Wednesday night's win against Minnesota

Wednesday 2/6

A few of the men's basketball players talk injuries, more playing time and taking on Minnesota Wednesday night

Wednesday 2/6

A few players from the men's basketball team talk about the game Thursday and the injuries

Thursday 1/31

A few of the men's basketball team players talk Thursday's game against Illinois

Thursday 1/31

Branden Dawson, Keith Appling, Derrick Nix and Travis Trice wish Coach Izzo a happy birthday!

Wednesday 1/30

A few of the men's basketball players talk about Saturday night's victory over OSU, Keith Appling's play and going into a stretch of tough games

Saturday 1/19

A few of the men's basketball players talk about Sunday's defeat of Nebraska, the Branden Dawson scare and what they still need to work on as a team

Monday 1/14

A few of the Spartan basketball players review their victory over Purdue along with the stellar play of Gary Harris and Branden Dawson on Saturday

Saturday 1/5

A few players from the men's basketball team talk about Purdue's play and the toughness of the Big Ten this season

Friday 1/4

Past generations of Spartan basketball alumni take part in the "Game of Change" weekend by playing in an alumni game in Jenison Fieldhouse

Wednesday 1/2

Derrick Nix, Denzel Valentine and Keith Appling talk about the transfer of Brandan Kearney

Friday 12/28

A few of the players from the men's basketball team talk about Derrick Nix's big game and how this game leads up to the Big Ten Season

Saturday 12/22

A few of the players on the men's basketball team talk about the alumni game and approaching Big Ten season

Tuesday 12/18

A few of the men's basketball players talk about Saturday night's post play and what it was like playing in Jenison Fieldhouse

Saturday 12/15

A few of the men's basketball players talk about Wednesday's defeat of Arkansas Pine-Bluff and what the team needs to work on for Saturday

Tuesday 12/4

The men's basketball team reflects on Saturday's win against Nicholls State, lineup rotation and its focus for the next few days

Saturday 12/1

Freshman Gary Harris updates about his shoulder and when he will be on the court again

Monday 11/26

Sophomore Guard Travis Trice gives an update on his injury and if he will be playing in Wednesday's game

Monday 11/26

Three of the men's basketball players talk about turnovers and fatigue during the Spartans 3 point defeat of Louisiana-Lafayette

Sunday 11/25

The men's basketball team talks about how they played against Oakland, Derrick Nix's play, lineup rotation and playing multiple games in a week

Friday 11/23

Spartan players on the men's basketball team talk about the win over Boise, Garry Harris' injury, Keith Appling's play and the next game against Oakland

Tuesday 11/20

A few of the men's basketball players discuss tonight's match-up, bench rotation and Travis Trice's injury

Tuesday 11/20

Men's Basketball Head Coach Tom Izzo answers questions from the media prior to leaving for Atlanta

Monday 11/12

The men's basketball team talks about the excitement of playing in Germany and what the military means to them

Wednesday 11/7

A few of the men's basketball players review Friday night's 62-49 victory over St. Cloud State

Friday 11/2

A few of the men's basketball payers discuss the freshman play in game one and how Branden Dawson feels after his torn ACL

Wednesday 10/31

A few of the players on the men's basketball team let the media know how they're feeling about the game tomorrow.

Monday 10/29

Men's Basketball Head Coach Tom Izzo talks about practice intensity and how the freshmen are adjusting so far

Tuesday 10/23

Check out the highlights of the men's basketball team at Michigan State Midnight Madness

Friday 10/19