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Among the perks of being a writer for The Only Colors has been the chance to meet some of the behind-the-scene people in the Michigan State Athletic Department. One such person who I have met and spoken with on a few occasions is the athletic trainer for the Men’s Basketball Team, Nicholas Richey. Nick was […]
Okay, maybe this isn’t Tom Izzo’s Wishlist. But it should be – somebody send him the link! Here are four centers that I think Michigan State should be pursuing in the transfer portal – two that may be more of a reach and two that may be more realistic. I’ll be referencing On3’s list of […]
Happy Friday. It is a gorgeous day here in Detroit with temps hitting 70. It’s nice enough outside to make me forget about the end of our basketball and hockey seasons. Still have work to do here at TOC, though. We had a couple questions about the basketball team for you this week. In question […]
The race for our Rookie of the Year came down to some obvious candidates: Gavin McKenna of Penn State, Porter Martone of Michigan State and Ethan Wyttenbach of Quinnipiac.Because of how close this is, we decided, for the first time, to step back and do some deep statistical analysis, with the help of Claude.In the end, it went to Martone, who has already signed a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers...
In a conversation with Tim Staudt on The Game 730 AM in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State Spartans coach Tom Izzo stated that he has scheduled a non-conference matchup with coach Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs for the 2026-27 season. No date or official location is set, but the game will reportedly be played […]
In a conversation with Tim Staudt on The Game 730 AM in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State Spartans coach Tom Izzo stated that he has scheduled a non-conference matchup with coach Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs for the 2026-27 season. No date or official location is set, but the game will reportedly be played […]
It’s the first survey of the offseason. We have one question looking back on what went wrong for the basketball team and one question with an eye toward the immediate future. Please take our survey Want more surveys in your life? Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. And also, pay attention […]
UConn men’s basketball took down Michigan State in Friday night’s Sweet 16 matchup, setting up a big game against Duke on Sunday with a Final Four berth on the line. Where else would you rather be? The Huskies jumped out to a big early lead before the Spartans punched back, briefly taking the lead before […]
UConn men’s basketball is headed to the Elite Eight for the third time in four years and the 14th time ever, defeating Michigan State 67-63. After opening up a 19-point lead in the first half, UConn let Michigan St. climb back into the game, eventually re-taking the lead in the second half. Tarris Reed led […]
After Jaxon Kohler kicked the game off with a layup, UConn would start with back-to-back threes and took a 8-4 lead heading into the first TV timeout. Things would look bad early for Michigan State as they would miss ten straight field goals. UConn was on a 12-1 run until Trey Fort was fouled and […]
It’s been a long week of waiting for us Spartan fans, but the hour is nearly upon us. Sweet 16! Time to separate the contenders from the pretenders. If any of you are going to be at Capital One Arena for this one, try to get a “Just like hockey!” chant going in the crowd. […]
UConn men’s basketball and Michigan State have faced off eight previous times officially in a series that dates back to 1989. The matchups have taken place literally all over the globe — from a heartbreaking 2009 Final Four UConn loss in Detroit to a Huskies win in Maui in 2010 to another UConn win at […]
UConn men’s basketball (31-5) will look to get one step closer to getting to Indianapolis this weekend, as the Huskies are set to take on 3-seed Michigan State (27-7) in the Sweet 16 on Friday night at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The Spartans finished tied for second in the Big Ten regular-season standings, […]
When the NCAA Tournament field was selected, the East was pegged by many as the toughest region. Tradition-rich programs Kansas, Louisville, and UCLA couldn’t advance past the tournament’s second round leaving Duke, St. John’s, Connecticut, and Michigan State to battle it out for a spot in the Final Four. As one might expect, the coaches […]
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Sweet 16 in this year’s NCAA Tournament. It is also the beginning of the NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament, which is a 16-team field. In both competitions, our Spartans take on the UConn Huskies in an effort to move to the Elite 8 and Regional Finals, respectively. This week, I […]
The last two seasons, Michigan State went right from emotional Big Ten Tournament championship victories, into the cauldron of the NCAA Tournament Regionals.Each time, the Spartans left disappointed.So this year, coming off a loss in the Big Ten semifinals to Ohio State, the Spartans will have not played for 10 days. In other words, they have time to rest, to re-focus, and re-generate the hunger.No...
The Sweet 16 is set: In the East, it’s #1 Duke vs. #5 St. John’s and #3 Michigan State vs. #2 UConn. In the South, it’s #9 Iowa vs. #4 Nebraska and #3 Illinois vs. #2 Houston. In the West, we get #1 Arizona vs. #4 Arkansas and #11 Texas vs. #2 Purdue. In the […]
We are back with another round of survey questions for you. This week, the MSU hockey team is back in action for the NCAA Tournament while the Men’s Basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16 and looking to go further. We want to see what you think each of the two Spartan squads will […]
Michigan State won their opening weekend games to advance to the 2026 Sweet 16, two games they were the favorites in. In the next round, we find our Spartans as a slight underdog, perhaps appropriately as we are the lower seed, to the 2nd-seeded UConn Huskies. FanDuel has UConn as a 1.5-point favorite. The over/under […]
We have a road game today as the Lady Spartans take on the Sooners in their own gym. MSU is going to need a much better outing to advance today. FanDuel has us as a 7.5-point underdog. We need TOC Nation to step up and help Robyn Fralick’s team punch their ticket to the Sweet […]
SMU and NC State were eliminated in the first 4. Duke almost lost to Siena before righting their ship and getting to the Sweet 16. Virginia struggled with Wright State before they closed them out. We’ll exempt Louisville, as they played to their seeding and lost to a very good Michigan State. We all know … Continue reading »
According to Joe Tipton of On3/Rivals, Villanova is one of seven programs “gaining traction” with Cornell transfer guard Jake Fiegen. The 6’4” senior from Wilmette, IL averaged 17.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists while shooting an efficient 54.6% from the floor and 41.7% from three-point range. Fiegen had 15 points at Michigan State on […]
Most of Friday’s NCAA tournament games were not that close. Duke beat TCU by 23, Michigan took out Saint Louis by 23 also, Houston took out Texas A&M by 31, Michigan State handled Louisville by 18, and Illinois smacked Louisville by 21. We’ll come back to those. The other three games were really good: Texas […]
Things get more exciting on the third day of the NCAA Tournament, as we’re now down to 32 teams. Three of the No. 4-vs.-No. 5 matchups will take place on Sunday, and I’ve got my eye on two of them in particular. Plus, I’m curious to see just how far Olivia Miles can take No. […]
Michigan State was fortunate to pull off a win against Colorado State on Friday evening. Their next opponent, the Oklahoma Sooners, had a much easier time getting past their 1st round opponent. In the last game on Friday night, the Sooners – playing in their home arena – completely victimized the Idaho Vandals, 89-59. The […]