2012–13 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 15

2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Indiana	14	–	4	.778	29	–	7	.806
No. 7 Ohio State †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 9 Michigan State	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
No. 10 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	31	–	8	.795
No. 18 Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	25	–	13	.658
Illinois	8	–	10	.444	23	–	13	.639
Minnesota	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Purdue	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
Nebraska	5	–	13	.278	15	–	18	.455
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Penn State	2	–	16	.111	10	–	21	.323

† 2013 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012-13 Michigan State Spartans will attempt to defend their 2012 Big Ten championship. They are coming off of a season in which they exceeded expectations to win the Big Ten regular season championship, the Big Ten Tournament, and earn a 1 seed before suffering an upset by 4th seed Louisville in the Sweet 16 after starting the season unranked. Head coach Tom Izzo and the Spartans will attempt to reach their 16th straight NCAA tournament appearance, third-longest in the nation.

Preseason

2012 class

Michigan State will attempt to replace departing seniors Draymond Green, Austin Thornton, and Brandon Wood with its top-10 ranked recruiting class, headlined by 6'4 SG Gary Harris. The rest of the class consists of PF Matt Costello, PF Kenny Kaminski, and PG Denzel Valentine. Notably, Matt Costello and Denzel Valentine finished 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the voting for Michigan's Mr. Basketball, MSU's 4th straight Mr. Basketball signee (2011 winner Dwaun Anderson originally signed with Michigan State, but was released from his National Letter of Intent to go to Wagner College for personal reasons).

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gary Harris SG	Indianapolis, Indiana	Hamilton Southeastern High School (IN)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 26, 2011
Gary Harris SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Kenny Kaminski PF	Medina, Ohio	Medina Sr. High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jul 31, 2010
Kenny Kaminski PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Matt Costello PF	Linwood, Michigan	Bay City Western High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Aug 11, 2010
Matt Costello PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Denzel Valentine PG	Lansing, MI	J. W. Sexton High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
Denzel Valentine PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 2012". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01. "ESPN - Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01.

Roster

2012–13 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Russell Byrd	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Blackhawk Christian	Fort Wayne, IN
F	2	Alex Gauna	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS So	Eaton Rapids H.S.	Easton Rapids, MI
G	3	Brandan Kearney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Southeastern H.S.	Detroit, MI
C	5	Adreian Payne	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Western H.S.	Dayton, OH
F	10	Matt Costello	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Jefferson H.S.	Bay City, MI
G	11	Keith Appling	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Pershing H.S.	Detroit, MI
G	14	Gary Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Hamilton Southeastern H.S.	Fishers, IN
G	15	Keenan Wetzel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	St. Mary Catholic Central H.S.	Monroe, MI
G	20	Travis Trice	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Wayne H.S.	Huber Heights, OH
G	22	Branden Dawson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Lew Wallace H.S.	Gary, IN
C	25	Derrick Nix	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Pershing H.S.	Detroit, MI
F	30	Kenny Kaminski	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Medina H.S.	Medina, OH
G	40	Dan Chapman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Okemos H.S.	Okemos, MI
G	41	Colby Wollenman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Big Horn H.S.	Big Horn, WY
G	45	Denzel Valentine	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Sexton H.S.	Lansing, MI

Head coach

Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-10-11

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench
C	Derrick Nix	Kenny Kaminski
PF	Adreian Payne	Alex Gauna
SF	Branden Dawson	Russell Byrd
SG	Gary Harris	Brandan Kearny
PG	Keith Appling	Travis Trice

Schedule and results

Source^[1]

All times are Eastern

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2012* 7:00 PM	No. 14	Northwood	W 85–57	–	Breslin Center (N/A) East Lansing, MI
11/02/2012* 8:30 PM	No. 14	Saint Cloud State	W 62–49	–	Breslin Center (N/A) East Lansing, MI
Regular Season
11/09/2012* 5:30 PM, ESPN	No. 14	vs. Connecticut Armed Forces Classic	L 62–66	0–1	Ramstein Air Base (3,086) Kaiserslautern, Germany
11/13/2012* 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 21	vs. No. 7 Kansas Champions Classic	W 67–64	1–1	Georgia Dome (N/A) Atlanta, GA
11/18/2012* 12:00 PM	No. 21	Texas Southern	W 69–41	2–1	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
11/20/2012* 8:00 PM, BTN	No. 15	Boise State	W 74-70	3-1	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
11/23/2012* 8:15 PM, BTN		Oakland			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
11/25/2012* 12:00 PM, ESPN3		Louisiana–Lafayette			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
11/28/2012* 7:30 PM, ESPN		at Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Challenge			BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
12/01/2012* 12:00 PM, BTN		Nicholls State			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
12/05/2012* 8:00 PM, BTN		Arkansas–Pine Bluff			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
12/08/2012* 2:00 PM, BTN		Loyola (MD)			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
12/15/2012* 9:00 PM, ESPNU		Tuskegee			Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
12/18/2012* 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at Bowling Green			Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
12/22/2012* 2:00 PM, ESPN2		Texas			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
12/31/2012 2:00 PM, ESPN2		at Minnesota			Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
01/05/2013 12:00 PM, BTN		Purdue			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
01/10/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at Iowa			Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
01/13/2013 TBA, BTN		Nebraska			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
01/16/2013 7:00 PM, BTN		at Penn State			Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
01/19/2013 6:00 PM, ESPN		Ohio State			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
01/22/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN		at Wisconsin			Kohl Center Madison, WI
01/27/2013 1:00 PM, CBS		at Indiana			Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
01/31/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		Illinois			Breslin Center Bloomington, IN
02/06/2013 7:00 PM, BTN		Minnesota			Breslin Center Bloomington, IN
02/09/2013 7:00 PM, BTN		at Purdue			Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
02/12/2013 9:00 PM, ESPN		Michigan			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
02/16/2013 8:00 PM, BTN		at Nebraska			Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
02/19/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN		Indiana			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
02/24/2013 TBA		at Ohio State			Value City Arena Columbus, OH
03/02/2013 or 03/03/2013 TBA		at Michigan			Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
03/07/2013 9:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		Wisconsin			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
03/10/2013 TBA		Northwestern			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Big Ten Tournament
03/14-03/17 TBA		vs. TBA			United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	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	Final
AP	14	14	21
Coaches	14	14	22

References

^ "2012–13 Schedule". Retrieved 2012-09-03.

External links

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team official website

Template:2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball navbox

[schedule-1] "2012–13 Schedule". Retrieved 2012-09-03.

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