2013–14 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The Spartans, led by 19th-year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished the season with a record of 29–9, 12–6 to finish in a tie for second place in Big Ten play. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, the Spartans defeated Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Michigan (avenging to regular season losses to the Wolverines) to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, MSU's 17th straight trip. As the No. 4 seed in the East region, they defeated Delaware, Harvard, and No. 1-seeded Virginia to reach the Elite Eight where they lost to eventual National Champion, UConn. The loss marked the first time in Tom Izzo's career that a player who played four years for Izzo had failed to reach a Final Four.^[1]

2013–14 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Big Ten tournament champions Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 11
Record	29–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (19th season)
Associate head coach	Dwayne Stephens (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Garland (7th season) Dane Fife (3rd season)
Home arena	Breslin Center
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Michigan	15	–	3		.833			28	–	9		.757
No. 12 Wisconsin	12	–	6		.667			30	–	8		.789
No. 11 Michigan State†	12	–	6		.667			29	–	9		.763
Nebraska	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
No. 22 Ohio State	10	–	8		.556			25	–	10		.714
Iowa	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Minnesota	8	–	10		.444			25	–	13		.658
Illinois	7	–	11		.389			20	–	15		.571
Indiana	7	–	11		.389			17	–	15		.531
Penn State	6	–	12		.333			16	–	18		.471
Northwestern	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Purdue	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
† 2014 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2012–13 season with an overall record of 27–9, 13–5 to finish in second place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 16th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Duke.

Offseason

The Spartans lost Derrick Nix (9.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game) to graduation following the season.

2013 recruiting class

Coach Tom Izzo heavily recruited number two overall recruit Jabari Parker for his 2013 class hoping to make it the centerpiece for the recruiting class.^[2] Michigan State, however, lost out to Duke on Parker and other top recruits.^[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gavin Schilling #37 PF	Henderson, NV	Findlay Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mar 28, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Alvin Ellis III SF	Chicago, IL	De La Salle Institute	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 24, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
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 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010. "ESPN - Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.

Season summary

Michigan State began the season looking to continue Tom Izzo's Final Four streak: every player who had played four years for Izzo had made at least one Final Four. For the first time under Izzo, the team selected no captains.^[3]

Seniors Adreian Payne (16.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game) and Keith Appling (11.2 points and 4.5 assists per game), junior Branden Dawson (11.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game), and sophomore Gary Harris (16.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game) led the Spartans as they looked to continue Izzo's Final Four streak.^[4]

MSU started the preseason ranked No. 2 overall^[5] and, after beating No. 1 Kentucky in the Champions Classic, the Spartans moved to the No. 1 spot.^[6] The Spartans held the No. 1 spot for three weeks while beating Columbia,^[7] Portland,^[8] Virginia Tech,^[9] and Oklahoma to win the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.^[10] They surrendered the No. 1 ranking with a loss to North Carolina in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.^[11] The Spartans cruised through the remaining non-conference schedule, A win at Texas topped off an 11–1 non-conference record and left the Spartans ready to begin the Big Ten season ranked No. 5 in the country.^[12]

The Spartans won their first seven conference games with wins over Penn State,^[13] Indiana (twice),^[14][15] Minnesota,^[16] Northwestern,^[17] Illinois,^[18] and No. 3 Ohio State.^[19] Without Dawson and Payne due to injuries, MSU lost its first Big Ten game at home to No. 21 Michigan in East Lansing on a College Gameday game.^[20][21] The Spartans also lost to Georgetown in a non-conference game at Madison Square Garden on February 1.^[22] Due to injuries to Appling and further injuries to Payne and Dawson, MSU lost five of their last eight conference games to finish in a second-place tie with Wisconsin at 12–6. Michigan State finished the regular season at 23–8 overall and ranked No. 22 in the country.

The Spartans, finally healthy and at full strength, beat Northwestern,^[23] No. 12 Wisconsin,^[24] and No. 8 Michigan to capture the Big Ten tournament championship.^[25] This marked Michigan State's fourth tournament championship, tying them with Ohio State for the conference record. As a result, MSU earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 17th consecutive year.^[26]

Michigan State received the No. 4 seed in the East Region. With wins against Delaware^[27] and Harvard, they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the third straight year and the 12th time 17 years.^[28] They defeated No. 1-seeded Virginia in the Sweet Sixteen to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2010.^[29] There they fell to No. 7 seed and eventual National Champion, UConn. With the loss, Tom Izzo's Final Four streak ended.^[1]

Shortly after the season, Gary Harris declared for the NBA draft.^[30]

Roster

2013–14 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 11 Keith Appling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Pershing H.S. Detroit, MI F 13 Trevor Bohnhoff (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Nouvel H.S. Saginaw, MI F 0 Russell Byrd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Blackhawk Christian Fort Wayne, IN G 40 Dan Chapman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Okemos H.S. Okemos, MI F 10 Matt Costello 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Western H.S. Bay City, MI G 22 Branden Dawson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Lew Wallace H.S. Gary, IN G 3 Alvin Ellis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr De La Salle Chicago, IL F 2 Alex Gauna 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Eaton Rapids H.S. Eaton Rapids, MI G 14 Gary Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Hamilton Southeastern H.S. Fishers, IN F 30 Kenny Kaminski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Medina H.S. Medina, OH C 5 Adreian Payne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Western H.S. Dayton, OH C 34 Gavin Schilling 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Chicago, IL G 20 Travis Trice 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Wayne H.S. Huber Heights, OH G 15 Keenan Wetzel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr St. Mary Catholic Central H.S. Monroe, MI G 41 Colby Wollenman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Big Horn H.S. Big Horn, WY G 45 Denzel Valentine 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Sexton H.S. Lansing, MI	Head coach Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State) Dane Fife (Indiana) Mike Garland (Northern Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-08-22

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2013* 7:00 pm	No. 2	Grand Valley State	W 101–52		17 – Appling	7 – Dawson	4 – Appling	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
Nov 4, 2013* 7:00 pm	No. 2	Indiana (PA)	W 83–45		21 – Harris	6 – Costello	11 – Appling	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Regular season
Nov 8, 2013* 7:00 pm	No. 2	McNeese State	W 98–56	1–0	20 – Harris	10 – Harris/Payne	6 – Harris	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Nov 12, 2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 1 Kentucky Champions Classic	W 78–74	2–0	22 – Appling	9 – Dawson	8 – Appling	United Center (22,711) Chicago, IL
Nov 15, 2013* 9:00 pm, BTN	No. 2	Columbia Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 62–53	3–0	26 – Payne	11 – Payne	6 – Appling	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Nov 18, 2013* 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 1	Portland Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 82–67	4–0	25 – Appling	10 – Dawson	7 – Appling	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Nov 22, 2013* 8:30 pm, truTV	No. 1	vs. Virginia Tech Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic semifinals	W 96–77	5–0	29 – Payne	10 – Dawson/Payne	7 – Appling	Barclays Center (6,115) Brooklyn, NY
Nov 23, 2013* 9:30 pm, truTV	No. 1	vs. Oklahoma Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic championship	W 87–76	6–0	27 – Appling	10 – Dawson	5 – Valentine	Barclays Center (6,098) Brooklyn, NY
Nov 29, 2013* 1:00 pm, BTN	No. 1	Mount St. Mary's	W 98–65	7–0	17 – Appling	10 – Dawson	7 – Valentine	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Dec 4, 2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1	North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 65–79	7–1	17 – Harris	8 – Payne	3 – Appling	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Dec 14, 2013* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	vs. Oakland	W 67–63	8–1	21 – Appling	13 – Dawson	4 – Appling/Valentine	The Palace (13,873) Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 17, 2013* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 5	North Florida	W 78–48	9–1	19 – Payne	8 – Dawson	4 – Appling/Valentine	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Dec 21, 2013* 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 5	at Texas	W 92–78	10–1	33 – Payne	11 – Valentine	5 – Harris	Frank Erwin Center (15,832) Austin, TX
Dec 28, 2013* 4:15 pm, BTN	No. 5	New Orleans	W 101–48	11–1	27 – Appling	13 – Valentine	8 – Appling	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Dec 31, 2013 5:00 pm, BTN	No. 5	at Penn State	W 79–63	12–1 (1–0)	20 – Dawson	10 – Payne	6 – Valentine	Bryce Jordan Center (7,397) University Park, PA
Jan 4, 2014 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 5	at Indiana	W 73–56	13–1 (2–0)	26 – Harris	6 – Dawson/Valentine	4 – Trice/Valentine	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
Jan 7, 2014 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 5	No. 3 Ohio State	W 73–68 ^OT	14–1 (3–0)	20 – Appling	6 – Appling/Payne/Valentine	7 – Appling	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Jan 11, 2014 2:15 pm, BTN	No. 5	Minnesota	W 87–75 ^OT	15–1 (4–0)	24 – Appling	10 – Dawson/Valentine	4 – Valentine	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Jan 15, 2014 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 4	at Northwestern	W 54–40	16–1 (5–0)	14 – Harris	11 – Dawson	4 – Appling	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL
Jan 18, 2014 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 4	at Illinois	W 78–62	17–1 (6–0)	23 – Harris	11 – Valentine	4 – Appling/Harris/Valentine	State Farm Center (16,618) Champaign, IL
Jan 21, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	Indiana	W 71–66	18–1 (7–0)	24 – Harris	9 – Dawson	6 – Appling	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Jan 25, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	No. 21 Michigan College GameDay/Rivalry	L 75–80	18–2 (7–1)	27 – Harris	8 – Costello	10 – Appling	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Jan 28, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 7	at No. 15 Iowa	W 71–69 ^OT	19–2 (8–1)	16 – Appling	12 – Costello	4 – Appling/Harris	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA
Feb 1, 2014* 2:00 pm, FS1	No. 7	vs. Georgetown	L 60–64	19–3	20 – Harris	7 – Valentine	6 – Appling	Madison Square Garden (12,561) New York City, NY
Feb 6, 2014 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	Penn State	W 82–67	20–3 (9–1)	19 – Kaminski	11 – Valentine	7 – Trice	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Feb 9, 2014 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 9	at Wisconsin	L 58–60	20–4 (9–2)	24 – Payne	9 – Payne	3 – Valentine	Kohl Center (17,249) Madison, WI
Feb 13, 2014 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 9	Northwestern	W 85–70	21–4 (10–2)	20 – Payne	14 – Payne	6 – Trice/Valentine	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Feb 16, 2014 3:00 pm, BTN	No. 9	Nebraska	L 51–60	21–5 (10–3)	18 – Harris	9 – Payne	4 – Harris	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Feb 20, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 13	at Purdue	W 94–79	22–5 (11–3)	25 – Harris	5 – Valentine	6 – Trice	Mackey Arena (14,088) West Lafayette, IN
Feb 23, 2014 12:00 pm, CBS	No. 13	at No. 20 Michigan Rivalry	L 70–79	22–6 (11–4)	21 – Harris	11 – Payne	6 – Valentine	Crisler Arena (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
Mar 1, 2014 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 18	Illinois	L 46–53	22–7 (11–5)	19 – Harris	7 – Dawson/Payne	4 – Appling/Valentine	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Mar 6, 2014 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	No. 24 Iowa	W 86–76	23–7 (12–5)	17 – Trice	5 – Valentine	9 – Assists	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Mar 9, 2014 4:30 pm, CBS	No. 22	at Ohio State	L 67–69	23–8 (12–6)	23 – Payne	8 – Payne	6 – Appling	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
Big Ten tournament
Mar 14, 2014 9:00 pm, BTN	(3) No. 22	vs. (11) Northwestern Quarterfinals	W 67–51	24–8	16 – Dawson	9 – Dawson	4 – Valentine	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Mar 15, 2014 3:00 pm, CBS	(3) No. 22	vs. (2) No. 12 Wisconsin Semifinals	W 83–75	25–8	18 – Payne	7 – Valentine	6 – Appling	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Mar 16, 2014 3:30 pm, CBS	(3) No. 22	vs. (1) No. 8 Michigan Championship Rivalry	W 69–55	26–8	18 – Payne	6 – Payne	3 – Appling/Valentine	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2014 4:40 pm, TNT	(4 E) No. 11	vs. (13 E) Delaware Second Round	W 93–78	27–8	41 – Payne	8 – Dawson/Payne	5 – Appling	Spokane Arena (10,862) Spokane, WA
Mar 22, 2014 8:40 pm, TNT	(4 E) No. 11	vs. (12 E) Harvard Third Round	W 80–73	28–8	26 – Dawson	6 – Dawson	6 – Valentine	Spokane Arena (11,623) Spokane, WA
Mar 28, 2014 8:57 pm, TBS	(4 E) No. 11	vs. (1 E) No. 3 Virginia Sweet Sixteen	W 61–59	29–8	24 – Dawson	10 – Dawson	3 – Harris/Valentine	Madison Square Garden (19,314) New York City, NY
Mar 30, 2014 2:20 pm, CBS	(4 E) No. 11	vs. (7 E) No. 18 UConn Elite Eight	L 54–60	29–9	22 – Harris	9 – Payne	3 – Payne	Madison Square Garden (19,499) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[31]^[32].

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)

			Minutes		Scoring		Total FGs			3-point FGs			Free-Throws			Rebounds
Player	GP	GS	Tot	Avg	Pts	Avg	FG	FGA	Pct	3FG	3FA	Pct	FT	FTA	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	A	Stl	Blk	Tov
Appling, Keith	35	32	1102	31.5	391	11.2	132	292	.452	34	97	.362	93	141	.660	13	93	106	3.0	156	41	14	74
Bohnhoff, Trevor	8	0	13	1.6	4	0.5	1	3	.500	0	0		2	4	.500	3	1	4	0.5	0	0	0	0
Byrd, Russell	24	0	175	7.3	26	1.1	9	27	.333	6	21	.286	2	6	.333	6	18	24	1.0	3	3	5	6
Chapman, Dan	14	0	21	1.5	5	0.4	2	7	.286	1	3	.333	0	0		1	1	2	0.1	1	0	0	1
Costello, Matt	34	20	501	14.7	137	4.0	52	87	.598	0	0		33	50	.660	47	66	113	3.3	27	9	43	22
Dawson, Branden	28	24	792	28.3	314	11.2	136	222	.613	0	1	.000	42	64	.656	83	150	233	8.3	46	35	25	36
Ellis, Alvin	36		283	7.9	67	1.9	24	40	.480	6	13	.462	13	22	.591	8	15	23	0.6	14	13	3	22
Gauana, Alex	29	6	206	7.1	46	1.6	21	38	.553	0	1	.000	4	13	.308	13	24	37	1.3	6	2	7	7
Harris, Gary	35	34	1131	32.3	586	16.7	195	455	.429	81	230	.352	115	142	.810	37	103	140	4.0	94	63	15	60
Kaminski, Kenny	31	3	378	12.2	152	1.4	53	104	.510	38	77	.494	8	13	.615	20	26	46	1.5	11	9	8	7
Payne, Adreian	31	25	870	28.1	509	16.4	178	354	.503	44	104	.423	109	138	.790	48	177	225	7.3	41	15	28	63
Schilling, Gavin	37	1	239	6.5	53	1.4	21	38	.553	0	0		11	21	.524	28	31	59	1.6	9	0	8	20
Trice, Travis	36	8	801	22.3	263	7.3	87	207	.420	53	122	.434	36	44	.818	8	50	58	1.6	84	32	6	37
Valentine, Denzel	38	31	1116	29.4	303	8.0	108	265	.408	43	114	.377	44	65	.677	47	181	228	6.0	144	37	12	69
Wetzel, Keenan	12	0	21	1.8	9	0.8	4	9	.444	1	3	.333	0	0		3	1	4	0.3	1	0	0	0
Wollenman, Colby	12	0	25	2.1	5	0.4	1	2	.500	0	0		3	5	.600	0	2	2	0.2	0	0	0	0
Total	38		7674		2870	75.5	1024	2159	.474	307	783	.392	515	728	.707	409	991	1400	36.8	637	259	174	440
Opponents	38		7674		2491	65.6	817	2058	.397	252	760	.332	605	829	.730	375	833	1208	31.8	405	214	110	449

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	Avg	Average per game
FG	Field-goals made	FGA	Field-goal attempts	Off	Offensive rebounds
Def	Defensive rebounds	A	Assists	Tov	Turnovers
Blk	Blocks	Stl	Steals

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	2 (22)	2 (22)	1 (51)	1 (56)	1 (63)	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	7	9	9	13	18	22	22	11	Not released
Coaches	2 (3)	2 (2)	1 (22)	1 (30)	1 (31)	5	5	5	4	4	4 (1)	3	6	8	10	14	18	22	22	13	8

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors

• Keith Appling - All Big Ten Honorable Mention,^[33] NABC All-District Second Team^[34]
• Branden Dawson - Most Outstanding Player, Big Ten tournament^[35]
• Gary Harris - All Big Ten First Team,^[33] NABC All-District First Team,^[34] USBWA All-District Team,^[36] Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Adreian Payne - All-Big Ten First Team,^[33] NABC All-District Second Team,^[34] USBWA All-District Team,^[36] Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• Denzel Valentine - All Big Ten Honorable Mention^[33]

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