The Spartans have a combined 13 wins against Quad 1 and 2 teams this year. MSU is #36 in the NET Rankings (#14 in Strength of Schedule), #36 in the Basketball Power Index and #40 by KenPom.Michigan State enters the game on Friday with a 22-12 overall record (11-9 Big Ten).The TCF Bank Spartan Media Network radio call can be heard on one of 38 affiliates and on the web at, with Will Tieman handling the play-by-play and Kevin Pauga serving as the color analyst. The game can also be heard on Sirius 85, XM 195 and channel 957 on the SiriusXM app. 10 Davidson on Friday, March 18 (9:40 p.m.), with Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson calling all of the action. 7 seed in the West Region and will open against No. – Michigan State's men's basketball team makes its 24th-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament under Head Coach Tom Izzo, extending the longest streak in Big Ten history, when it plays Davidson on Friday, March 18 (9:40 p.m.) at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. Curtis Williams comes out of a high-level HS program in Michigan and also has some very loud supporters of his game being ready to contribute early in college.East Lasing, Mich. Kaleb Glenn went to prep school and skipped his senior year at Male HS in order to get ‘college ready’ so he’ll be a player to watch. The Cards have a number of inter-changeable pieces that could play the 2/3 or 3/4 so that part will be intriguing. JJ Traynor? I could see him winning the 4-spot and even playing some 3 for Louisville next year. But at this moment, I don’t think Trentyn Flowers decided to skip his senior year of high school to come off the bench at Louisville. Mike James is going to press for time in the starting lineup. the talent is there and I personally think he’ll start without much challenge. Right or wrong, Skyy has some doubters that don’t have anything with his ability in basketball, but rather his commitment to any team. Skyy then committed to Louisville almost immediately following the end of the Cards’ season. prioritizing myself and my family’s well-being’. Then while in Champaign, Skyy only played in 13 games for Illinois before stepping away for ‘personal reasons…. Skyy was committed to DePaul as an 8th grader and then actually signed with Kentucky before requesting his release from the Cats and signing with Brad Underwood at Illinois. That being said the player that’s probably the easiest to project into the starting lineup is Skyy Clark at point guard. And it stands to reason that with this many new players the rotations could change a great deal throughout the summer, fall and even deep into the season. No StatsĪfter a 4-28 season, no one has a clear shot at any starting spot. Skyy Clark: 13 career games, 318 minutes, 7.0 ppg, 2.1 ast, 3.7 rebs.Tre White: 33 career games, 881 minutes, 9.0 ppg, 5.1 rebs, 1.0 ast.Mike James: 32 career games, 993 minutes, 10.1 ppg, 3.3 rebs, 1.1 ast.Brandon Huntley-Hatfield: 59 career games, 1054 minutes, 6.7 ppg, 5.4 rebs, 0.6 ast.JJ Traynor: 62 career games, 1161 minutes, 6.9 ppg, 3.8 rebs, 0.6 ast.Brandon Huntley-Hatfield 6’10, 250 (Sophomore).Danilo Jovanovich 6’8, 219 (Sophomore, Miami transfer). ![]() Trentyn Flowers 6’8, 210 (Freshman, reclass).Tre White 6’6, 190 (Sophomore, USC transfer).Sky Clark 6’3, 200 (Sophomore, Illinois transfer).So let’s review who’s actually on the team now (listed by height): There has been a lot of change coming off of last year’s 4-28 season. With 9 incoming players, 3 are from the portal (all of which have one year of college basketball under their belt), 5 HS players (one reclassification), and 1 JUCO. What’s curious about Kenny Payne’s roster construct is that it is contrary to the ‘in’ trend in college basketball where coaches lean heavily on the transfer portal. Johnson was formerly committed to Memphis.Īs of May 22nd, Louisville has the #5 incoming class in college basketball. Kenny Payne added 4-star Point Guard Ty-Laur Johnson from the Bronx, NY on Monday. ![]() We have to say “for now” in this day and age because until the season gets tipped off in college basketball it’s difficult to project who is actually on any of the over 300 college basketball teams.īut, Louisville it appears is finished this cycle as Memorial Day weekend arrives and the summer semesters are set to begin on May 30th. The Louisville Basketball roster for 2023-24 is complete….
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