Michigan State Spartans NCAA Basketball News

At the College Basketball Roundtable each week, we ask each member of the coverage staff for their opinion about a topic in the sport.

Well, I'm not as sore as I thought I'd be less than 24 hours after a practice with Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo and the men's basketball team.

The shot came from the same spot on the floor as the one Michigan State's Morris Peterson launched against Indiana in the run-up to the 2000 national champion.

Program mainstay Drew Neitzel graduated, but the backcourt is in the capable hands of three ultra-talented sophomores and a hard-nosed senior - so there's little reason to fret.

It's no secret that the Charter Oak High School football team lost a lot of seniors from last year's squad.

Purdue sophomores JaJuan Johnson and E`Twaun Moore lead the way, followed by Michigan State point guard Kalin Lucas , Northwestern's Kevin Coble and Illinois' Demetri McCamey .

They must have wanted to punish, break down and destroy the ego of the entire team by arranging a daunting schedule that would make most teams shake in their hightops.

Editor's note: Blog updated at 4:01 p.m. The Big Ten conference men's basketball schedule is out and again it starts in December with the 18-game slate on Dec.

Steve Hawkins described Rick Carter as a man who's "not afraid of a 25-hour work day." He certainly isn't afraid of a 12-hour drive.

Tom Izzo can relax and do whatever big time head coaches do in August because he's got a good one coming in 2010.

Each week I'll write about the game I love, college basketball: It didn't take long from Tom Crean to have an impact in Bloomington, Ind.

Former Michigan State guard Drew Neitzel has signed a contract to play with a professional basketball team in Germany.

Michigan State sophomore Kalin Lucas was one of more than two dozen top college players to participate in the Lebron James Skills Academy earlier this month.

Former Michigan State guard Drew Neitzel didn't get drafted, but he might have picked the right NBA team to try to make.

There came a time during Drew Naymick's Michigan State basketball career when coach Tom Izzo questioned his passion for the game.

WILX.com is reporting that former Michigan State center Drew Naymick has signed a one-year deal to play with a team in the Polish National League.

Former Michigan State guard Drew Neitzel didn't get drafted, but he might have picked the right NBA team to try to make.

Interestingly enough, CNNSI.com's Luke Winn is making his 25 fearless predictions for the upcoming college basketball season, despite the calendar still flipped to July.

Two special guests at the annual Milford Maverick Youth Basketball Camp made things particularly challenging for some 70 kids recently at Milford High School.

This a little off the beaten path, but here's an update on several local players who will be heading overseas to play basketball.