Michigan State Holds First Practice of 2019-20 Season
9/24/2019 6:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – The Michigan State men's basketball team conducted its first official practice of the 2019-20 season on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
Prior to the practice, head coach Tom Izzo met with the media for 30 minutes and talked about the excitement that surrounds the team as he enters his 25th season.
Michigan State finished the 2018-19 season with a 32-7 overall record and advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament for a nation's-best eighth time in the last 21 years. The Spartans won a share of the Big Ten Regular Season title, captured the Big Ten Tournament title, beat rival Michigan three times and won the NCAA Tournament East Regional with a thrilling victory over No. 1 seed Duke.
The Spartans open the 2019-20 season on Tuesday, Oct. 29, hosting Albion College in an exhibition game at the Breslin Center. The matchup features MSU senior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) facing the team that includes his two brothers, sophomore guard Zach Winston and freshman guard Khy Winston.
The regular season starts on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with the Spartans playing Kentucky in the State Farm Champions Classic on ESPN. The game will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Prior to the practice, head coach Tom Izzo met with the media for 30 minutes and talked about the excitement that surrounds the team as he enters his 25th season.
Michigan State finished the 2018-19 season with a 32-7 overall record and advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament for a nation's-best eighth time in the last 21 years. The Spartans won a share of the Big Ten Regular Season title, captured the Big Ten Tournament title, beat rival Michigan three times and won the NCAA Tournament East Regional with a thrilling victory over No. 1 seed Duke.
The Spartans open the 2019-20 season on Tuesday, Oct. 29, hosting Albion College in an exhibition game at the Breslin Center. The matchup features MSU senior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) facing the team that includes his two brothers, sophomore guard Zach Winston and freshman guard Khy Winston.
The regular season starts on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with the Spartans playing Kentucky in the State Farm Champions Classic on ESPN. The game will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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