It's time to vote in the Elite Eight matchups. Click this tweet to get to the polls:
The results of the Sweet Sixteen:
Cassius Winston defeated Morris Peterson, 87-13
Xavier Tillman defeated Antonio Smith, 80-20
Denzel Valentine defeated Adreian Payne, 73-27
Draymond Green defeated Drew Neitzel, 74-26
Mateen Cleaves defeated Kalin Lucas, 82-18
Jason Richardson defeated Scott Skiles, 62-38
Steve Smith defeated Shawn Respert, 68-32
Magic Johnson defeated Charlie Bell, 93-7
The results of the first two rounds:
Welcome to the Spartans Illustrated Michigan State Men's Basketball Favorite Player Tournament!
Michigan State fans have enjoyed the basketball highs and lows with hundreds of players over the years. Fans have naturally gravitated to certain players, whether it was because of their success on the court, their attitude, their community involvement, their success in the NBA, and more.
The unique part about fandom is that Spartan fans can see two different players and make two sets of arguments about why this player is better, or more likable, or just ... well ... their favorite.
In order to determine the all-time favorite MSU player for today's fanbase, we reached out for nominations, seeded them, and arranged them into four regions
- Izzo Region (Cassius Winston, 1 seed, above)
- Heathcote Region (Scott Skiles, 1 seed, below)
- Ganakas Region (Magic Johnson, 1 seed, below)
- Newell Region (Steve Smith, 1 seed, below)
First Four Games
To complete the field of 64, four play-in games were played among eight walk-ons. The results:
Kenny Goins defeated Mike Kebler
Mat Ishbia defeated Colby Wollenman
Anthony Ianni defeated Conner George
Austin Thornton defeated Tim Bograkos
First Round Voting
Ganakas Region
Magic Johnson defeated Jamie Feick, 99-1
AJ Granger defeated Tum Tum Nairn Jr, 51-49
Jaren Jackson Jr defeated Ben Carter, 97-3
Morris Peterson defeated Travis Walton, 87-13
Shannon Brown defeated Matt Costello, 58-42
Adreian Payne defeated Aloysius Anagonye, 91-9
Zach Randolph defeated Kevin Willis, 88-12
Shawn Respert defeated Sam Vincent, 95-5
Izzo Region
Cassius Winston defeated Mat Ishbia, 98-2
Chris Hill defeated Stan Washington, 78-22
Charlie Bell defeated Derrick Nix, 70-30
Johnny Green defeated Lindsay Hairston, 93-7
Delvon Roe defeated Andre Hutson, 51-49
Xavier Tillman defeated Jason Klein, 99-1
Matt McQuaid defeated Mike Peplowski, 90-10
Jason Richardson defeated Durrell Summers, 82-18
Heathcote Region
Scott Skiles defeated Anthony Ianni, 88-12
Travis Trice defeated Aaron Henry, 67-33
Gary Harris defeated Kenny Goins, 57-43
Kalin Lucas defeated Matt Steigenga, 92-8
Goran Suton defeated Mark Montgomery, 67-33
Mateen Cleaves defeated Joey Hauser, 89-11
Kelvin Torbert defeated Mike Robinson, 88-12
Draymond Green defeated Kirk Manns, 98-2
Newell Region
Steve Smith defeated Nick Ward, 82-18
Branden Dawson defeated Raymar Morgan, 64-36
Greg Kelser defeated Austin Thornton, 81-19
Drew Neitzel defeated Joshua Langford, 74-26
Maurice Ager defeated Jay Vincent, 59-41
Antonio Smith defeated Terry Furlow, 94-6
Eric Snow defeated Paul Davis, 66-34
Denzel Valentine defeated Anthony "Pig" Miller, 98-2
ROUND OF 32 RESULTS
Scott Skiles defeated Travis Trice, 54-46
Kalin Lucas defeated Gary Harris, 68-32
Mateen Cleaves defeated Goran Suton, 96-4
Draymond Green defeated Kelvin Torbert, 97-3
Cassius Winston defeated Chris Hill, 99-1
Charlie Bell defeated Johnny Green, 80-20
Xavier Tillman defeated Delvon Roe, 92-8
Jason Richardson defeated Matt McQuaid, 63-37
Steve Smith defeated Branden Dawson, 79-21
Drew Neitzel defeated Greg Kesler, 62-38
Antonio Smith defeated Maurice Ager, 53-47
Denzel Valentine defeated Eric Snow, 80-20
Magic Johnson defeated AJ Granger, 98-2
Morris Peterson defeated Jaren Jackson Jr, 68-32
Adreian Payne defeated Shannon Brown, 70-30
Shawn Respert defeated Zach Randolph, 65-35
Check back daily to see which polls are open and which votes are being cast. Be sure to spread the word to your friends and family and have them cast their votes as well!
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