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Jack Stager, Tim Marshall and Joe Dez discuss the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket, Big Ten Tournament disappointments, and opinions on the Spartans "ceiling" and "floor" this March Madness. 

Jack Stager, Tim Marshall and Joe Dez give you an end of season update on the No. 8 Michigan State men's basketball team (25-5). A final rematch with No. 3 Michigan on Sunday, as tournament season nears the Spartans look to play their best brand of basketball they have to offer. What will the final weeks give?

Michigan State men's basketball is off to Hawaii, and Allie is only a little jealous. Jack Stager joins Matt Merrifield and Allie Cohen to review the Spartans' early season results, and breakdown the stacked Maui Invitational field.

Impact Izzone has returned for the 2024-25 basketball season. Matt Merrifield, Allie Cohen, and Faith Flickinger breakdown Michigan State's exhibition matchups, preview the Spartans first week of games, and more!

College basketball is around the corner, and the Impact Izzone is back! This year's brand new crew previews Michigan State's season opener, provides season record predictions, along with previewing some other Big Ten teams to look out for this season. 

On the day the tournament begins, host Michael Markoch, Brendan Schabath and guest Matt Merrifield go through the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament bracket and make their picks for the weekend in Chicago. That and more on a brand new episode of Impact Izzone.

Michael Markoch, Luca Melloni and Brendan Schabath recap the regular season for Michigan State basketball as it wraps up this Saturday at home against Ohio State. The guys discuss the last two road games for MSU including the collapse against the Iowa Hawkeyes on the road, preview MSU's matchup with Ohio State and share their picks for some of the regular season awards in the Big Ten. All that and more on Impact Izzone!

In this episode of Impact Izzone, Michael Markoch, Brendan Schabath and Luca Melloni recap MSU's return to play after the violence that occurred in the Michigan State community on February 13 which included a loss on the road at Michigan and a win at home against Indiana. The guys get off on a tangent about development in regards to the NBA and finish the show previewing MSU's next three games. 

Michael Markoch, Luca Melloni and Brendan Schabath gather to discuss all the latest around MSU basketball. The guys tackle MSU's last win over Maryland, a major lack of bench depth and what's next in the coming weeks for the Spartans. All that and more on this episode of Impact Izzone. 

Michael Markoch takes over the hosting duties for Impact Izzone as he is joined by Brendan Schabath and Luca Melloni to discuss MSU's recent victory over Iowa, some noteworthy players on the team and the Spartans' upcoming contest against Purdue. Check it all out now!

In this episode of Impact Izzone Michael Markoch and Brendan Schabath take you through all the happenings over the last three games for Michigan State basketball, the current state of affairs in the program and preview a tough road matchup for the Spartans against Indiana. All that and more on the latest edition of Impact Izzone.

As the Impact Izzone returns in 2023, Brendan Schabath, Michael Markoch and Luca Melloni breakdown the happenings around Michigan State basketball over the holiday break. A break in which the Spartans have won seven games in a row, most recently on the road against No. 18 Wisconsin. The guys break down that big win for MSU as well as preview the Spartans' matchup against Illinois coming Friday at 9:00 pm. Plus, a look into a crazy Big Ten season so far. Check out the latest edition of Impact Izzone right now!

After a brief break due to the end of the semester, Brendan Schabath, Luca Melloni and Michael Markoch are back to recap the first 11 games of Michigan State's season. The guys give their take on where MSU can improve, some injury updates and what to expect in the next two non-conference games before the new year. All that and more on this edition of Impact Izzone.

On this debut episode of the 8th season of Impact Izzone, the crew of Brendan Schabath, Luca Melloni and Michael Markoch recap MSU basketball's loss to Gonzaga. The guys also preview the matchup against Kentucky in the Champions Classic as well as share their predictions for MSU's team this season. All your MSU basketball needs are in this episode of Impact Izzone!

On this special episode of Impact Izzone from Greenville: Trent Balley, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath preview Michigan State's NCAA Tournament first round matchup with Davidson.

On this special episode of Impact Izzone from Indianapolis: Trent Balley, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath recap Michigan State's Big Ten tournament quarterfinal win against Wisconsin and preview the Spartans matchup with Purdue in the semifinals.

On this special episode of Impact Izzone: Brendan Schabath, Trent Balley and Luke Sloan recap Michigan State's Big Ten tournament-opening win against Maryland, preview the Spartans quarterfinal matchup against Wisconsin and discuss some early results from other teams in the tournament.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Luke Sloan, Trent Balley and Brendan Schabath recap Michigan State's senior day win against Maryland and preview the Big Ten men's basketball tournament with full predictions for the bracket.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Trent Balley, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath are joined by Julian Mitchell and Natalie Kerwin, alumni of WDBM and former co-hosts of Impact Izzone. The crew recaps Michigan State's win over Purdue and loss to Michigan, finishing the show with a preview of Thursday's Ohio State game. Julian and Natalie also share their thoughts on life after college and give some updates on their careers.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Trent Balley, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath take a deep dive into the state of Michigan State men's basketball following three straight losses and defeats in seven of the Spartans last 11 games.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Brendan Schabath, Trent Balley and Luke Sloan are joined by special guest Rico Beard, host of The Valenti Show with Rico on 97.1 The Ticket. Brendan, Trent, Luke and Rico recap Michigan State's win over Michigan, preview this week's games against Maryland and Rutgers, discuss various storylines surrounding the Spartans and run through Rico's thoughts on some football topics.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Luke Sloan, Trent Balley and Brendan Schabath share their favorite Christmas gifts and New Years resolutions, recap Michigan State's games over winter break, run through an Impact Izzone Mailbag, preview the Spartans upcoming games and finish with an edition of the College Basketball Bonanza w/ Brendan Schabath.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Luke Sloan, Trent Balley and Brendan Schabath are in the Christmas spirit! The trio recaps Michigan State's wins over Louisville and Toledo, previews the Spartans games against Minnesota and Penn State and runs through a College Basketball Bonanza.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath recap Michigan State's performances in the Battle 4 Atlantis, preview the Spartans upcoming games with Louisville and Toledo and debut the College Basketball Bonanza.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Luke Sloan and Trent Balley recap Michigan State's loss to Kansas and win over Western Michigan, preview the Spartans upcoming game against Butler and share stories from WDBM's trip to New York City.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Trent Bailey, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath make predictions for Michigan State's season, preview the Big Ten and break down Michigan State's season opener against Kansas in the Champions Classic.

On this episode of Impact Izzone: Trent Bailey, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath check in from Big Ten basketball media days at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Trent, Luke and Brendan discussed the most significant takeaways from Michigan State men's and women's basketball's media appearances and took a look around the Big Ten after the coaches and players hit the podium.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Trent Balley, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath celebrate March Madness by discussing Michigan State's NCAA tournament draw, previewing the Spartans' first four matchup with UCLA and diving into the rest of this year's NCAA tournament bracket. Follow @WDBMSports on Twitter for more Michigan State men's basketball coverage.

On this episode of Impact Izzone: Trent Balley, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath discuss Michigan State's vengeful win over the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines to close out the regular season. The crew looks at the Big Ten Tournament pool and predicts how far the Spartans can get, starting with their Thursday matchup against Maryland. Finally, they talk big picture and predict what seed the Spartans will get in the NCAA Tournament. 

On this rapid episode of Impact Izzone: Trent Balley, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath give their takes on what went wrong for the Michigan State Spartans in their weekend loss to Maryland before recapping what went right in their bounce-back win over Indiana on Tuesday. The crew then looks at some big picture questions regarding the Spartans' NCAA Tournament hopes and previews Thursday's matchup with No. 2 Michigan before wrapping it up with The 4-Point Play.

On this episode of Impact Izzone: Trent Balley and Brendan Schabath recap the Spartans' monumental upset over No. 4 Ohio State on Thursday. They then look at the big-picture implications for the Spartans, including scenarios for them to make the NCAA Tournament. They round out the show by previewing Sunday's matchup with the Maryland Terrapins.

On this episode of Impact Izzone: Trent Balley, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath break down Michigan State's two-game winning streak, with victories over Indiana and No. 5 Illinois. They discuss what these wins mean for the Spartans' big picture before looking ahead to Thursday's matchup with No. 7 Ohio State. Brendan rounds out the show with a new edition of "4-Point Play" (even though it may or may not be a 5-point play).

On this episode of Impact Izzone: The crew breaks down the Spartans' back-to-back losses to No. 15 Iowa and Purdue. Then, they discuss the big picture implications of this season for MSU, and if there is any hope left at an NCAA Tournament berth. Finally, they talk about 2022 five-star center Enoch Boakye decommitting from MSU before making predictions for the Spartans' clash with Indiana this weekend and rounding out the show with "The 4-Point Play."

On this episode of Impact Izzone: The crew is back! In their first episode together since early January, Trent Balley, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath recap the Michigan State Spartans' two-game winning streak over Nebraska and Penn State. They then look ahead to the Spartans' weekend matchup with No. 15 Iowa before Brendan rounds out the show with a new installment of "4-Point Play."

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath are joined alongside special guest Eric Bach to break down Michigan State's road loss to No. 8 Iowa. The trio also discusses the team's outlook moving forward, previews the upcoming Nebraska game, and closes the show with the four-point play with Brendan Schabath. Follow @WDBMSports on Twitter for more Michigan State basketball coverage.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath, alongside special guest Eric Bach, discuss the breaking news of Michigan State's cancellation of the Iowa game, recap the Purdue loss, debate about some big picture issues for the Spartans and finish the episode with the four-point play. Follow @WDBMSports on Twitter for more MSU men's basketball coverage.

On this episode of Impact Izzone: the crew of Trent Balley, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath take a look back at No. 23 Michigan State's three-game losing streak before giving their thoughts on back-to-back wins over Nebraska and No. 15 Rutgers. They then look ahead to the Spartans' matchup with Purdue and round out the show with a new edition of "4-Point Play" hosted by Schabath.

On this episode of Impact Izzone: Trent Balley, Luke Sloan and Brendan Schabath break down the Spartans' road loss to Northwestern for their first loss of the season. The crew then previews the No. 12 Spartans' Christmas Day matchup with the No. 9 Wisconsin Badgers before rounding out the show with a brand new segment called "4-Point Play" hosted by Schabath.

On this episode of Impact Izzone: Trent Balley, Brendan Schabath and Luke Sloan give their reactions to the No. 4 Spartans' victories over Detroit Mercy and Western Michigan this weekend to improve to 5-0 on the season. The crew then looks ahead to the Spartans' matchup with the No. 18 Virginia Cavaliers on Wednesday and takes a look at the Big Ten standings to round out the show.Follow the crew on Twitter:Trent Balley (@TrentBalley)Brendan Schabath (@Bschabath3)Luke Sloan (@Luke_Sloan7)WDBM Sports (@WDBMSports)

On this week's edition of the Impact Izzone podcast, Trent Balley, Brendan Schabath and Luke Sloan break down the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans' wins over Notre Dame and No. 6 Duke to improve to 3-0 on the season. The crew then discusses the effect on Cassius Winston of the Russell Westbrook trade to to Washington Wizards. They round out the show by looking ahead to the Spartans' back-to-back home matchups with Detroit Mercy and Western Michigan.

On this episode of Impact Izzone: Trent Balley, Brendan Schabath and Luke Sloan recap the Michigan State Spartans' 83-67 victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles, as they improve to 1-0 on the brand new season. The crew discusses the starting lineup and depth of the team before making some predictions regarding the Spartans' upcoming matchups vs. Notre Dame at home on Saturday and at Duke on Tuesday. 

On the season premiere of Impact Izzone: new host Trent Balley is joined by Brendan Schabath and Luke Sloan to discuss Michigan State's selections in the NBA draft and preview the 2020 Spartans.

On this episode of Impact Izzone, Julian Mitchell, Trent Balley, and Natalie Kerwin discuss what life has been like over this past week. They recap the MSU season and go back through the predictions from the first episode of this season. Finally, Natalie and Julian say their goodbyes to Impact Izzone and MSU. Tune in next season for Impact Izzone with Trent Balley!

Recorded days before the news of the NCAA canceling the tournament, the crew of Julian Mitchell, Trent Balley, and Natalie Kerwin recapped Michigan State's five-game stretch to end the season and give their opinions on the All-Big Ten honors that came out. Lastly, they invited Brock Balley of Brocketology on the podcast to talk MSU's title hopes and seeding in the tournament.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Julian Mitchell, Trent Balley and Natalie Kerwin try to make sense of Michigan State's three-minute crumble against Maryland. The Big Three also talk about the Big Ten Conference, whose winning the regular season, POY and more. Finally, they end the show with a preview of Thursday's game against Nebraska.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone the crew of Julian Mitchell, Trent Balley and Natalie Kerwin are joined by special guest Jayna Bardahl, men's basketball beat reporter from The State News. They foursome recap Michigan State's loss to Michigan in Ann Arbor and the big win over Illinois. They also get into the twitter mailbag and answer your questions. Lastly, the group previews Saturday's matchup with No. 9 Maryland.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone, host Julian Mitchell, Trent Balley and Natalie Kerwin open the show talking about Julian and Trent's hilarious trip to Madison Wisconsin. They breakdown the Spartans recent losses to Wisconsin and Penn State and look ahead to a rivalry matchup with Michigan and away against Illinois.

The men's basketball beat takes a moment to reflect on the passing of Kobe, Gianna and the seven others lost in the helicopter crash, discuss MSU's week on the road, break down the hectic Big Ten, and preview MSU's upcoming week.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Julian Mitchell, Natalie Kerwin and Trent Balley recap Michigan State's victory over Wisconsin and preview the team's next two road games against Indiana and Minnesota.

On this week's episode of Impact Izzone: Julian Mitchell, Natalie Kerwin and Trent Balley recap Michigan State men's basketball's recent stretch of games, including games against Michigan, Minnesota and Purdue. The trio then runs through Twitter questions and previews the Spartans next contest against Wisconsin.