Well, the ES has just basked in the glory of the Rose Bowl for the past month. It's been tough to get back into Spartan hoops after witnessing victory in the Promised Land.
That said, the ES will start chiming in on Spartan hoops here in the coming days and weeks. But, that brings to mind today. I was presented a wonderful opportunity to go see POTUS sign the Farm Bill at Michigan State University today... and of course, he started out acknowledging how fantastic the Spartan athletic teams have played so far this academic year. Obama singled out his need to "do some scouting..." for his hoops bracket; and, our hoops excellence combined with winning the Rose Bowl made us "greedy." :) Wow, watch below, very cool. GO GREEN!
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
Beaumont Tower webcam
FYI - if you're interested in checking out campus during game day, link to the Beaumont Tower/North campus webcam
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Michigan State teams steer clear of academic penalties
MSU's Academic Progress Rates (APR) for all its sport teams steered well clear of the NCAA minimums for fear of reprimand and any loss of scholarships or postseason ban -- unlike the University of Connecticut, whose men's basketball team's 889 APR score led them to a loss of practice time and disqualified them for the 2012-2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament.
What is the APR and why does it matter?
As the ES has noted in previous posts (here and here), the APR is published as a four-year average which generally measures the retention (staying at MSU) and academic eligibility (above the schools minimum cumulative GPA) of every scholarship athlete on a team. This measurement is far from perfect, as there are many situations (health, family, returning to finish after six-years, etc) that are or are not built into the APR calculations. But, this is the accepted policy today. Thus, the NCAA figures a 50-percent graduation rate over six-years is a reasonable benchmark for college athletes (and that is higher than the general regular, non-athlete student body average). A 1000 APR is a perfect score, with 100% projected graduation rates. For years, the NCAA projected an APR score of 925 to be approximately a 50% average for an athlete to get a degree in six years. If a team fell below a 925 (now the mark is 930), then a team would be subject to sanction - that sanction now includes a mandatory post-season ban (including conference championships) for both men's basketball and football. This 930 minimum for sanction will change over the next few years as the NCAA moves this average up to an APR of 940; and the measurement for sanctions are a bit more complicated...(link here).
What about MSU? Men's Hoops one-year score dips in 2011
This year, the Spartans came across in flying colors in all their sports. Football was a concern a few years ago as it teetered the 925-benchmark, but a 943 average shows a significant improvement, especially with the largest scholarship roster size (of 85)... which means one player who struggles academically and leaves the institution does not impact the APR scores as much as one men's basketball player on a roster of 13. What is interesting is what the ES predicted: a one year drop in MSU's men's hoops APR down to 902 because of various defections (Korie Lucious and Chris Allen, most notably). However, as this is a four-year average, it has a minimal impact at this time, so long as these defections are not a commonality. Notably, Delvon Roe's leaving the team did NOT affect the APR because he remained a student at MSU (retained) and was academically eligible.
AND, what you will notice - is the one year lag in APR scores, because it takes a year for APR to go through the NCAA's system of checks and error corrections before it is reported. Anyways, here are the Spartans' most recent APR scores:
Baseball 984
Field Hockey 972
Football 943
Men's Basketball 981
Men's Cross Country 974
Men's Golf 944
Men's Ice Hockey 967
Men's Soccer 978
Men's Swimming 988
Men's Tennis 1000
Men's Track, Indoor 954
Men's Track, Outdoor 953
Men's Wrestling 991
Softball 983
Women's Basketball 1000
Women's Cross Country 986
Women's Golf 979
Women's Gymnastics 995
Women's Rowing 990
Women's Soccer 992
Women's Swimming 977
Women's Tennis 984
Women's Track, Indoor 981
Women's Track, Outdoor 982
Women's Volleyball 980
What is the APR and why does it matter?
As the ES has noted in previous posts (here and here), the APR is published as a four-year average which generally measures the retention (staying at MSU) and academic eligibility (above the schools minimum cumulative GPA) of every scholarship athlete on a team. This measurement is far from perfect, as there are many situations (health, family, returning to finish after six-years, etc) that are or are not built into the APR calculations. But, this is the accepted policy today. Thus, the NCAA figures a 50-percent graduation rate over six-years is a reasonable benchmark for college athletes (and that is higher than the general regular, non-athlete student body average). A 1000 APR is a perfect score, with 100% projected graduation rates. For years, the NCAA projected an APR score of 925 to be approximately a 50% average for an athlete to get a degree in six years. If a team fell below a 925 (now the mark is 930), then a team would be subject to sanction - that sanction now includes a mandatory post-season ban (including conference championships) for both men's basketball and football. This 930 minimum for sanction will change over the next few years as the NCAA moves this average up to an APR of 940; and the measurement for sanctions are a bit more complicated...(link here).
What about MSU? Men's Hoops one-year score dips in 2011
This year, the Spartans came across in flying colors in all their sports. Football was a concern a few years ago as it teetered the 925-benchmark, but a 943 average shows a significant improvement, especially with the largest scholarship roster size (of 85)... which means one player who struggles academically and leaves the institution does not impact the APR scores as much as one men's basketball player on a roster of 13. What is interesting is what the ES predicted: a one year drop in MSU's men's hoops APR down to 902 because of various defections (Korie Lucious and Chris Allen, most notably). However, as this is a four-year average, it has a minimal impact at this time, so long as these defections are not a commonality. Notably, Delvon Roe's leaving the team did NOT affect the APR because he remained a student at MSU (retained) and was academically eligible.
AND, what you will notice - is the one year lag in APR scores, because it takes a year for APR to go through the NCAA's system of checks and error corrections before it is reported. Anyways, here are the Spartans' most recent APR scores:
Baseball 984
Field Hockey 972
Football 943
Men's Basketball 981
Men's Cross Country 974
Men's Golf 944
Men's Ice Hockey 967
Men's Soccer 978
Men's Swimming 988
Men's Tennis 1000
Men's Track, Indoor 954
Men's Track, Outdoor 953
Men's Wrestling 991
Softball 983
Women's Basketball 1000
Women's Cross Country 986
Women's Golf 979
Women's Gymnastics 995
Women's Rowing 990
Women's Soccer 992
Women's Swimming 977
Women's Tennis 984
Women's Track, Indoor 981
Women's Track, Outdoor 982
Women's Volleyball 980
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