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Encyclopedia > Drew Neitzel
Drew Neitzel
College Michigan State
Conference Big Ten
Sport Basketball
Position Guard
Class Senior
Major Interdisciplinary Humanities
Career 2004 – present
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 180 pounds (82 kg)
Nationality  United States
Born May 7, 1985 (1985-05-07) (age 22)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
High school Wyoming Park High School,
Wyoming, Michigan

Drew Neitzel is a senior point guard for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team. This List of colleges and universities in the United States includes colleges and universities in the U.S. that grant four-year baccalaureate and/or post-graduate masters and doctorate degrees. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a co-educational public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. ... This is a list of athletic conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). ... Big Ten can refer to: Big Ten Conference, a college athletics conference Big Ten (movie studios), the largest movie studios in Hollywood This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the sport. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... An academic major, major concentration, concentration, or simply major is a mainly a U.S. and Canadian term for a college or university students main field of specialization during his or her undergraduate studies. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Grand Rapids redirects here. ... Wyoming Park High School (commonly referred to as The Park) is a comprehensive secondary public high school in the Wyoming Public Schools district in Wyoming, Michigan. ... Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Michigan State University. ... The Michigan State Spartans mens basketball team represents Michigan State University (MSU) and competes in the Big 10 Conference of NCAA Division I. The team currently plays at the Breslin Student Events Center. ...

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High school career

Neitzel attended Wyoming Park High School in Wyoming, Michigan, playing for Coach Thom Vander Klay. He holds the school career records for points (2,462) and assists (692), while ranking second in the state in assists and sixth in scoring. Graduating in 2004, Neitzel received many honors and awards, including the 2004 Hal Schram Mr. Basketball of Michigan. He was also awarded membership on the 2004 Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News Dream Team, Associated Press Class B Player of the Year, 2004 fourth-team Parade Magazine All-American, and Class B Academic All-State. Wyoming Park High School (commonly referred to as The Park) is a comprehensive secondary public high school in the Wyoming Public Schools district in Wyoming, Michigan. ... Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Each year the Mr. ...


Collegiate career

Neitzel taking a 3-point shot

Neitzel started off his college basketball career in 2004-05. He appeared in 33 games, starting 14 of the final 15 contests. Ranked second on the team with 97 assists (2.9 per game) and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.06-to-1, he led all Big Ten freshmen in assists and led the Michigan State Spartans in assists in seven games. He was also named to the Big Ten All-Freshmen Team. He was a key part of a Spartan team that reached the Final Four, losing to eventual champion North Carolina. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Big Ten can refer to: Big Ten Conference, a college athletics conference Big Ten (movie studios), the largest movie studios in Hollywood This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Michigan State University. ... Final Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament. ... The North Carolina Tar Heels are the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). The name Tar Heel is also often used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. ...


During the 2005-06 season Neitzel started all 34 games at point guard averaging 8.3 points per contest and ranking third in the Big Ten in assists (5.56) first in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.86) and sixth in 3-point field-goal percentage (.404). So far in the 2006-07 season he is averaging 18.5 ppg and has started all 28 games played, averaging 35.2 minutes per game at shooting guard. He has 3.0 rebounds per game and 4.3 assists per game. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...


On February 20, 2007 MSU faced off against AP #1-ranked Wisconsin. Neitzel had one of the best games of his career racking up 28 points and going 6-11 from beyond the arc. 23 of those points came in the second half. MSU won 64-55, marking only the second time that the school had beaten the #1 team in the AP poll. is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... The Wisconsin Badgers are a variety of collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ...


On February 28, 2007 Neitzel was named First-Team All-District 11 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. This honor makes him eligible for the All-American Teams at the end of the season.[1] is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...


As of March 6, 2007 Neitzel was named to the First-Team All-Big Ten. Neitzel finished the regular season averaging 18.3 points per game, ranking fourth in the Big Ten. In conference games, he ranked third in scoring (18.3 ppg). He leads the conference in free-throw percentage (.884) and 3-point field goals made (3.2 per game), and ranks among the leaders in minutes played (2nd, 35.3 mpg) and assists (6th, 4.1 apg). He scored 20 or more points in 15 games, and averaged 25.8 points against the top two teams in the league, Ohio State and Wisconsin. He was selected as the Big Ten's Player of the Week three times (Nov. 20, Nov. 27 and Feb. 26) and was named National Player of the Week by ESPN.com's Andy Katz on Feb. 26. Among his/her other accolades, Neitzel was chosen to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason All-America team, and is one of 22 players who will appear on the final national ballot.[2] is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...


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