Michigan State basketball is developing new game-day rituals.
For two hours, the Spartans’ bench players hoot and holler and cheer on their teammates. Then following the final whistle, after the postgame team meetings, a few return to the Breslin Center court to get in more shots and more work.
This is college basketball in the pandemic, a time when Tom Izzo’s program doesn’t get the advantage of loud roars from fans or comfort from families and friends waiting for them after games. It is about as insulated and isolated as college students can be, with basketball and school among their few outlets.