EAST LANSING -- All 16 of Michigan State players on the team's 2018-19 roster walked from the locker room to the Breslin Center floor on Thursday afternoon to address reporters as part of the school's annual media day.
And for the first time in nearly two decades, not a single player wearing a Michigan State jersey had ever played past the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Michigan State enters the 2018-19 season coming off of a Big Ten title but after three straight opening weekend exits in the NCAA Tournament. That's the longest streak since the first three years of Tom Izzo's 24-year Michigan State career, a fact that players are keenly aware of.