Michigan State coach Tom Izzo met the media Monday in East Lansing. Matt Charboneau, The Detroit News
The annual Sweet 16 men’s basketball rite of spring is back at Michigan State after a three-year hiatus.
And while many fans in East Lansing and on campus feel a part of the excitement, a team at the College of Engineering can rightfully feel like they have a hand in the Spartans’ success.
As Nick Ward continues his return to form from a fractured left hand he suffered last month, the junior center was buoyed by a group of engineers who developed a custom brace for his hand, a carbon fiber creation built light and stiff to maintain through March.