Hot Prospect: Goran Suton

Posted by admin on June 22, 2009

Michigan State ● Senior ● Center ● 6-10 ● 245 ● 8/11/85
10.4 ppg ● 8.4 rpg ● 1.6 apg (2008-09)

Highlights: One of just eight players in Michigan State history with 1,000 points and 800 career rebounds.

2008-09 (RS Senior): Appeared in 32 games, starting 29… Second-Team All-Big Ten selection… National Association of Basketball Coaches Second-Team All-District honoree… Most Outstanding Player of NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional, averaging 19.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in games against Kansas (3/27) and Louisville (3/29)… Named to Final Four All-Tournament Team, averaging 10.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in games against Connecticut (4/4) and North Carolina (4/6)… Averaged 10.4 points and 8.4 rebounds on the season, leading the team in rebounding and ranking second in scoring… Led the Big Ten in rebounding overall (8.4 rpg) and in conference games (8.4 rpg)… Recipient of MSU Chairman of the Boards Award… Led MSU with eight double-doubles… Scored in double figures in 18 games, leading the team in six contests… Produced 12 double-figure rebounding efforts, leading the squad in 19 games… Averaged 13.0 points and 10.7 rebounds in six NCAA Tournament contests… Scored a season-high 20 points in win over Kansas, adding nine rebounds… Followed with a 19-point, 10-rebound performance vs. Louisville… Closed out his career with a 17-point, 11-rebound effort against North Carolina in the NCAA Championship game… Grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds against Robert Morris (3/20) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, in addition to scoring 11 points… Ranked second on the team with 16 blocked shots… Averaged 2.9 offensive rebounds per contest… Ranked third on the team with 50 assists and 36 steals… Led the Spartans with a .848 free-throw percentage… Missed six games with a knee injury in late November-early December.

2007-08 (RS Junior): Appeared in 36 games, starting 35… Ranked second in the Big Ten in rebounding (8.2 rpg), third in offensive rebounds (2.81 orpg), third in defensive rebounds (5.39 drpg) and fifth in field-goal percentage (.551)… In conference games, ranked second in rebounding (8.1 rpg) and defensive rebounds (5.72 drpg), sixth in field-goal percentage (.536) and seventh in offensive rebounds (2.39 orpg)… Averaged 9.1 points, fourth most on the team… Grabbed 20 rebounds vs. Oakland (11/24), becoming the first Spartan to record 20 rebounds in a game since Kevin Willis did it in 1983; grabbed 11 offensive rebounds vs. Oakland, tying the single-game school record since the stat was first kept in 1986-87… Recipient of MSU’s Chairman of the Boards Award… Named Big Ten Player of the Week on March 3 after averaging 15.5 points and 12 rebounds in games vs. Wisconsin and Indiana… Led Michigan State with eight double-doubles… Led team in rebounding in 23 games and in scoring in two games… Scored a season-high 23 points vs. Memphis (3/28) in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament… Scored in double figures in 17 games, ranking fourth on the team at 9.1 ppg… Led MSU with 38 steals, including four each against North Carolina State (11/28), San Jose State (12/19) and Indiana (3/2), and three against Missouri (11/19) and BYU (12/8)…
Second on the squad with 33 blocked shots… Blocked four shots each vs. San Jose State (12/19) and Green Bay (12/29)… Ranked fourth on the team with 66 assists… Posted four games with four assists and six more contests with three assists.

2006-07 (RS Sophomore): Appeared in 35 games, starting 21… Recipient of MSU’s Most Improved Player Award based on a vote by his teammates… Leading rebounder (6.7 rpg) on the best rebounding team in the Big Ten… Ranked sixth in the Big Ten in rebounding, seventh in field-goal percentage (.509), seventh in offensive rebounding (2.26 orpg) and tied for fourth in defensive rebounding (4.46 drpg)… Led MSU in rebounding in 16 games… Scored a career-best 27 points vs. Loyola (Md.) (12/30), shooting 10-of-16 from the field and 7-of-9 from the foul line, adding eight rebounds… Also led the Spartans with 14 points against Wisconsin (3/9) in the Big Ten Tournament and with 18 points at Boston College (11/29), adding a team-best nine rebounds vs. the Eagles… Scored 16 points each vs. Penn State (1/20), Ohio State (2/3) and Wisconsin (3/3)… Third on the team with 85 assists (2.4 apg)… Tallied five assists each vs. Chicago State (12/16), UW-Green Bay (12/23), Minnesota (1/24) and Northwestern (3/8) in the Big Ten Tournament… Third on the squad with 23 steals, including four games with two steals.

2005-06 (RS Freshman): Appeared in 31 games, starting six, including the final four contests of the season… Led MSU with 10 rebounds vs. Illinois (3/10) in the Big Ten Tournament… Also grabbed 10 rebounds vs. Gonzaga (11/22)… Scored a season-best 12 points vs. Purdue (3/9) in the Big Ten Tournament.

2004-05 (Freshman): Redshirted… Averaged 8.4 points and 7.0 rebounds (second best on the team) on the 2005 Big Ten Foreign Tour.

Is he Jazz material?

8 Comments

tman11 on June 22, 2009 said:

I liked this guy up until the touriment. When he had to go up against talented players he shyed away he isn’t nba material sorry.

pistolPete73 on June 26, 2009 said:

He is a big body, great hands and very smart. He mite make a good role player. He played well in the tournament against North Carolina!

tman11 on June 26, 2009 said:

He did play for Tom Iszo to at michigan state “yeah i know i need to learn to spell “. He it the most amazing coach in basketball though Stae is my favorite team to watch I love Toms style and, it seems to get alot of guys NBA ready so we will see when he has. I’m surprised though Josh heytvelt was on the board and, you don’t take him whats up with that

rikki on June 26, 2009 said:

i cant beileve we drafted him

Derrick Daye on June 26, 2009 said:

@tman11, I suspect you already know how to spell. You need to slow down when you write instead of blasting out your thoughts. The readers here will definitely appreciate it.

Derrick

tman11 on June 26, 2009 said:

I try to but, I don’t have much time when i get on here so yeah kind of hard me to sit down and write. I think he was an ok pick but we could have done a bit better i beleive. They must have seen some thing in him at work outs. I must say he fits into a jerry sloan system he is physical and is a big body and, likes to hit people down in the post.

Lochgelly on June 30, 2009 said:

tman11 has no clue…

Taj Gibson was picked by the Bulls at No. 26..

When The G/Goran Suton and Gibson met in the Tournament…
Suton 7 points and 10 rebounds
Gibson 3 points 0 rebounds

Against that monster Cole Aldrich of Kansas
Suton 20 points 9 rebounds
Aldrich 17 points and 14 rebounds

I’d say that’s holding your own against the best player returning in college basketball

Louisville didn’t think Suton could beat them…they were wrong..
Suton 19 points and 10 rebounds

Against Thabeet at UConn he held him to 17 points and 6 rebounds…which really isn’t horrible

ANd he did well agianst NC…recognizing that nobody was going to stop that team.

I think the Jazz got a guy that will surprise people…he is a GREAT passer and he has an uncanny knack of knocking the ball away when people try and feed it down low. That doesn’t come up in the stats…but he really can frustrate opposing players when he is always tipping the ball away.

Seriously…at No. 50…the Jazz got lucky

tman11 on June 30, 2009 said:

I think it could go one of two ways with him. He has the ability to become a great player bt his numbers through the regualar season tell me one of two things. One he is very passive and, not aggressive when finding his shot or, two he is inconsistant and will go up and down. Sure he had those great games against great competition but, come on you can’t look past the fact the he put up only 11 piont per game and 9 rebounds. He isn’t some freshman guy in collage that didn’t get any playing time either he was a freakin senior that lead the team pretty much. I never thought i would be saying this about a guy that played for my favorite coahc and, who I think is one of the greatest coaches of all time in Tom. But i hoenstly think there is atleast three players i know of that i would have taken before this kid.
Luke Nevil he is taller and a better passer and, put up beater numbers and is a better shot blocker then Sutton. O and did i mention he was taller, he has the one thing you can’t teach and that’s height. Or how about Josh Heytvelt sure he had off court problems but for one he is taller again. He can shoot better spread the court out on offence. he is also alot more aggressive the sutton is. Last but not least get anther small guy Nando De Colo. I can’t compare the two cause it’s not right two diffrent positions but I think the spurs got an amazing player in Colo we missed out on him.

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