He was a key part of a Spartan team that reached the Final Four, losing to eventual champion North Carolina.

On February 28, 2007, Neitzel was named First-Team All-District 11 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Neitzel finished the regular season averaging 18.3 points per game, ranking fourth in the Big Ten.

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).

Among his 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] His last game at Michigan State was against the Memphis Tigers in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Neitzel played in Germany in 2010–11, averaging 7.7 points, 3.4 assists and 1.4 rebounds in 16 games for BBC Bayreuth.

[5] Neitzel is currently working as a financial advisor for Wells Fargo in Grand Rapids, Michigan since retiring from basketball.