adelaidenow.com.au —
Adelaide 36ers captain Adam Ballinger has quit the club and will play for the Melbourne Tigers after five seasons in South Australia. Ballinger played 120 games averaging 6.3 rebounds and 16.3 points per game. He was the club MVP four times and was captain for the past three seasons.
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freep.com —
For nearly a year, Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis has talked about the possibility of sending the basketball team overseas to play a game. He's considering a foreign tour, but more likely games that count, which would mean bringing another school along.
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The Olympics would allow Izzo to coach the greatest players in the world, while keeping his roots in East Lansing, as a "Spartan for Life." He could install his full complement of sets, but more important, he could manage the egos of the game's top players while commanding their respect due to his no-nonsense approach.
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"I'm not sure I would even have a shot at it, to be honest with you," Izzo said Monday. "I would think everybody would be interested. That's always been a dream and goal of mine. But I think they'll go with a pro coach, I really do."
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mlive.com —
Michigan State will take its talents to South Beach and play at Miami on Nov. 28 as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge televised on ESPN's family of networks. The game pits Tom Izzo against Miami coach Jim Larranaga, who in 2006 led No. 11-seeded George Mason to an improbable run to the Final Four that began with a first-round upset win against the Spartans.
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“The most impressive guy this spring so far in the weight room and all that has been Adreian Payne, and Keith Appling is right there with him,” Izzo said. “He’s been in shooting a million shots a day. Those two guys when I evaluate it have probably worked the hardest.”
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Gary Harris may be the higher-rated player coming to Michigan State, but Denzel Valentine might end up being more exciting to watch. Valentine, formerly of Lansing Sexton, is a four-star shooting guard who has been compared to legendary Spartans phenom Magic Johnson. Valentine was arguably the best prep player in Michigan in 2012, but he didn't win the title of Mr. Basketball.
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“Denzel has a lot of those qualities that I used to see in films of Earvin because he's always got his head up,” Izzo said. “If you watch him play, his head is up from the minute he's about to get the ball. Meaning, the ball goes through the basket, and he's already got his head up looking at where he's going to outlet the ball to. If he's got the ball in his hands, he sees everybody, everything, and can make a simple pass. He's big enough to see over people.”
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Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo didn’t enter this past season with sky-high expectations for the Spartans, but under his direction, the team ended up capturing a Big Ten championship and a top seed in the NCAA tournament. “We adjusted our goals as we went,” Izzo said Friday while serving as the keynote speaker for Davenport University’s Excellence in Business fundraising gala. “The reason we did -- tremendous leadership.”
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While Draymond Green was putting together a Big Ten player of the year campaign as a senior at Michigan State, NBA talent evaluators began envisioning him as a first-round draft pick. More recently, Green has been hearing he could be selected in the 20-to-30 range of the first round.
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Adreian Payne made a massive jump in performance from his freshman season to his sophomore year. The Michigan State Spartans' 6-foot-10, 240-pound center will likely make another leap his junior year.
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sports.yahoo.com —
Michigan State Spartans basketball followers have been spoiled since Tom Izzo took over as coach. It's possible they're one of the most comfortable and confident fanbases in all of sports. Six Final Fours, and a national title -- constantly running toward Big Ten titles -- have made the Michigan State faithful expect nothing but the best each season.
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wilx.com —
Nix was sentenced to 24 hours of community service and $853 in fines and court costs. Nix must also attend an 8 to 10 session outpatient, marijuana specific, substance abuse program, and attend a victim impact panel.
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theonlycolors.com —
Talking about Sterling Brown and adding him to the 2013 Hotlist is probably overdue. As Jim Comparoni reminded everyone last week, Michigan State coaches have been keeping an eye on this younger brother of former Spartan guard Shannon Brown.
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Draymond Green joins Bakit and Bentley to discuss the upcoming NBA draft.
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