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According to a USA Today report, the Michigan State Spartans are among a handful of Big Ten teams interested in Indianapolis-area 8th-grade star basketball player Eron Gordon, the younger brother of former Indiana Hoosiers star Eric Gordon.
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The returns are very early and I don’t want to judge anyone solely based on freshman performance but one thing should jump out at you – many of the players who might have been nearly Spartans (Jeremiah Davis, Jakarr Sampson, Tommie McCune, Mike Shaw, etc.) either had limited impact in their freshman seasons or had major obstacles that directed them away from their school of choice. In choosing who not to hold an offer for in 2011, Coach Izzo and his staff apparently made some solid decisions.
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Some of the best memories of Raymar Morgan’s life came during his time at MSU. After playing basketball overseas for the past two years, he came back to the campus where he spent four years on the MSU men’s basketball team experience and spoke to Jewish students about his time in Israel. Morgan spoke to students at the RCAH Theatre in Snyder and Phillips halls on Monday night.
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mlive.com —
“Derrick Nix chose to have a media press conference. It wasn’t something that was forced upon him. He chose to go apologize to the Board of Trustees at their meeting. So he made some choices that he understands the impact that one stupid decision made on so many different people from young kids to the Board of Trustees. He’s reached out. I think he’s done a good job, but only time will tell.”
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mlive.com —
Despite losing All-American Draymond Green -- along with seniors Austin Thornton and Brandon Wood -- most analysts have projected Michigan State as a top 10 team heading into next season, and ESPN's Joe Lunardi lists the Spartans as a No. 2 seed in his first look at the 2013 NCAA tournament bracket.
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Michigan State’s Branden Dawson gave Spartan basketball fans reason to be excited Sunday afternoon, tweeting the following: “Just receive good news from the Doc. He says I’m two months ahead of schedule.” Dawson, a talented, tough and athletic freshman, tore his left ACL on March 4. See the tweet in this post and watch one of Dawson’s best highlights from his freshman campaign right now.
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spartanstate.com —
Top players from all over the country are selected to play in the McDonald's All-American game and the Jordan Brand Classic. Additionally some players from this year's high school senior class were selected to play for the USA Basketball Junior National Select Team for the Nike Hoops Summit, which pits America’s top seniors against some of the most impressive young international players. Future Michigan State star and Indiana Mr. Basketball winner, Gary Harris is one of the few elite players that was selected to participate in all three events.
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The Michigan State football team held its seventh spring practice Thursday afternoon on the grass fields outside of the Duffy Daugherty Building. Prior to the workout, sixth-year head coach Mark Dantonio addressed the media and gave an update on the team as the Spartans reached the halfway point of spring ball.
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Coach Izzo joins Huge to discuss Derrick Nix's reinstatement to the Spartan basketball team.
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In its 27th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS, today announced Jabari Parker of Simeon Career Academy (Chicago, Ill.) as its 2011-12 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Parker was surprised with the news in his Spanish class by former NBA Champion Alonzo Mourning, who earned Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year honors in 1987-88.
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How can the Spartans be disrespected being placed in a preseason 10 top? By placing three conference opponents, that they were definitively better then last season a head of them.
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After pleading guilty to a reduced charge of impaired driving, Derrick Nix joined Tom Izzo in a press conference earlier today where he was reinstated to the MSU Basketball program.
Through tears, Nix apologized to the program, coaches, players, friends and family and thanked some of the same people for their support. He specifically apologized to "Little Steven Izzo" as Steven is someone who looks up to him. He stated that he now needs to "walk the straight line" and move forward after making the decision that he made.
An emotional Izzo said his decision to reinstate Nix was made as "a coach, community leader and a parent" and the easy thing to do would be to kick Nix of the team. He stated that Nix will have to live under a set of circumstances and that he will challenge Nix and hopes that this is the year that Nix "starts to become a man."
Video: Nix's Statement Lansing State Journal
Video: Izzo's statement excerpts Lansing State Journal
Audio: Nix's statement Spartan Sports Network
Audio: Izzo's full statement Spartan Sports Network
Nix Pleads Guilty To Reduced Charge, Will Remain On Spartans The Only Colors
Derrick Nix back on team after guilty plea Detroit Free Press
Derrick Nix apologizes, reinstated to team after guilty plea Detroit News
Derrick Nix Remains A Spartan Banks of the Red Cedar
Derrick Nix to be reinstated after giving tearful apology MLive
Nix will remain with MSU program The Little Brother
Nix reinstated Hey Joe
Nix pleads guilty to impaired driving charge, reinstated to team State News
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Through tears, Nix apologized to the program, coaches, players, friends and family and thanked some of the same people for their support. He specifically apologized to "Little Steven Izzo" as Steven is someone who looks up to him. He stated that he now needs to "walk the straight line" and move forward after making the decision that he made.
An emotional Izzo said his decision to reinstate Nix was made as "a coach, community leader and a parent" and the easy thing to do would be to kick Nix of the team. He stated that Nix will have to live under a set of circumstances and that he will challenge Nix and hopes that this is the year that Nix "starts to become a man."
Video: Nix's Statement Lansing State Journal
Video: Izzo's statement excerpts Lansing State Journal
Audio: Nix's statement Spartan Sports Network
Audio: Izzo's full statement Spartan Sports Network
Nix Pleads Guilty To Reduced Charge, Will Remain On Spartans The Only Colors
Derrick Nix back on team after guilty plea Detroit Free Press
Derrick Nix apologizes, reinstated to team after guilty plea Detroit News
Derrick Nix Remains A Spartan Banks of the Red Cedar
Derrick Nix to be reinstated after giving tearful apology MLive
Nix will remain with MSU program The Little Brother
Nix reinstated Hey Joe
Nix pleads guilty to impaired driving charge, reinstated to team State News
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mlive.com —
Draymond Green was all set to go to Las Vegas after his freshman year at Saginaw High School, a 15-year-old on his way to play basketball on AAU's biggest stage in front of the top college coaches in the country. His mom said, "No."
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Draymond Green returned to Saginaw High on Wednesday and spoke to students at his former school as part of what the city of Saginaw officially called "Draymond Green Day." Green, however, turned it into "City of Saginaw Day."
Saginaw High honors Draymond Green, will retire his jersey Detroit Free Press
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Michigan State signee Gary Harris landed at No. 25 in Rivals.com's final rankings of the class of 2012. Harris is joined on the Rivals150 list by fellow future Spartans Denzel Valentine (No. 81), Matt Costello (No. 83) and Kenny Kaminski (No. 113).
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