Poor Matt Steigenga. The former Michigan State forward, who now serves as a color analyst on the team’s radio broadcasts, set the Spartans’ career record for blocked shots in 1992, with 97. The record stood firm for more than a decade and a half. But now, 12 years after his record fell, Steigenga isn’t even among the top 10 shot blockers in program history.
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Michigan State basketball will have three alumni on two teams in the 2020 iteration of The Basketball Tournament. Big X, featuring Nick Ward, and Team Heartfire, with Brandon Wood and Branden Dawson on the roster, are both in the 24-team field, which was revealed Tuesday. Team Detroit, which announced Michigan State products Kalin Lucas and Durrell Summers as part of its roster, was not selected for the bracket, which was pared down from over 100 applicants.
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From 2011 to 2015, Branden Dawson was one of the key players for the Michigan State University men’s basketball team. A native of Gary, Indiana, Dawson came from little, but he was blessed with the ability to play basketball. He is MSU’s career blocks leader with 142, fifth in career starts, sixth in career steals and seventh in career rebounds. Dawson is also one of just three players in MSU history with 1,000 career points and 100 career blocks, joining Draymond Green and Adreian Payne.
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Former MSU basketball players have made their mark at the next level in various ways this past week. While more established players in the NBA, such as Draymond Green and Zach Randolph, continue their careers, more recent Spartan athletes are attempting to solidify their careers in basketball.
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Remember Branden Dawson? The Lew Wallace grad and former Michigan State star wants the Region to know he’s still chasing his NBA dream as a member of the Erie Bayhawks — the Orlando Magic’s D-League affiliate. It hasn’t been easy, with more bumps and potholes along the way than 3 miles of bad country road. But if you’ve ever seen Dawson play, you know he’s relentless.
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