Eron Harris’ time at Michigan State certainly made an impression on him. He openly gushes about spending the final three years of his college career in Tom Izzo’s program. Even two years removed from playing his last game in green and white, the admiration from Spartan supporters almost rivals Harris’ fondness for his alma mater.
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Eron Harris last played in front of Michigan State fans back in February 2017. It was a game at Purdue and the West Virginia transfer injured his right knee, tearing his ACL, partially ripping his PCL and dislocating the joint in his right kneecap.
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Travis Trice has signed a training camp contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, his Australian professional team announced on Wednesday. Former Spartans guard Eron Harris, meanwhile, announced this week that he will play his first full professional season in Finland.
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Inside an office deep in the bowels of the Breslin Center on Thursday, Eron Harris was sitting in an office chair with his hand resting on his right knee. He pointed to a scar and rubbed his hand along the inside of his leg. “This swelling is almost all the way down. I got this area right here that still needs to go down,” he said as he kicked his left leg out to compare. “But you can see it’s not too much different than this knee.”
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Michigan State was a team led by freshman, but injuries throughout the season caused any veteran leadership the Spartans had to disappear. Eron Harris, Tum Tum Nairn, Alvin Ellis III and Matt Van Dyk all contributed in different ways so let’s hand out grades to the Spartan upperclassmen.
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Eron Harris headed through the tunnel. His right knee straightened by a brace, the injured senior guard limped his way off the floor, fervently clapping his hands. “My first NCAA Tournament win ever!” he shouted.
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With the end of the regular season coming to close, Eron Harris gets a chance to tell his story and explain the events as of late that have helped open his eyes even more. Also, hear from all three seniors as they reflect back on their in East Lansing and as Spartans wearing the Green & White.
First, Eron Harris’ mom regaled the sellout crowd with the most soulful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner in Breslin Center history. And as Marveda Saunders sang a cappella late Sunday afternoon, tears streamed from Harris’ eyes. He had mentioned last week that his mother, a former high school coach, had “a beautiful voice” and had performed the anthem in the past before a few of her games. But, he didn’t give it a second thought.
Tom Izzo talks all the time about memory-making moments, so when he had the chance to create one for Eron Harris on Sunday, he wasn’t about to miss his chance. Harris, of course, was lost for the season to a knee injury suffered last weekend at Purdue, shelving the senior guard for the remainder of his Michigan State career, a blow that shook the entire team, from freshmen right up to the head coach.
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Tom Izzo told Eron Harris to put on his uniform one final time. Michigan State’s injured guard knew his senior day wouldn’t be spent on the court. Or would it?
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Work ethic is not something that can be learned by an athlete. Sure, you can teach a hockey player how to skate. You can teach a football player how to run a route. You can teach a basketball player the correct shooting form. But you can’t teach an athlete how to work hard. Redshirt senior guard Eron Harris’ success story is proof of what an athlete can accomplish when their grind is never ending.
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The Spartans (17-11, 9-6) will say farewell to three seniors on Saturday when they host No. 16 Wisconsin (22-6, 11-4) at 4 p.m. at the Breslin Center (CBS).
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Michigan State will honor three outgoing seniors on Sunday afternoon at the Breslin Center, capping what can only be called an unlikely journey for each.Following a critical matchup with No. 16 Wisconsin that tips at 4 p.m., the Spartans will go through their traditional ceremony, paying tribute to seniors Alvin Ellis, Eron Harris and Matt Van Dyk. It’s a ritual coach Tom Izzo moved postgame several years ago.
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Michigan State hosts Wisconsin in the final home game of the season for the Spartans and the lone regular-season meeting between MSU and the Badgers. Following the contest, Alvin Ellis III, Eron Harris and Matt Van Dyk will be honored during Senior Day ceremonies. MSU and UW are the Big Tens two winningest programs during the Tom Izzo era.
Under the home crowd, MSU men’s basketball experienced their ninth new lineup against Nebraska, the latest swap due to the hole left by injured fifth-year senior guard Eron Harris. Now that Harris is gone for the season, head coach Tom Izzo required his team to raise its level of play — and the freshman class appeared to take that to heart.
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If everything had gone according to plan, Kyle Ahrens might have sat this season out. As of the summer, Ahrens was hoping to redshirt so that he could work on his game and come back next year more prepared than ever to make an impact for Michigan State basketball. But then MSU lost big men Gavin Schilling and Ben Carter before the season even started, forcing Ahrens — a natural wing — to be a backup four for the Spartans.
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After a blowout loss, Chris and Austin talk about the final stretch run as MSU tries to make the NCAA Tournament.
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Can Michigan State basketball rally after the Eron Harris injury like the Spartans did in 2009-10 after Kalin Lucas went down? No, I’m not comparing teams, but the situations are quite similar to this year’s Michigan State basketball squad and that from 2009-10. How so? They both lost veteran leadership at a crucial point in the season.
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Sunday, when MSU announced that Harris would need surgery and his career at Michigan State was over, the Spartans gathered for a team meeting. Harris addressed his teammates in a “passionate” speech that was as emotional as the scene at Purdue’s Mackey Arena, where players were seen with tears in their eyes while Harris was down on the floor.
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How to replace Eron Harris? Tom Izzo counts the ways Detroit Free Press
Coach Tom Izzo thinks Alvin Ellis has worked his way into Michigan State’s starting lineup, but there remain a lot of ways he could approach the rest of the season without shooting guard Eron Harris. He could keep Ellis, his last remaining senior, coming off the bench, a role in which Ellis has thrived. It could mean starting Matt McQuaid again. It could mean more minutes at shooting guard for Joshua Langford.
Facing another new rotation, Tom Izzo is ‘leaning toward’ Alvin Ellis III as a starter MLive
Tom Izzo has trotted out eight different starting lineups this season. No. 9 might come on Thursday. With Eron Harris out with a season-ending injury, Izzo is left sifting through the options of who to start in this week’s home game against Nebraska (12-14, 6-8 Big Ten).
MSU could turn to Ellis, McQuaid to replace Harris Detroit News
While Eron Harris gave an impassioned speech to his teammates and coaches on Sunday night, the bigger issue for coach Tom Izzo and his staff is figuring out where Michigan State goes from here. Harris, who injured his right knee on Saturday at Purdue and will require surgery that will keep him out the rest of the season, started 24 of 27 games this season and replacing him will be the next task.
Izzo using this week to figure out how to replace Eron Harris Spartan Tailgate
Michigan State senior Eron Harris started 24 of 27 games he appeared in this season, including each of the last 12. But Thursday when the Spartans host Nebraska, there will be a new starter in his place, as Harris’ college career ended Saturday in West Lafayette after he sustained a serious knee injury that will require surgery. The original diagnosis from MSU was a badly sprained knee for Harris. He will undergo surgery in the next three or four weeks after the swelling goes down, and head coach Tom Izzo said they’ll have a better indication then of the exact injury.