Malik Hall is like most athletes these days. Back home in Montgomery, Illinois, roughly 45 miles west of Chicago, Hall is doing his best to keep things as normal as possible. He spends the mornings doing school work and then works out either around the house or gets time alone in a local gym. After that, the rest of the day is spent more time than even he is comfortable with playing video games.
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The way the two freshmen played on Saturday, was a sign that neither are no longer playing like freshmen. Hall was big early in the game, finishing through contact to score around the time then grabbing tough rebounds and hitting a couple of shots in the second half. Watts was busy blanketing Maryland’s Anthony Cowan most of the night before capping things off with five straight points – a 3-pointer from the corner and a pull-up jumper from the baseline – that tamped out the Terps’ final rally.
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Malik Hall admits it will be pretty cool when he hears his name announced as a starter at the Breslin Center. That’s likely to happen for the first time on Wednesday when No. 14 Michigan State hosts Northwestern, assuming Spartans coach Tom Izzo keeps the same starting lineup he used in Sunday’s victory at Minnesota.
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Michigan State men’s basketball freshman forward Malik Hall (Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]) was named the Big Ten Conference Co-Freshman of the Week, sharing the award with Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis.
For forward Malik Hall and guard Rocket Watts, the contributions made in the final 15 minutes on Thursday night helped Michigan State win a huge game and, maybe more importantly, proved they can handle the pressure on big stage.
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Cassius Winston, Malik Hall propel Michigan State basketball past Seton Hall, 76-73 Detroit Free Press
The matchup materialized despite being in doubt all week: senior All-Americans Cassius Winston vs. Myles Powell. The Michigan State star made the trip to Prudential Center while grieving the death of his brother, the Seton Hall point guard playing days after spraining his left ankle that was expected to keep him out through the weekend.
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Michigan State’s supporting cast carried the Spartans as far as it could in the team’s first true road game of the season. Then its senior star hit some big shots late and delivered the Spartans a key early season win in a hostile environment. The No. 3 Spartans (2-1) held on late to beat No. 12 Seton Hall (2-1), 76-73, on Thursday night here at the Prudential Center.
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Michigan State’s trip to No. 12 Seton Hall Thursday night was every bit the challenge Tom Izzo expected it to be. The Spartans’ longtime coach repeatedly stated his opinion that the Pirates would be MSU’s toughest non-conference game, and afterward said it felt like a contest fit for March.
Surge from Cassius Winston, spark from Malik Hall lift Michigan State to victory Detroit News
As Michigan State continued to play with heavy hearts, it was Cassius Winston who reminded everyone why he was a preseason All-American while getting a little help from a newcomer. Winston scored 17 of his 21 in the second half while freshman Malik Hall scored all of his career-high 17 in the second half to give Michigan State a 76-73 victory over No. 12 Seton Hall in the Gavitt Games at the Prudential Center.
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The No. 3-ranked Michigan State’s men’s basketball team used a 10-2 run in the final minutes to knock off No. 12 Seton Hall, 76-73, in the Gavitt Tipoff Games Thursday night at the Prudential Center. Senior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) led the Spartans with 21 points and freshman forward Malik Hall (Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.)) finished with 17 points and the go-ahead basket with 26 seconds left in the game.
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While Michigan State struggled with foul trouble and the size of Seton Hall on Thursday night, it appears the Spartans dodged a bullet on the injury front. During No. 3 Michigan State’s 76-73 victory over No. 12 Seton Hall in the Gavitt Games at the Prudential Center, sophomore Aaron Henry turned both of his ankles on one play with a little less than five minutes left in the first half.
Rocket Watts admitted he needs to be more aggressive. Malik Hall acknowledged that he needed to slow things down just a tad. Not unlike most freshmen, Michigan State’s two most important first-year players were quick to accept their coach’s critiques after the top-ranked Spartans lost to No. 2 Kentucky in the Champions Classic on Tuesday, the first game for each.
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Recap of the Champions Classic game against Kentucky. Special Guest Freshman Forward Malik Hall
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Michigan State welcomes in yet another unique relationship: one that will produce “4 years of pure comedy. ”According to freshman Malik Hall’s Instagram, this is what we should expect from his friendship with fellow first-year forward Julius Marble.
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Malik Hall came to Michigan State after a year of prep school basketball, prepared by a season of tough competition against older players. Julius Marble comes with a body that looks fully ready to play in the Big Ten– although he’s still hoping to add a few more pounds this summer. And Rocket Watts is coming with high-scoring potential (and what will be one of the best names in college hoops.)
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Malik Hall deferred to his elders. Kay Felder played in the NBA. Nick Ward is hoping to catch on with the Atlanta Hawks. Xavier Tillman could be there soon. Those were his teammates. Meanwhile, Miles Bridges was running with the opposing team, putting on a highlight film of dunks and buckets. It’s easy to understand how Hall could get lost amid that star power Thursday night during the Moneyball Pro-Am. Yet those veterans wondered why the incoming Michigan State freshman wasn’t looking for his own shot.
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Incoming Michigan State freshmen Rocket Watts, Malik Hall and Julius Marble will join a Spartans team with big expectations coming off a Final Four.
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Combo guard Rocket Watts, the highest-ranked player in MSU’s class, checked in at No. 38 overall, one spot below his previous ranking. Power forward Julius Marble of Dallas Jesuit saw the biggest bump to make his way into the Top247, going from No. 339 to 192 overall. And forward Malik Hall moved up 13 spots to No. 71 overall.
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The successful and exciting 2018/2019 season is in the rearview mirror for MSU basketball. Tom Izzo and his team provided us with numerous championships, a Final Four berth and countless memories that will be cherished for a long long time. But as sports fans love to say after one season has ended “there is always next year”.
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While Hall’s commitment is now formalized, Michigan State has yet to receive a national letter of intent from its other 2019 verbal commitment, four-star guard Mark “Rocket” Watts. Watts committed to Michigan State suddenly in late September, picking the Spartans from a list of finalists that included Florida State, Missouri, Louisville, and others.
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“In Malik Hall, we have one of those guys that’s an OKG in our reference point here,” Izzo said. “He’s ‘Our Kinda Guy.’ He’s a guy that has versatility, he can play different positions and he comes from Sunrise, where one of our famous alums in Tum Tum played at, which means he’s played against good competition, and he’s played for MOKAN Elite, a very successful and well-run AAU program.
Tom Izzo and the Michigan State coaching staff have officially added two players to the Spartans’ basketball class of 2019. Mark Rocket Watts Jr., a senior four-star combo guard from Geneva (Ohio) Spire Academy, and Malik Hall, a senior four-star power forward from Wichita (Kan.) Sunrise Christian, both signed their letters of intent to Michigan State on Wednesday.
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Michigan State’s 2019 recruiting class could end up being one of the highest-rated classes in Tom Izzo’s tenure and could include the highest-rated recruit the program has ever signed.But Spartans fans will have to wait longer than usual to find out if that will be the case. And so will its head coach, which he admits will be a struggle. “Patience is a great virtue that I don’t have,” Izzo said.
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