A couple of former Spartans are projected to be lottery picks, with ESPN’s Jonathan Givony slotting Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Atlanta Hawks at No. 3, and Miles Bridges heading to the Charlotte Hornets at No. 11.
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Tag: Miles Bridges
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Michigan State Basketball: Grading the sophomores
Michigan State’s sophomore class was outstanding in 2017-18. Miles Bridges, Nick Ward, Cassius Winston and Joshua Langford were the teams top four scorers and one of the main reasons the Spartans won an outright Big Ten Title. Here are the grades for MSU’s sophomore class.
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Miles Bridges Named to Wooden All-American Team
Michigan State men’s basketball sophomore guard/forward Miles Bridges was selected to the John R. Wooden Award® All-American Team during a 30-minute show on ESPNU earlier this week. ridges, who announced on Wednesday that he will forgo his final two years of eligibility and submit his name for the 2018 NBA Draft, was one of 10 players selected to the team.
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Impact Izzone S5E22: Miles Bids Farewell
The first major headline of the offseason has come and gone for Michigan State basketball. Miles Bridges announced he will enter the 2018 NBA Draft, and Ryan Cole and Davey Segal are here to break down his decision and his Spartan career. They then look at the season as a whole and how it will be remembered. Finally, they grade the Spartan freshmen and preview the Final Four.
Source: Impact Sports
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Miles Bridges humility shows he’s ready for NBA draft
He arrived in East Lansing like a thunderbolt. Propelled by all those double-take YouTube highlights and the glow of all that recruiting hype. He was the most decorated signee of Tom Izzo’s tenure when he got to Michigan State in the summer of 2016. Yet Miles Bridges never carried himself like that when he stepped on the court. That reluctance, along with his innate humility, kept him from fully unlocking his talent. And he tantalized more than he produced.
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Miles Bridges had to go to the NBA draft; Jaren Jackson Jr. could stay
I don’t think anyone expected Miles Bridges to stand in front of the Sparty statue again this spring and announce he was returning to Michigan State for his junior season. He had to go this time. There was nothing left for him to do at Michigan State that he couldn’t get done at the next level. He’s a physically and emotionally mature 20-year-old, whose game is still developing. It’ll develop fine at the next level.
Source: Lansing State Journal
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Miles Bridges accomplished plenty at Michigan State, but ‘the big one’ proved elusive
The moment Miles Bridges stood next to the Sparty statue last April and proclaimed that he was returning to Michigan State to win a championship, the hype machine started turning its gears. Over the next seven months, Bridges became the face of college basketball. He was on the cover of magazines, the subject of a host of glowing profiles and picked by nearly every major outlet to win national player of the year awards.
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NBA Draft projections for Miles Bridges, Jaren Jackson Jr.
One of Michigan State basketball’s potential early departures made it official Wednesday, as sophomore Miles Bridges announce that he will be declaring for the 2018 NBA Draft and hiring an agent. Bridges, who would have been a possible lottery pick after his freshman season, came back to Michigan State for his sophomore season and will now pursue his pro career a year later than most players of his caliber.
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Miles Bridges Declares for NBA Draft, Will Sign with Agent
One year after announcing to an audience of teammates, classmates and fans in front of the statue of Sparty on campus that he would return for his sophomore season, Michigan State men’s basketball player Miles Bridges announced today that he will forgo his final two years of eligibility and submit his name for the 2018 NBA Draft.
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Miles Bridges earns consensus second-team All-American honors
Miles Bridges fell short of his preseason national player of the year expectations but still managed to accomplish something few previous Michigan State players have. Bridges earned consensus second-team All-American honors on Tuesday after his sophomore season with the Spartans.
Source: MLive.com
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Miles Bridges’ legacy: Successful, but complicated
After arriving as perhaps Izzo’s most heralded recruit Bridges delivered a number of team and individual accolades. The Flint native, who was the No. 12 overall prospect in the country out of high school, according to 247Sports, earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 2017, leading the Spartans with 16.9 points and 8.3 rebounds a game. MSU made the NCAA tournament and finished 20-15.
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Column: Bridges and Jackson may not want to leave, but they should
With the win-or-go-home nature of the NCAA Tournament, a championship isn’t guaranteed. For a player chosen in the lottery, a more than $1 million contract is guaranteed, which is why Bridges and Jackson should leave for the draft.
Source: The State News
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Bridges Named Second Team All-American by NABC
Miles Bridges was named a Second Team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Wednesday morning.This is one of several All-American honors for Bridges, who earned second-team national honors from The Sporting News, the United States Basketball Writers Association and USA Today.
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A closer look at the NBA Draft decisions of Miles Bridges, Jaren Jackson and Nick Ward
A trio of Michigan State players hoped to be preparing for a Sweet 16 Duke rematch this week. Instead, they’ll be pondering some of the biggest decisions of their lives. Miles Bridges, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Nick Ward are all expected to weigh whether or not to enter the 2018 NBA Draft this week, following the Spartans’ second-round NCAA Tournament loss to Syracuse on Sunday.
Source: MLive.com
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Couch: Where Miles Bridges ranks all-time in Michigan State basketball history
Miles Bridges will go down as one of the more significant players in Michigan State basketball history, even if he never made it past the second round of the NCAA tournament. So where does he rank all-time at MSU?
Source: Lansing State Journal
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Staying? Leaving? Bridges, Jackson won’t say just yet
Michigan State’s run in the NCAA Tournament run ended well before the Spartans expected it to. The question now is if the run is over for at least a couple of underclassmen who are potential lottery picks if they declare for this summer’s NBA Draft.
Source: Detroit News
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Couch: In the nick of time, Miles Bridges shows a ruthless side
“I know if I don’t take over now … we’re only guaranteed one game,” Michigan State’s sophomore star said after taking over against Bucknell
Source: Lansing State Journal
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Langford’s first, Bridges’ second lead the way in “tale of two halves”
Michigan State may have been going into the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed, but Spartan fans had their questions based on the team’s recent performance. Can Cassius Winston defend elite point guards? Will Jaren Jackson and Nick Ward stay out of foul trouble? Would Josh Langford get his jump shot working again? But most importantly: could Miles Bridges take over for a full 40 minutes?
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