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(06/16/23 6:57pm)
When Michigan State University basketball player Mady Sissoko left his home of Tangafoya, Mali at 15 years old to play basketball in the United States, he knew he wanted to eventually give back to the people in his village.Seven years later, Sissoko is a starting forward for Michigan State Basketball and has the platform to do just that.In the newest era of college athletics, student-athletes have the ability to make money through the use of their name, image or likeness, or NIL. However, due to Sissoko’s student visa, he is not able to receive those funds directly.
(05/31/23 5:18pm)
After declaring for the 2023 NBA Draft just over a month ago, starting senior point guard A.J. Hoggard and starting junior guard Jaden Akins decided that they will both be forgoing the draft and returning to East Lansing for another season, the program announced Wednesday morning.
(04/26/23 1:37pm)
Sophomore guard Jaden Akins isn't the only Spartan testing his chances in the 2023 NBA Draft. Per a list released by the NBA on Tuesday night, junior guard A.J. Hoggard has joined his teammate in submitting his name early.
(04/21/23 7:39pm)
Sophomore guard Jaden Akins declared for the 2023 NBA Draft via Instagram this afternoon. However, by maintaining his college eligibility, there is still an option for Akins to return to East Lansing next season.
(04/21/23 6:11pm)
Joined by spotlight reporter Dina Kaur, host Bella Johnson discusses MSU men's basketball news, men's tennis standings and other news from around athletics on this week's episode.
(04/20/23 7:46pm)
Head women’s basketball coach Robyn Fralick announced the addition of five new faces to the Spartan staff Thursday afternoon in a press release.
(04/14/23 10:03pm)
Senior guard Tyson Walker made headlines last month when, upon returning from his star performance in Michigan State's 69-60 victory over Marquette in the NCAA Tournament, he posted an Instagram story saying his car had been towed while he was in Columbus.
(04/14/23 7:57pm)
Former Michigan State and Charlotte Hornets basketball player Miles Bridges will serve a 10 day suspension to start the 2023-24 season if he signs with a team in the offseason, according to a press release from NBA Communications.
(04/19/23 1:30pm)
Graduate senior forward Joey Hauser stoops low to tie his shoe in the waning seconds of Michigan State’s second game of the NCAA Tournament. The crowd goes wild. Swaths of MSU fans roar their approval for the formal transfer portal acquisition, sending chants of “Joey, Joey, Joey,” echoing through Nationwide Arena.
(04/12/23 9:46pm)
Following a tumultuous year featuring injuries, a brutal non-conference slate, a grind through a deep Big Ten and an early departure from the conference tournament, Michigan State’s season finally came to a close just a few short weeks ago at the hands of Kansas State.
(04/11/23 9:31pm)
Senior forward Malik Hall joined his teammate, senior guard Tyson Walker, as he announced his return for a fifth and extra year of eligibility with the Spartans Tuesday night. The news was made public on Hall's personal Twitter account.
(04/10/23 4:41pm)
After a breakout second season with Michigan State men's basketball, senior guard Tyson Walker announced that he will return to the team, using extra year of eligibility due to COVID, next season.
(04/04/23 10:19pm)
Nearly three weeks ago, Bowling Green defeated Memphis in the WNIT Super 16. Little did Robyn Fralick know, it’d be her third-to-last game as head coach of Bowling Green’s women’s basketball team.
(04/01/23 12:58am)
Michigan State women’s basketball’s senior forward Taiyier Parks announced her intention to enter the transfer portal via her social media Friday. Parks is the second Spartan starter to enter the portal after sophomore guard/forward Matilda Ekh.
(03/31/23 8:55pm)
Michigan State women’s basketball has announced the hiring of Bowling Green head coach Robyn Fralick. The announcement comes after former head coach Suzy Merchant stepped down from her position on March 13 due to health concerns.
(03/29/23 4:13pm)
Michigan State sophomore guard and former four-star prospect Pierre Brooks announced his entry into the transfer portal via Instagram Wednesday morning.
(03/24/23 9:00pm)
Michigan State wrapped its 2022-23 season with a gut-wrenching 98-93 Sweet 16 loss to No. 3 seed Kansas State, the team’s second time this season playing at Madison Square Garden. The Spartans missed a few free throws, gave up some turnovers and failed to make key stops down the stretch. Although they hung on to force overtime, the Wildcats ultimately outplayed them, moving onto the Elite Eight and knocking away the Spartan’s shot at advancing in the tournament.
(03/24/23 3:39am)
Prior to the start of Michigan State Men’s Basketball’s 2022-23 season, skepticism arose on how the Spartans would fare with the obvious obstacles at hand — whether they had to do with the lack of depth, absence of an experienced center or the rigorous non-conference schedule ahead. This caused fans to question just how successful the Spartans would be by the time the final buzzer blared.
(03/24/23 3:49am)
There’s no cure for heartbreak. And that’s what Michigan State’s players are: heartbroken.
(03/24/23 1:23am)
NEW YORK CITY—In an instant classic at Madison Square Garden, Kansas State was the last one to get off the mat in a back-and-forth offensive showdown featuring two teams that just did everything in their power to come out on top.