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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Miles Bridges selected as Freshman of the Year, among other honors

In a unanimous decision Monday, freshman forward Miles Bridges has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year by coaches and media and has also been selected as to the All-Big Ten second-team. Bridges will join Illinois' Malcolm Hill, Northwestern's Bryant McIntosh, Michigan's Derrick Walton Jr., and Wisconsin's Bronson Koenig as the coaches' second-team selection.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Live blog: MSU (10-6) at Illinois (7-9)

Follow along with The State News and the basketball writers, Connor Clark and Casey Harrison, as MSU men's basketball (18-11 overall, 10-6) travels to Illinois (17-12 overall, 7-9). Feel free to post comments and questions on the live blog, or tweet at our basketball writers.