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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

MSU women's basketball ranked third in Big Ten preseason coaches poll

With MSU women's basketball season right around the corner, the Big Ten conference released its preseason coaches and media polls, according to a press release. In the rankings, MSU is tied for third with Indiana University in the coaches poll. The Spartans are coming off a season in which they advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and also the second round of the NCAA tournament.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Izzo thanks family, players and mentors in Hall of Fame induction

On Friday, MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo along with former NBA stars Yao Ming, Sheryl Swoopes, Allen Iverson and Shaquille O’Neal were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Izzo — now headed into his twenty-second year at the helm of the Spartans — is known for giving enthusiastic and emotional speeches. Izzo said at the induction ceremony on Friday that he was very thankful for the honor and repeatedly thanked his players for helping him forge a Hall of Fame coaching career.

BASKETBALL

Matt Costello signs with Atlanta Hawks

One night was not enough for Michigan State graduating senior to achieve his NBA dreams. The following morning sufficed, however, as the Atlanta Hawks conducted their first business of the summer free agency when they signed Costello to a deal that will move him to Atlanta for the Summer League and training camp. 

BASKETBALL

Chicago Bulls take Denzel Valentine

It's been a long road for the Lansing-native, but Denzel Valentine has finally reached the world's foremost basketball league. From the Lansing Sexton Big Reds to the Michigan State Spartans, Denzel Valentine will now slip on a Chicago Bulls jersey for the foreseeable future in the NBA.