After going undrafted last night, former MSU guard and Detroit Pershing star Keith Appling will begin the next step of his career relatively soon.Appling has signed a free agent contract with the Portland Trailblazers to play on the Los Vegas Summer League team, his agent Michael Silverman confirmed on Friday afternoon.
Neither were picked as high as some mock drafts initially pegged, but it was still an impotant night for the MSU basketball program. Adreian Payne and Gary Harris were drafted roughly a half hour apart, at No. 15 and No. 19 respectively, in the 2014 NBA draft.
The 2014 NBA Draft, which will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, will air live on ESPN Thursday night at 7 p.m.It could be a historic night for the MSU basketball program as former MSU guard Gary Harris and former MSU forward Adreian Payne could become lottery picks, which would be the first time two MSU players are drafted in the top-14
The media and information senior, who is also a walk-on player for the MSU basketball team, mixed that love with his passion for writing and film to create the idea for his short film, “The Cager.”
ESPN analyst Chad Ford tweeted last Friday that guard Gary Harris and forward Adreian Payne are among 21 players who have been invited to the green room for Thursday’s draft.
Mere days after landing West Virginia transfer Eron Harris, MSU basketball head coach Tom Izzo has added yet another piece to the rapidly-growing 2014-15 basketball class.
A day before MSU football takes on Maryland in College Park, Md., the MSU men's basketball team will kick off an annual showcase in the Old Line State. On Monday, MSU announced the Spartan men's basketball team will open the 2014-15 season at the Naval Academy on Friday, Nov. 14. The Spartans will participate in the inaugural "Veterans Classic at the Naval Academy."
The Big Ten announced an extension of the contract allowing the Big Ten Football Championship Games to be held at Lucas Oil Stadium until 2021.
Russell Byrd is leaving MSU for his final year of eligibility, MSU confirmed Wednesday.
On Monday, Big Ten Network announced a new annual early-season eight-game tournament between the Big Ten and Big East conferences.
On December 3rd, Michigan State will face Notre Dame on the basketball court for the first time in 35 years.
Junior guard/forward Branden Dawson announced his decision to return to MSU for his senior season on Tuesday afternoon, according to a release from the MSU athletics department.
MSU sophomore guard Gary Harris is forgoing his final two seasons and heading to the NBA, according to a release from the MSU athletics department.
Nearly a thousand students gathered in mournful silence at the rock on Farm Lane to acknowledge passing of Lacy Holsworth, the 8-year-old Spartan basketball fan who grew to symbolize strength and perseverance for MSU fans.
It took four years for Keith Appling to realize he doesn’t get a second chance. Now that the MSU men’s basketball season — and his career — is over, it’s too late.
The men's basketball season just ended two days ago, and Spartan fans know what that means — the next season has already begun.
NEW YORK — From the start, this year's team had a "Final Four or bust" mantra to them.
NEW YORK — It's been a good year in Spartan basketball land.
NEW YORK — It’s been said millions of times – this MSU team has never been to a Final Four.