Jaren Jackson Jr.

Short-handed Pistons lose at home to the Memphis Grizzlies 125-112

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Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons (17-29) couldn’t get it done tonight, losing to the Memphis Grizzlies (21-24) at home 125-112. A bad first quarter doomed the Pistons, who went into the second quarter down 35-23. The game was tied 105-105 with 4:43 left remaining in the game, but Memphis went on a 20-7 run to ice the … Read more

Former Michigan State player attempts to get courtside at Final Four, shutdown by security

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Though this is certainly not the biggest news of all time, it is pretty funny. Embed from Getty Images According to Brad Galli, former Michigan State hoops player Jaren Jackson Jr. has been doing his best to get courtside for the Spartans Final Four game against Texas Tech but US Bank security is having none … Read more

Michigan State freshman Jaren Jackson Jr. decides to enter NBA Draft

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The Michigan State men’s basketball team is certainly going to have a different look heading into next season. Both MSU sophomores Miles Bridges and Nick Ward both declared for the NBA Draft late last month and on Monday, freshman Jaren Jackson Jr. decided to follow suit. DEAR SPARTAN NATION…❤️ pic.twitter.com/iZaijMnfL0 — JJJ (@jarenjacksonjr) April 2, … Read more

Michigan State freshman Jaren Jackson Jr. brings home multiple Big Ten awards

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In the youthful world of college basketball, expectations are often high for freshmen, especially top-ranked freshmen. Michigan State’s Jaren Jackson Jr. is no exception. The top-ranked, five-star center out of Indiana had high expectations on a team that also had extremely high expectations. Well, it turns out that the expectations were fair and obtainable as Jackson … Read more

Move over Flintstones, THIS is Tom Izzo’s best Michigan State team EVER

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NOTE: The views expressed in this EDITORIAL do not necessarily reflect the views of Detroit Sports Nation or a majority of its writers and should not be misconstrued as such. The views contained within are the views of the author and the author alone. Let me get this immediately out of the way, I LOVE … Read more

Michigan State’s Miles Bridges leaves after nasty fall, returns for second half

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NCAA Basketball: Nebraska at Michigan State

Miles Bridges is one tough kid! The Michigan State Super Sophomore took an ugly tumble closing out on defense in the first half. Scary moment in Michigan State's first exhibition game as Miles Bridges takes a hard fall. He hasn't returned to the game as of halftime: pic.twitter.com/tPFF3bToNS — Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 27, … Read more

Season Preview: Can Michigan State live up to lofty expectations?

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NCAA Basketball: Battle 4 Atlantis-Wichita State vs Michigan State

The Michigan State Spartans get set to begin the 2017-18 season as certainly one of if not the favorite to win the Big Ten as well as one of the favorites to cut down the nets in San Antonio. Tom Izzo begins his 23rd season with four returning sophomores, including National Player of the Year … Read more

Michigan State eyes toward next season, Izzo says “there will be some paybacks”

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NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament-Second Round-Kansas vs Michigan State

Preseason injuries. Mid-season injuries. Inability to gel. Young and experienced. Lack of depth. Most teams who deal with this much baggage for any given season in any sport is surely to have a disappointing campaign. Yet, the Michigan State basketball team was able to muster together 20 wins and an appearance in the second round … Read more

5-Star power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. commits to Michigan State

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The rich keep getting richer. On Thursday, Tom Izzo added another diamond to his collection of talent as 2017 5-star power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. announced via Twitter that he will be playing his college basketball at Michigan State University. 🏃🏾…🚶🏾S/O @TiptonEdits_ for the dope edit‼️ pic.twitter.com/ALcV2o4oUa — JJJ (@jarenjacksonjr) September 15, 2016 Jackson, who is 6-foot-10, … Read more