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Draymond Green says Michigan State's Jaxon Kohler is a first rounder
On Sunday, Draymond took to Instagram to post a graphic of Jaxon Kohler's stats from this year, saying: "First round pick, but they still haven't learned." Kohler is having a breakout season for the Spartans this year,
Washington head coach Danny Sprinkle had some high praise for Michigan State after falling to the Spartans at home
MSU is facing Washington at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m. as the Spartans look for their fourth straight victory.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/michigan as Previewing Michigan basketball's next game against Indiana.
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Three takeaways from Michigan State basketball's win over Washington
Six points, seven rebounds, and a block. That was the stat line for MSU freshman Cam Ward on Saturday. He was swarming the ball, rebounding like a grown man, and even hit a nice mid-range turnaround at one point. Tom Izzo has said repeatedly this year that he feels like Cam Ward's breakout is inevitable. I suspect we are getting pretty close now.
It is "a business trip" for No. 12 Michigan State basketball as Tom Izzo and his team open their two-game West Coast trip Saturday at Washington.
Tom Izzo coached the Spartans on a practice court dedicated to his coaching tree grandfather, an early mentor when he was an assistant under Jud Heathcote.
However, Michigan has honored five program icons by raising their jerseys to the rafter inside Crisler Center. On Friday, when the Wolverines host rival Ohio State, Trey Burke will become the sixth former Wolverine men's basketball player to have that honor.