Category: Spartans in the NBA

NBA draft analyst says he has Jase Richardson projected as a first round draft pick

NBA draft specialist Sam Vecenie says he has Jase Richardson projected as a first round draft pick

This might lead to some mixed reactions from Michigan State basketball fans but after MSU’s win over Colorado in the Maui Invitational, NBA draft analyst Sam Vecenie was asked about his thoughts on Jase Richardson.

Vecenie said that in his most recent top-100 player rankings, he has Jase Richardson ‘quite high, and in the first round’.

Richardson led MSU in scoring in the win over Colorado with a career-high 13 points. He has been the breakout star of this season so far for the Spartans and is probably getting close to earning a starting spot if he keeps playing like this.

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Former Spartan Tyson Walker records monster performance in NBA G League matchup

Former Michigan State star guard Tyson Walker was a walking bucket on Friday night

Former Michigan State star guard Tyson Walker was a walking bucket on Friday night.

Walker hit 14 of 17 field goal attempts to record 35 points in his second career game in the NBA G League. He also hit 6 of 8 from three-point range for the Texas Legends.

Walker is in his first season since starring for the Spartans the past three seasons. Hopefully, Walker can continue to have huge performances like this and will work his way onto a NBA roster.

Click here to watch highlights from Walker’s incredible performance on Friday night.

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Former Spartans F Malik Hall selected in first round of NBA G League Draft

Former Spartans forward Malik Hall was selected in the first round of the NBA G League Draft on Saturday

Former Spartans forward Malik Hall was selected in the first round of the NBA G League Draft on Saturday.

Hall was selected by the Greensboro Swarm with the No. 8 overall pick in the NBA G League Draft. Hall is in first year out of college after starring for the Spartans for the past five seasons.

Hall came to Michigan State in 2019 and elevated his game throughout his career as a Spartan. Hall was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection in his final year at Michigan State, where he averaged 12.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.

The Greensboro Swarm will start the 2024-25 season next month.

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Former Spartans G Tyson Walker selected in first round of NBA G League Draft

Former Spartans star guard Tyson Walker was selected in the first round of the NBA G League Draft on Saturday

Former Spartans star guard Tyson Walker was selected in the first round of the NBA G League Draft on Saturday.

Walker was selected by the Texas Legends with the No. 7 overall pick in the NBA G League Draft. Walker is in first year out of college after starring for the Spartans for the past three seasons.

Walker transferred to Michigan State in 2021 after two seasons at Northeastern. In his three years at Michigan State, Walker averaged 13.7 points and 3.3 assists per game. Last year as a fifth-year senior, Walker averaged 18.4 points per game and led the Spartans in scoring.

The Texas Legends will start the 2024-25 season next month.

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Two Michigan State basketball alums drafted back-to-back in first round of NBA G-League draft

Two former Spartan hoopers were drafted back-to-back in the first round of the G League draft

Two former Michigan State basketball stars have found their homes at the next level, and it came in consecutive action. Tyson Walker and Malik Hall were drafted back-to-back in the first round of the NBA G-League draft, going number seven and eight, respectively.

Tyson Walker is heading to the Texas Legends, the G-League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks, while Malik Hall will go to the Greensboro Swarm, the affilate of the Charlotte Hornets. It’s a fitting landing spot for Hall, who played for the Hornets’ Summer League squad.

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Watch Xavier Tillman Sr. receive his NBA championship ring from the Boston Celtics

Xavier Tillman Sr. had a huge smile on his face as he got his championship ring

It’s been official for a while, but now he has the ring to prove it.

Michigan State basketball legend Xavier Tillman Sr. is an NBA champion, an honor he earned with the Boston Celtics when they dismantled the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals in June. On Tuesday night, he received his ring on opening night as Boston celebrated the title and raised a championship banner to the rafters.

You can watch him get the ring below with a huge, well-deserved smile on his face:

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Michigan State basketball greats visit old assistant coach

Two MSU greats visited Mark Montgomery at Detroit before grind week:

Michigan State basketball completed grind week this weekend, which brings former Spartans back to campus for a ceremonious week in East Lansing. Before MSU greats Draymond Green and Travis Walton made their way to East Lansing, they made a pit stop.

Green and Walton made a stop in Detroit at Detroit Mercy to visit former Michigan State head coach Mark Montgomery, who is heading into his first season as the head coach for the Titans.

Montgomery shared the moment on X:

https://twitter.com/Coach_Monty_/status/1834033610845778256

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Jaren Jackson Jr. gets his NBA 2K25 player rating

Jaren Jackson Jr. is a top-50 player in the upcoming NBA 2K25 video game

It may have been a down year for the Memphis Grizzlies without their star point Ja Morant for much of the season, but former Michigan State basketball star Jaren Jackson Jr. still did his thing, and for his efforts, has been named a top-50 player in the upcoming NBA 2K25 video game.

Jackson, a former Defensive Player of the Year, is the No. 39 ranked player, coming in at a rating of 87 overall.

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Denzel Valentine signs with Italian basketball club

Denzel Valentine has found his newest professional basketball home:

Former Michigan State basketball star Denzel Valentine has found a new home in professional basketball. Valentine has signed with Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Serie A league.

Valentine is familiar with Italian basketball, having finished last season in Italy playing for Milano after starting the season in Australia with the Sydney Kings of the NBL.

In 29 games with the Sydney Kings last season, Valentine averaged 12.2 points, 3.9 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game. He would then finish up the year as a member of Milano’s roster and totaled 15 points, three assists and two steals over his four games played.

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Tyson Walker awaiting pro destination as season looms

Tyson Walker’s pro future in limbo as 2024-25 season looms

Former Michigan State basketball guard Tyson Walker went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft before playing NBA Summer League with the Phoenix Suns. As of now, Walker does not have a home for pro basketball in 2024-25, but that should change in the coming weeks.

247Sports reporter Stephen Brooks went on a deep dive about the looming decision for Walker and whether or not the guard will be staying stateside or going abroad:

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