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1 B A S K E T B A L L GAME 10 TELEVISION RADIO SOUTHERN UTAH December 9, p.m. ET East Lansing, Mich. Breslin Center Big Ten Network Kevin Kugler (play-by-play), Shon Morris (analyst) Spartan Sports Network Will Tieman (play-by-play) and Matt Steigenga (color analyst). Listen to one of 38 affiliates, on the web at SpartanSportsNetwork.com SCHEDULE October Thurs. 26 FERRIS STATE (Exh.) (BTN Plus) W, Sun. 29 vs. Georgia (Exh.) (Grand Rapids, Mich.) W, November Fri. 3 HILLSDALE (exhibition) (BTN Plus) W, Fri. 10 NORTH FLORIDA (BTN) W, CHAMPIONS CLASSIC Tues. 14 vs. No. 1 Duke (ESPN) L, PK80 - PHIL KNIGHT INVITATIONAL Sun. 19 STONY BROOK (PK80) (BTN) W, Thurs. 23 vs. DePaul (PK80) (ESPN) W, Fri. 24 vs. UCONN (PK80) (ESPN) W, Sun. 26 vs. No. 9 North Carolina (PK80) (ESPN) W, BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE Thurs. 30 No. 5 NOTRE DAME (ESPN) W, December Sun. 3 NEBRASKA * (FS1) W, Tues. 5 at Rutgers * (BTN) W, Sat. 9 SOUTHERN UTAH (BTN) 6 p.m. Sat. 16 vs. Oakland (ESPNU) 2:30 p.m. Mon. 18 HOUSTON BAPTIST (BTN) 6 p.m. Thurs. 21 LONG BEACH STATE (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Fri. 29 CLEVELAND STATE (BTN) 6 p.m. Sun. 31 SAVANNAH STATE (BTN) 12 p.m. January Thurs. 4 MARYLAND * (FS1) 8 p.m. Sun. 7 at Ohio State * (CBS) 1:30/4:30 p.m. Wed. 10 RUTGERS * (BTN) 7 p.m. Sat. 13 MICHIGAN * (FOX) 12 p.m. Fri. 19 INDIANA * (FS1) 7 p.m. Mon. 22 at Illinois * (FS1) 9 p.m. Fri. 26 WISCONSIN * (FS1) 8 p.m. Sun. 28 at Maryland * (CBS) 1 p.m. Wed. 31 PENN STATE * (BTN) 6:30 p.m. February Sat. 3 at Indiana * (ESPN/ESPN2) 6/8 p.m. Tues. 6 at Iowa * (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m. Sat. 10 PURDUE * (ESPN/ESPN2) 6/8 p.m. Tues. 13 at Minnesota * (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m. Sat. 17 at Northwestern * (FOX) 2 p.m. Tues. 20 ILLINOIS * (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. Sun. 25 at Wisconsin * (CBS) 1 p.m. Wed. 28 Big Ten Tournament (New York, N.Y.) March Thur.-Sun., 1-4 Big Ten Tournament (New York, N.Y.) Tues.-Wed., NCAA Tournament - First Four Thur.-Sun., NCAA Tournament - First & Second Rounds Thur.-Sun., NCAA Tournament - Regionals Sat., 31 NCAA Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) April Mon. 2 NCAA Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) Men s Basketball Contact Mike Mex Carey MATCHUP OPENING TIP #3/3 MICHIGAN STATE SOUTHERN UTAH Record Coach Tom Izzo Todd Simon Career Record (Season) (23rd) (2nd) Top Scorer Miles Bridges (15.4 ppg) Jadon Cohee (18.0 ppg) Top Rebounder Jaren Jackson Jr. (7.2 rpg) Jamal Aytes (7.0 rpg) Top Assists Cassius Winston (6.9 apg) Jadon Cohee (3.9 apg) No. 3/3 Michigan State returns home to Breslin Center after playing four of its last six games away from home... The Spartans will play six of its next seven games at the Breslin Center... MSU enters the game with seven-straight wins, including six by 18 or more points... Michigan State has a 4-0 record at home this season, winning by an average of 25.3 points per game... MSU ranks No. 1 nationally in fi eld goal percentage (33.2%), tied for No. 13 in scoring defense (61.1 ppg) and No. 2 in blocked shots (7.9 bpg) STARTING FIVE LINEUP (POSSIBLE) 5 G 1 G 22 G/F 44 f 2 f Cassius Winston PPG RPG APG A/TO MPG So Last fi ve games, averaging 14.8 ppg, 5.8 apg and 4.2 rpg while connecting on 61.7 percent of his shots from the fi eld (29-of-47), including 66.7 percent of his 3-point attempts (14-of-21)... No. 2 in the Big Ten in 3-point fi eld goal percentage (57.1%) Joshua Langford PPG RPG APG FT% MPG So % 26.1 Scored a career-best 23 points and grabbed four rebounds in win over North Carolina... Named to PK80 Invitational All-Tournament team... Last four games, averaging 15.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, shooting 46.9 percent from the fl oor (23-of-49). Miles Bridges PPG RPG APG BLOCKS MPG So Scored a season-high 21 points in the win over Rutgers, his third game this season with at least 20 points and his seventh game in double figures... Tied a season-high by hitting fi ve 3-pointers... Ranks tied for ninth in the Big Ten in scoring, 13th in rebounding, seventh in blocks. Nick Ward SPARTAN RESERVES PPG RPG BLOCKS FG% MPG So % 17.2 Tied his season-high with 22 points in Big Ten Conference opener against Nebraska... It was his sixth game in double figures this season and 31st of his career... Hit a season-high 10 free throws against Nebraska. Jaren Jackson Jr. PPG RPG APG BLOCKS MPG Fr Blocked eight shots against Rutgers, tying the Michigan State single-game record and establishing a new record for blocks by a freshman... Ranks tied for No. 19 in the country with 3.1 blocks per game... Has scored in double figures six times... No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class PPG RPG APG MPG 0 Kyle Ahrens G/F Jr Jack Hoiberg G Fr Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr. G Sr Ben Carter F Gr Brock Washington G F Matt McQuaid G Jr Xavier Tillman F Fr Kenny Goins F R-Jr Gavin Schilling F R-Sr Conner George G R-So MSUSPARTANS.com

2 AT A GLANCE RECORD 8-1 BIG TEN RECORD 2-0 ASSOCIATED PRESS 3 USA TODAY COACHES 3 LAST GAME W, 62-52, at Rutgers HEAD COACH (YR.) Tom Izzo (23rd) ASSOC. HEAD COACH Dwayne Stephens ASST. COACHES Mike Garland Dane File BY THE NUMBERS PPG SCORING MARGIN FG% PT FG% FT% APG A/TO REB. MARGIN TO MARGIN SPG BPG G 1 G 2 F 5 G 10 G 11 G 13 G 14 G 20 G 22 G 23 G 25 G 34 G 41 f 44 f Kyle Ahrens Jr. // 6-6 // 210 PPG RPG APG FT% MPG Out indefi nitely with a foot injury... Appeared in 34 games in 16-17, averaging 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in 8.2 minutes... Matched career high with nine points, while setting new career highs in rebounds (7) and minutes (27) vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10). Joshua Langford So. // 6-5 // 210 PPG RPG APG FT% MPG % 26.1 Six games in double fi gures this season... Scored a career-best 23 points against North Carolina... Has 15 career games in double fi gure scoring (MSU is 14-1 when he scores in double fi gures)... 10th in Big Ten in free throw percentage. Jaren Jackson Jr. Fr. // 6-11// 242 PPG RPG APG BLOCKS MPG Has four double-doubles this season... Set MSU freshman record and tied school record with eight blocks at Rutgers... Named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (11/27) after averaging 9.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg and 1.3 bpg at PK80. Cassius Winston So. // 6-0 // 185 PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG % 26.6 Named MVP of PK80 Invitational Victory Bracket... Has led MSU in assists eight times this season and 29 times in his career... Leads the Big Ten in assists and ranks tied for No. 16 nationally... No. 2 in Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage. Jack Hoiberg Fr. // 5-10 // 175 Turned down Division I golf scholarship offers after being a part of back-to-back state championship golf teams... Son of Fred and Carol Hoiberg... Father Fred played 10 NBA seasons and is currently the head coach of the Chicago Bulls. Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr. Sr. // 5-10 // 175 PPG RPG APG A/TO MPG PPG RPG APG A/TO MPG Enters his third season as a Spartan captain... Incredible leadership qualities that can make a case as one of the best leaders in Michigan State history... Tied for seventh in Big Ten in assists and second in assist/turnover ratio (No. 7 nationally). Ben Carter R-Sr. // 6-9 // 235 PPG RPG APG BLOCKS MPG Joined Michigan State as a graduate transfer... Missed the season with a knee injury suffered on the fi rst offi cial day of practice... Granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA in May. Brock Washington Fr. // 6-3 // 185 PPG RPG APG A/TO MPG Joins the Spartans as a walk-on for the season Associated Press Class D All-State First Team Detroit News Class D First-Team All-State selection and Detroit News Second-Team All-State honoree. Matt McQuaid Jr. // 6-4 // 200 PPG RPG APG FT% MPG Set a career-high with 20 points, leading MSU past DePaul in PK80 Invitational... Hit a career-best six 3-pointers... Has started two games this season... Fourth on the team in minutes played... Grabbed career-high six rebounds at Rutgers. Miles Bridges So. // 6-7 // 225 PPG RPG APG BPG MPG Tied for ninth in the Big Ten in scoring and 13th rebounding... Seven games in double fi gure scoring this season... Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year... Preseason All- American selection by the Associated Press and Sporting News. Xavier Tillman Fr. // 6-8 // 260 PPG RPG APG FG% MPG % 9.7 Has scored at least four points in six games and grabbed at least two rebounds in eight games... Averaging 4.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in 11.3 minutes over last six games. Kenny Goins R-Jr.. // 6-7 // 230 PPG RPG APG BPG MPG Missed four games after suffering a mild sprain in his left knee... Played four minutes vs. Notre Dame... Joined team as a walk-on prior to season despite scholarship offers from Division I schools... One of MSU s top defenders at both forward positions. Gavin Schilling R-Sr. // 6-9 // 245 PPG RPG APG FG% MPG % 11.2 Missed the season with a knee injury... Born in Germany and raised in France, Schilling moved back to the United States in Speaks three languages fl uently... Tied his season-high with eight rebounds at Rutgers Conner George R-So. // 6-3 // 200 PPG RPG APG FG% MPG % 5.8 Awarded a scholarship for , after initially joining the Spartans as a walk-on for the season... Excellent long-range shooter... His mother, Cathy, is the head coach of the Michigan State volleyball team. Nick Ward So. // 6-8 // 245 PPG RPG BPG FG% MPG % 17.2 Tied for 24th in the Big Ten in scoring and 18th rebounding... Ranks third in the Big Ten, and No. 8 nationally, in fi eld goal percentage... Last three games, has hit 78.9 % of his free throws (15-of-19).

3 MICHIGAN STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name. Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 0 Kyle Ahrens G/F So. Versailles, Ohio/Versailles 1 Joshua Langford G So. Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy 2 Jaren Jackson Jr. F Fr. Carmel, Ind./La Lumiere 5 Cassius Winston G So. Detroit, Mich./Univ. of Detroit Jesuit 10 Jack Hoiberg G Fr. Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale Central 11 Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr. G Sr. Nassau, Bahamas/Sunrise Christian Acad 13 Ben Carter F Gr. Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman (UNLV/Oregon) 14 Brock Washington G Fr. Southfield, Mich./Southfield Christian 20 Matt McQuaid G Jr. Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville 22 Miles Bridges G/F So. Flint, Mich./Huntington Prep 23 Xavier Tillman F Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian 25 Kenny Goins F R-Jr. Troy, Mich./Warren Mott 34 Gavin Schilling F R-Sr. Chicago, Ill./Findlay Prep 40 Braden Burke F So. Stevensville, Mich./Lakeshore (Robert Morris) 41 Conner George G R-So. Okemos, Mich./Okemos 44 Nick Ward F So. Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln Head Coach: Tom Izzo (23rd season career record) Associate Head Coach: Dwayne Stephens (15th season) Assistant Coach: Mike Garland (18th season) Assistant Coach: Dane Fife (7th season) Director of Basketball Operations: David Thomas PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kyle Ahrens... Arns Kenny Goins... Rhymes with coins Jack Hoiberg... Hoy-berg THE STARTING FIVE 1. Breslin Advantage After six games in a span of 13 days and four of those away from home, Michigan State returns to Breslin Center, where it will play six of its next seven games... Michigan State is (.868) at home all-time since the Breslin Center opened in 1989, including (.819) in Big Ten play... Under Tom Izzo, the Spartans are (.878) at Breslin, including a (.836) conference record... MSU has a 4-0 record at home this season. 2. Series History Michigan State and Southern Utah meet for the fi rst time in program history... The Spartans have an all-time record of 5-2 against teams from the Big Sky Conference... MSU has played games against fi ve other schools in the Big Sky Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Portland State and Weber State... Michigan State is 1-0 against Idaho, Idaho State, Montana and Portland State, and has a 1-2 record against Weber State... The last time the Spartans played a team from the Big Sky was a win over Idaho to open the season. 3. Block Party Behind freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr., the Spartans registered a season-high 13 blocked shots in the win over Rutgers on Dec Jackson led the way with eight blocks of his own, tying the MSU single-game record (Ken Johnson, 12/29/84, vs. San Diego State) and setting a new record for blocks in a game by a freshman... The 13 blocked shots for the team tied the school record for a single game (12/19/07 vs. San Jose State) and set a new record for a Big Ten game. 4. Defend, Rebound, Run Michigan State has won seven-straight games by 19.9 points per game, led in large part by its defense and rebounding... During the team s last six games, MSU is allowing only 54.2 points per game... Opponents during the last six games are only shooting 30.2 percent from the fl oor... Overall this season, the Spartans are limiting opponents to 33.2 percent shooting from the fi eld... MSU ranks No. 1 nationally in fi eld goal percentage defense and tied for No. 13 in scoring defense (61.1 ppg)... The Spartans have a rebound advantage in the last seven games and have only been out-rebounded once this season... MSU ranks No. 12 in the country in rebound margin (+11.0 overall) and No. 2 in blocked shots per game (7.9). 5. Sophomore Class Leading the Way Michigan State s sophomore class Miles Bridges, Joshua Langford, Cassius Winston and Nick Ward have helped to lead the way for the Spartans... Through nine games, that quartet has accounted for 66.8 percent of the team s scoring (477 of 714 points), 41.8 percent of its rebounds (162 of 388) and 55.5 percent of the team s assists (91 of 164). 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4 Associated Press Dec. 4 Team Record Pts 1 Duke (65) ,625 2 Kansas 7-0 1,525 3 MICHIGAN STATE 7-1 1,500 4 Villanova 8-0 1,434 5 Florida 5-1 1,301 6 Wichita State 6-1 1,197 7 Texas A&M 7-0 1,192 8 Kentucky 7-1 1,174 9 Notre Dame 7-1 1, Miami 7-0 1, North Carolina Gonzaga Xavier Minnesota Virginia Arizona State Cincinnati West Virginia Seton Hall TCU Purdue Nevada Baylor Tennessee USC Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 82, UCLA 75, Rhode Island 73, Creighton 53, Louisville 50, Texas 32, Alabama 21, SMU 15, Mississippi State 11, Kansas State 10, Arizona 10, Georgia 9, Washington State 9, Oklahoma 7, Providence 6, Florida State 6, Clemson 5, Valparaiso 5, Georgetown 4, Oklahoma State 3, UT Arlington 3, Western Kentucky 2, Towson 1 USA Today Top 25 Dec. 4 Team Record Pts 1 Duke (30) Kansas (1) MICHIGAN STATE (1) Villanova Florida Wichita State Kentucky Notre Dame Texas A&M North Carolina Miami Virginia Gonzaga Xavier Minnesota West Virginia Cincinnati Arizona State Seton Hall TCU Purdue Baylor UCLA Nevada USC Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 61, Louisville 40, Creighton 36, Tennessee 24, Arizona 23, Oklahoma 19, Virginia Tech 19, Rhode Island 18, Texas 18, UT Arlington 15, Florida State 13, Syracuse 13, Saint Mary s 10, Butler 8, Michigan 7, Alabama 6, Georgia 4, Kansas State 4, Vermont 3, Providence 2, Missouri 2, Boise State 1, San Diego State 1, SMU 1, Washington State 1 MSU By Week Date AP Coaches Preseason 2 2 Week Week Week Week Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Postseason Scouting Southern Utah Southern Utah enters the game on Saturday with a 5-3 overall record and three-straight wins after beating Long Beach State, 94-89, on Wednesday night The Thunderbirds opened the season with losses at Oregon State and Boise State before returning home to win two games, including one over San Jose State (81-69)... SUU lost at UNLV, , before its current win streak... Junior guard Jadon Cohee leads the team with 18.0 points and 3.9 assists per game, while senior forward Jamal Aytes is averaging 14.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game...junior guard Brandon Better is third on the team in scoring with 14.0 points per game and has hit a team-best 20 3-pointers... SUU is scoring 83.5 points per game, while allowing 83.3 points per game. TALE OF THE TAPE OVERALL Michigan State SUU Scoring Average Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage 49.0% 44.9% FG Percentage Defense 33.2% 50.0% Three Point FG % 37.2% 35.1% Three Point FG % Defense 35.4% 37.6% Free Throw Percentage 71.6% 73.7% Rebound Average Opponents Rebound Average Rebound Margin Assists Turnover Average Turnovers Forced Turnover Margin Steals Blocks Thunderbird Connections The Thunderbirds are coached by Todd Simon, a Central Michigan graduate who is a native of Fowler, Mich.)... Simon has ties to a pair of MSU players... While an assistant at UNLV, he coached redshirt senior Ben Carter, who spent two seasons in Las Vegas (and is a native)... Simon also coached Gavin Schilling when he was the head coach at Findlay Prep. Bridges Leads Spartans Past Rutgers Miles Bridges scored a game-high 21 points to lead three players in double fi gures as the third-ranked Spartans used a late second half run to pull away from Rutgers for a win at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on Dec Bridges scored 13 of his points in the fi rst half and fi nished the game with a season-high 21 points and fi ve rebounds... Sophomore guard Joshua Langford added 15 points and three assists, while freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr. scored all 11 of his points in the second half and tied the MSU single-game record with eight blocked shots... His eight blocks are the most for a freshman in program history. Top-Ten Wins Michigan State beat a pair of Top-10 teams by 18 points in the span of a week No. 9 North Carolina (Nov. 26, 63-45) and No. 5 Notre Dame (Nov. 30, 81-63)... It marked the sixth and seventh time the Spartans have beaten a Top 10 team by 18 or more points during the Tom Izzo era (1/21/98 vs. No. 10 Iowa; 2/5/2000 vs. No. 7 UConn; 3/23/2003 vs. No. 10 Florida; 3/11/2011 vs. No. 9 Purdue, 2/12/2013 vs. No. 4 Michigan)... The wins over UNC and Notre Dame marked the fi rst time Izzo defeated back-to-back Top-10 opponents in the regular season in his 23-year career... MSU s 18-point victory over No. 5 Notre Dame was its largest over a Top 5 team since Feb. 12, 2013 (75-52 vs. No. 4 Michigan).. The victory was also the fi rst for the Spartans over a Top 5 opponent since Nov. 17, 2015 vs. No. 4 Kansas (79-73). Stepping Up to a Challenging Stretch Michigan State s game against Rutgers on Tuesday, Dec. 5 was the team s third in the span of six days and the sixth in the last 13 days, including a pair of games against top-10 teams (then-no. 9 North Carolina and then-no. 5 Notre Dame)... MSU won all six games during that stretch and has won sevenstraight games overall... The team s average margin of victory in that span is 21.5 points, with four wins by at least 20 points and two by 18 points... The last time MSU won six-straight games by 18 or more points was at the start of the season, but none of those games included ranked opponents. Cashing In Sophomore guard Cassius Winston has been playing at a high level this season... He was named the Most Valuable Player of the PK80 Invitational after helping to lead the Spartans to the Victory Bracket championship, averaging 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.7 assists in three games... In the last seven games, he is averaging 13.9 points, 6.1 assists and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 55.4 percent from the fl oor (35-of-65), including 56.1 percent from 3-point land (18-of-31)... Winston leads the Big Ten and ranks No. 16 in the country in assists per game... He is second in the Big Ten in 3-point fi eld goal percentage (57.1%), a number that would rank third nationally (minimum is 2.5 per game, Winston averages 2.2 per game). Defensive Minded One of the staples of Michigan State s win in the PK80 Invitational Victory Bracket was the team s defensive performance, limiting all three opponents to less than 40 percent shooting from the field in each game... In the championship game win over North Carolina, MSU held the Tar Heels to 24.6 percent shooting from the field, the lowest in program history for UNC... The 45 points scored by the Tar Heels were the second-lowest output by a Roy Williams-coached team at UNC... Overall in the PK80 Invitational, MSU s three opponents shot 31.9 percent from the floor (36-of-113) on 2-pointers and 21.4 percent (12-of-56) on 3-pointers. 4

5 AROUND THE BIG TEN Big Ten Conference Standings Big Ten Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Michigan State Purdue Ohio State Minnesota Maryland Michigan Nebraska Penn State Indiana Northwestern Wisconsin Illinois Rutgers Iowa Big Ten Conference Schedule Dec (All Times Eastern) Saturday, December 9 UCLA at Michigan (noon) William & Mary at Ohio State (noon) Marquette at Wisconsin (noon) Gardner-Webb at Maryland (12:30 p.m.) Indiana at Louisville (2 p.m.) Nebraska at Creighton (2:30 p.m.) George Washington at Penn State (4 p.m.) Southern Utah at Michigan State (6 p.m.) Minnesota at Arkansas (6:15 p.m.) Fairleigh Dickinson at Rutgers (7 p.m.) Illinois at UNLV (11:55 p.m.) Sunday, December 10 Southern University at Iowa (5 p.m.) IUPUI at Purdue (7 p.m.) Monday, December 11 Chicago State at Northwestern (8 p.m.) Drake at Minnesota (9 p.m.) Tuesday, December 12 Fordham at Rutgers (7 p.m.) Michigan at Texas (9 p.m.) Wednesday, December 13 Longwood at Illinois (8 p.m.) Western Kentucky at Wisconsin (8 p.m.) Thursday, December 14 Valparaiso at Northwestern (8 p.m.) Saturday, December 16 Purdue at Butler (noon) Michigan vs. Detroit Mercy (noon) Seton Hall at Rutgers (noon) Northwestern at DePaul (2 p.m.) Iowa at Drake (2 p.m.) Notre Dame at Indiana (2:30 p.m.) Michigan State vs. Oakland (2:30 p.m.) Appalachian State at Ohio State (6 p.m.) New Mexico State at Illinois (8 p.m.) Kansas at Nebraska (8 p.m.) Backcourt Strength The play of sophomore guards Joshua Langford and Cassius Winston has been a key for the Spartans this season... Both have stepped up at different times, Winston scoring a career-high 28 points against UCONN and Langford following through with a personal best 23 points when MSU beat North Carolina to clinch the PK80 Victory Bracket title... Combined, that duo is averaging 26.0 points, 8.0 assists and 6.2 rebounds while shooting 49.1 percent from the fl oor (86-of-175), including 50.0 percent from 3-point land (31-of-62)... Off the bench, senior captain Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr. and junior Matt McQuaid have provided depth and led the way when needed... Nairn handed out a game-high six assists in MSU s win at Rutgers... McQuaid scored a career-high 20 points in a win over DePaul. Frontcourt Matters Last season, MSU featured a lineup that was among the shortest in the nation (289th in average height according to KenPom.com)... That hasn t be the case in , as MSU added four players 6-foot-8 or taller two returning from injury, and two freshmen... For a team that has led the nation in rebounding margin fi ve times in the Izzo era, last year s +3.5 margin should be nothing more than a one-year dip... NBCSports.com ranks MSU s frontcourt as the best in the nation... Through nine games this season, MSU leads the Big Ten Conference and ranks No. 13 in the country in rebounding margin (+11.0 rpg) and ranks No. 2 in the country in blocked shots (7.9 bpg). Sharp Shooting After shooting 32.4 percent from the fi eld in the fi rst half of the DePaul game, the Spartans shot 69.0 percent (20-of-29) in the second half, marking a season-high fi eld-goal percentage for a half... Through nine games this season, Michigan State ranks No. 47 in the country in fi eld goal percentage (49.0%)... MSU ranks third in the Big Ten Conference in fi eld goal percentage and is fi fth in 3-point percentage (37.2%). Carter, Schilling Back from Injuries Part of the added depth in the frontcourt this year has come from the return of a pair of players who missed last season with injuries, gradaute forward Ben Carter and redshirt-senior Gavin Schilling... Schilling was slated as the starting post player for last year s squad, but he suffered a season-ending knee injury in mid- October... Carter joined MSU as a graduate transfer prior to the season after missing the last half of the season with a knee injury... He suffered another knee injury on the fi rst day of practice and missed all of last season... He was granted a sixth year of eligibility in May... Through nine games, the duo has been key reserves for the Spartans... Schilling is averaging 2.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in just over 10 minutes per game, while Carter is averaging 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in nearly 10 minutes of action... Schilling grabbed a game-high eight rebounds in a win at Rutgers. Playing the Best The game against then-no. 5 Notre Dame on Nov. 30 marked the third time this season Michigan State played a team ranked among the Associated Press Top-10 in the opening month of the season... The Spartans had already played No. 1 Duke, falling 88-81, and beat then-no. 9 North Carolina on Nov. 26 in the Victory Backet championsihp game of the PK80 Invitational... Michigan State was the only team among the Power Six Conferences to play three teams ranked in the AP Top-10 in the fi rst month of the season... This is the second-straight year MSU has done so, playing Arizona, Kentucky and Duke last year in the opening month of the season. Coaching Stability Michigan State has had just two basketball coaches in the last 42 seasons and three in the last Tom Izzo is in his 23rd season, having taking over from his mentor Jud Heathcote, who spent 19 years as head coach ( )... Before Heathcote, Gus Ganakas spent seven seasons as head coach... Ganakas provided commentary on Spartan radio broadcasts for 31 seasons. Career Games Lead the Way at the PK80 Invitational Cassius Winston scored a career-high 28 points, hitting 12-of-15 shots from the fi eld, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, establishing career best in fi eld goals made and attempted along with 3-point fi eld goals made and attempted... Winston scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half, and scored 18 of MSU s final 26 points over the last 8:23... He also assisted on two other baskets, having a direct hand in 22 of MSU s final 26 points. Double Trouble Jaren Jackson Jr. registered his fourth double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Nebraska... He had a pair of double-double s in the PK80 Invitational, fi rst against DePaul (13-10) and then against UCONN (12-10)... In the season opener against North Florida, he became the fourth Spartan freshman to post a double-double in his debut, tallying 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds... His 13 rebounds were the second-most by a Spartan freshman and his 13 points were the seventh-best debut. Jaren Jackson Jr. Named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week Jaren Jackson Jr. was named the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week on Nov. 27 after helping to lead the Spartans to the championship of the Victory Bracket in the PK80 Invitational... Jackson Jr. averaged 9.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks to help lead the Spartans... He had a pair of double-doubles, fi rst with 13 points and 10 rebounds in a win over DePaul on Nov. 23, and then with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Connecticut on Nov

6 At home: 4-0 On road: 1-0 Neutral: 3-1 Leading at the half: 6-0 Trailing at the half: 0-1 Tied at halftime: 2-0 MSU S RECORD IN WHEN: Shoot 50% or above from field: 3-1 Shoot less than 50% from fi eld: 5-0 Opp. shoots 50% or above: 0-0 Opp. shoots less than 50%: 8-1 MSU outshoots opp.: 8-1 Opp. outshoots MSU: 0-0 Both teams shoot same from fl oor: 0-0 MSU outrebounds opp.: 7-0 Opp. outrebounds MSU: 0-1 are equal: 1-0 MSU has more turnovers: 7-1 Opp. has more turnovers: 1-0 Turnovers are equal: 0-0 Game decided by 1-5 pts: 0-0 Game decided by 6-10 pts: 1-1 Game decided by pts: 0-0 Game decided by 16+ pts: 7-0 MSU scores less than 60 pts: 0-0 MSU scores pts: 2-0 MSU scores pts: 2-0 MSU scores 80+ pts: 4-1 MSU allows less than 60 pts: 5-0 MSU allows pts: 2-0 MSU allows pts: 1-0 MSU allows 80+ pts: 0-1 MSU in overtime: 0-0 One MSU player scores 10+: 0-0 Two MSU players score 10+: 1-0 Three MSU players score 10+: 2-1 Four MSU players score 10+: 4-0 Five MSU players score 10+: 1-0 Six MSU players score 10+: 0-0 In November: 6-1 In December: 2-0 In January: 0-0 In February: 0-0 In March: 0-0 On Sunday: 3-0 On Monday: 0-0 On Tuesday: 1-1 On Wednesday: 0-0 On Thursday: 2-0 On Friday: 2-0 On Saturday: 0-0 Day Games: 2-0 Night Games: 6-1 Margins of Victory Michigan State s 18-point margin of victory over then-no. 9 North Carolina (63-45) was its largest over a ranked opponent since Jan. 11, 2017 (65-47 vs. No. 24 Minnesota) and its largest over a top-10 team since Feb. 12, 2013 (75-52 vs. No. 4 Michigan)... In holding North Carolina to 45 points, it was the fewest points the Spartans had allowed to a ranked opponent since March 7, 2013 (No. 22 Wiscsonin, 43) and the fewest to a top-10 opponent since Feb. 28, 2010 (No. 3 Purdue, 44). Bridges, Jackson Jr. Named to Wooden Award Top 50 Sophomore Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson Jr. were named to the John R. Wooden Preseason Top 50, announced on Nov. 14 The list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for college basketball s most prestigious individual honor Michigan State was one of seven schools to have at least two players selected to the Preseason Watch List, while Jackson Jr. was one of 10 freshmen recognized This is the second-straight year that Bridges has been selected to the Top Recruiting Class Michigan State received signed National Letters-of-Intent from fi ve players on the fi rst day of the early signing period on Nov Marcus Bingham Jr. is a 6-10 forward from Grand Rapids, Mich.... He was a 2017 Detroit News Class B Fourth Team honoree and averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots as a junior... Gabe Brown, a 6-7 forward from Belleville, Mich., was a 2017 Detroit Free Press Class A All-State honoree... He averaged 15.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks as a junior... Aaron Henry, a 6-6 forward from Indianapolis, Ind. who has a 6-foot-10 wingspan, was a 2017 Associated Press All- State Second Team selection and 2017 USA Today All-USA Indiana First Team honoree... He averaged 14.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a junior... Thomas Kithier, a 6-8 forward from Clarkston, Mich., was a 2017 Detroit Free Press Class A Second Team selection and Detroit News Class A Third Team honoree... Kithier averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds, fi ve assists and three blocks as a prep junior at Macomb Dakota... Foster Loyer, a 6-0 guard from Clarkston, Mich., was a 2017 Detroit Free Press and Detroit News Dream Team member, the 2017 MLive Detroit Player of the Year and a 2017 Associated Press Class A All-State First Team selection... Averaged 25.1 points, 6.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 steals as a prep junior. Points No. Date 1. Jay Vincent 25 11/28/ Miles Bridges 21 11/11/ Marcus Taylor 16 11/19/ Charlie Bell 15 11/17/1997 Matt Steigenga 15 11/28/ Keith Appling 14 11/12/ Jaren Jackson Jr /10/17 Deyonta Davis 13 11/13/2015 Chris Allen 13 11/13/2007 Darryl Johnson 13 11/25/1983 Sam Vincent 13 11/27/1981 TOP SPARTAN FRESHMAN DEBUTS No. Date 1. Derrick Nix 14 11/13/ Jaren Jackson Jr /10/17 3. Deyonta Davis 11 11/13/ Matt Steigenga 10 11/28/1988 Ben Tower 10 11/28/ Earvin Johnson 9 11/28/ Denzel Valentine 8 11/9/ Miles Bridges 7 11/11/2016 Branden Dawson 7 11/11/2011 Adreian Payne 7 11/12/2010 Charlie Bell 7 11/17/1997 Assists No. Date 1. Mateen Cleaves 8 11/25/1996 Randy Morrison 8 11/28/1980 Earvin Johnson 8 11/28/ David Hart 7 12/1/ Kalin Lucas 6 11/13/ Marcus Taylor 5 11/19/2000 Terry Donnelly 5 11/29/ Tum Tum Nairn Jr. 4 11/14/2014 Korie Lucious 4 11/16/2008 Drew Neitzel 4 11/19/2004 Steve Smith 4 11/27/1987 Mark Brown 4 11/23/1985 Jaren Jackson Jr. Dazzles in Debut Jaren Jackson Jr. became the fourth Spartan freshman to post a double-double in his debut, tallying 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds... Deyonta Davis, Derrick Nix and Matt Steigenga are the other three to post a double-double in their freshman debut... Jackson Jr s game-high 13 rebounds are the secondmost ever by a Spartan freshman in his debut, fi nishing one shy of Nix s record 14 (11/13/2009)... He is also just the fi fth Spartan freshman to grab double fi gure rebounds in his debut... Jackson Jr. s 13 points match the seventh-best debut by a freshman. Depth Off the Bench Ten Spartans average more than 10 minutes per game, while 12 average more than fi ve minutes per game... Six different players have led Michigan State in scoring and three different players have led the team in rebounding... While MSU s starters have taken care of the lion s share of scoring, the team s depth has aided its strong start this year... MSU is averaging 14.1 points off the bench, led mainly by Matt McQuaid with 5.3 points per game... The Spartans have out-scored their opponents off the bench in all but three games this season and scored a season-high 24 points against North Florida in the season opener... In MSU s win at Rutgers, the bench accounted for 21 of the team s 45 rebounds, including a game-high eight by Gavin Schilling. Five in Double Figures in Season Opener Five Spartans scored in double-fi gures in the win over North Florida on Nov. 10, a feat last year s team accomplished just once all season... Michigan State blocked 10 shots, including nine in the fi rst half, matching the fi fth-best effort in school history... Michigan State scored 60 of its 98 points in the paint... By comparison, MSU did not score more than 42 points in the paint last season... Miles Bridges recorded the eighth double-double of his career with a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds... It was the fourth game of his career with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds... After missing the entire season with a knee injury, Gavin Schilling returned to action, tallying six points and eight rebounds, matching the fourth-best effort of his career... The Spartans turned 14 offensive rebounds into a 17-4 edge in secondchance points. 6

7 What s Back Michigan State returns 78 percent of its scoring from last season, including four of its top fi ve scorers and eight of its top Six returning Spartans started more than 10 games last season, and eight started at least four. In Final Exhibition Statistics Michigan State posted a trio of wins during its exhibition slate... Sophomore guard/forward Miles Bridges led the team in scoring with 16.7 points and was third with 6.3 rebounds... Sophomore guard Cassius Winston averaged 15.3 points and 7.0 assists, while sophomore forward Nick Ward chipped in 12.0 points and was second on the team with 7.3 rebounds... Freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr. started two of the three games and averaged 10.0 points and a team-best 8.3 rebounds... Sophomore guard Joshua Langford added 6.3 points and 3.0 rebounds. Ward, Jackson Lead MSU Past Hillsdale Eleven different players scored as Michigan State opened up a 17-point halftime lead en route to a win over Hillsdale College at the Breslin Center in its fi nal tune-up before the start of the regular season on Nov Two Michigan State players registered double-doubles, with sophomore forward Nick Ward scoring 14 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, while freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr. added 12 points and 13 rebounds... Sophomore guard Cassius Winston scored 11 points and had six assists and sophomore forward Miles Bridges chipped in 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots. Bridges Helps Lead MSU Past Georgia, In the win over Georgia on Oct. 29, sophomore guard/forward Miles Bridges scored 21 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had three assists to lead three players in double fi gures... The Spartans used an 11-0 run to close the fi rst half, with Bridges scoring nine points, to take a lead at the break and were up by as many as 18 points in the second half... Sophomore forward Nick Ward added 13 points and three rebounds, while sophomore guard Joshua Langford chipped in 11 points and sophomore guard Cassius Winston tallied nine points and handed out 10 assists. MSU Plays Georgia in Hurricane Relief Exhibition When Michigan State beat Georgia on Oct. 29 at Van Andel Arena, the score of the game did not mean as much to those involved... Sure, beating the Bulldogs, 80-68, mattered, and getting tested against a strong team from a good conference were benefi ts of the game... But with the charity exhibition game helping to raise awareness and fi nancial support for hurricane relief efforts, specifi cally those in Georgia and in the Bahamas, the home of Spartans senior guard Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr., the game took on greater meaning... Prior to the game, MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo and Georgia Head Coach Mark Fox presented a check for more than $339,000 that will benefi t the American Red Cross International Services and American Red Cross Georgia Region. Spartans Beat Ferris State to Open Exhibition Slate Sophomore guard Cassius Winston scored 26 points to lead three players in double fi gures as No. 2 Michigan State pulled away from Ferris State, 80-72, in an exhibition game at the Breslin Center on Oct Winston hit 8-of- 13 shots from the fl oor, including four 3-pointers, and added fi ve assists to lead the Spartans... Sophomore forward Miles Bridges added 19 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots, while freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 14 points, and added eight rebounds and eight blocked shots. Nairn, Bridges Selected MSU Captains for Senior guard Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr. and sophomore guard/forward Miles Bridges were selected captains for the season... Nairn Jr., who Izzo says might end up the best leader we ve ever had, is a captain for the third time in his career. Michigan State Makes Plans to Honor Jud Heathcote The Michigan State athletic department will pay tribute to former coach Jud Heathcote in a variety of ways both in the near future and throughout the season... Heathcote passed away on Monday, August 28 at the age of The men s basketball team will wear a patch honoring Coach Heathcote throughout the season... Final design will be unveiled at a later date... The Michigan State-Purdue men s basketball game on Feb. 10 in East Lansing will be the Jud Heathcote Tribute Game... The date coincides with the annual former player reunion, allowing many of Coach Heathcote s former players to be in attendance to honor their coach. Strength of Schedule Highlighting the non-league schedule are dates against Duke in the Champions Classic (Nov. 14), an appearance in the PK80 the Phil Knight Invitational from Nov , and a matchup with Notre Dame (Nov. 30) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge... In total, the schedule features 17 teams that appeared in the 2017 postseason, including 11 opponents that played in the 2017 NCAA Tournament... In addition, six opponents are ranked either in the Sporting News, ESPN or CBS Sports Preseason Top 25. In total, the schedule features 17 teams that appeared in the 2017 postseason, including 11 opponents that played in the 2017 NCAA Tournament... In addition, six opponents are ranked either in the Sporting News, ESPN or CBS Sports Preseason Top Eleven opponents appeared in the 2017 NCAA Tournament including non-conference opponents Arkansas, Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Oregon and conference foes Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin... Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Oakland participated in the 2017 NIT, while Stony Brook was in the CBI and Houston Baptist played in the CIT... In total, MSU could play up to 12 games in against 2017 NCAA Tournament participants and 20 of its 31 regular-season games against 2017 postseason teams. Spartans Share the Ball Unselfi shness is a trademark of all Tom Izzo teams... That has been especially true over the last four-plus seasons as MSU established school record for assists during that span... In , MSU tallied a school record 719 assists, good for the 22nd-best total in NCAA history... MSU s nation sbest assist average of 20.5 was the 23rd-best average in NCAA history... The Spartans recorded an assist on a nation s-best 71.3 percent of its fi eld goals... In , MSU totaled 646 assists (16.6 apg), after recording 637 (16.8 apg) in In nine games this season, MSU leads the Big Ten with 18.2 assists per game... Michigan State is No. 22 nationally in assists per game and tied for No. 12 in total assists (164)... The Spartans have assists on 63.6 percent of their fi eld goals (164-of-259). From Beyond the Arc The Spartans ranked sixth in the Big Ten last year, connecting on pointers, an average of 7.8 makes from long distance per game... Two years ago, MSU led the nation in 3-point fi eld goal percentage (.434) and made a school record pointers... Through nine games this season, Michigan State ranks fi fth in the Big Ten in 3-point fi eld goal percentage, connecting on 37.2 percent of its shots and is sixth with pointers per game... Sophomore Cassius Winston ranks second in the league, connecting on 57.1 percent of his 3-point attempts and is tied for 10th with 2.2 shots made per game. Bridges Preseason Honors Sophomore Miles Bridges has received numerous preseason accolades heading into the season... The guard/forward was named a Preseason All-American by the Associated Press on Nov. 6, receiving 61 of a possible 65 votes from national media members... This is another in a series of preseason accolades for MSU s sophomore co-captain... Bridges was named the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year and was a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team... In addition, he was one of 20 players selected to the watch list for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award, was one of 32 players selected to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List and was tabbed to the Naismith Trophy Watch List... Bridges was named the Preseason Player of the Year by ESPN.com, CBS Sports.com and NBC Sports, the Sporting News selected him to its Preseason All-American team and Sports Illustrated lists him as the No. 1 candidate for National Player of the Year. 7

8 Big Ten Schedule With a 14-team conference each Big Ten team will play fi ve schools twice, four schools on the road, and four schools at home... In conference play, the Spartans will play Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Rutgers and Wisconsin twice, while hosting Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State and Purdue, and traveling to Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern and Ohio State... The Spartans will play a pair of conference games in the middle of the non-conference slate in early December, hosting Nebraska (Dec. 3) and traveling to Rutgers (Dec. 5)... After the conclusion of the non-conference schedule, Big Ten action resumes on January 4 with MSU hosting Maryland. Spartans in the Polls Michigan State was ranked No. 2 in the country in the USA Today Coaches Preseason poll and the Associated Press Preseason poll... The Spartans received nine fi rst-place votes and had 747 points in the USA Today poll... In the AP poll, MSU received 13 fi rst-place votes... MSU is one of four Big Ten teams ranked in both polls, joined by Minnesota (15/15), Northwestern (19/20) and Purdue (20/21)... The last time MSU was ranked No. 2 in both polls (AP and USA Today) was Nation s Best Seven Final Fours in 17 Years Michigan State advanced to the 2015 Final Four, marking the seventh trip to the Final Four in 22 seasons under Tom Izzo... The seven trips in the last 19 seasons rank as the most in the nation. In addition, MSU has appeared in 20 straight NCAA Tournaments, marking the nation s third-longest active streak, and the longest streak in Big Ten history. Spartans in the NBA Michigan State had a Big Ten-best eight players on NBA opening day rosters, including Denzel Valentine (Bulls), Gary Harris (Nuggets), Deyonta Davis (Grizzlies), Bryn Forbes (Spurs), Draymond Green (Warriors), Adreian Payne (Timberwolves), Zach Randolph (Grizzlies) and Alan Anderson (Clippers). Gilbert Pavilion and Izzo Hall of History Dedicated The Michigan State Athletics Department offi cially opened the Gilbert Pavilion and the Tom Izzo Hall of History on October 20 in a ceremony at the Breslin Center... The project was funded by private donations, including large contributions from Dan & Jennifer Gilbert and from Bob & Julie Skandalaris, with the gifts designated to the Breslin Center addition... The addition features the Tom Izzo Hall of History, the Draymond Green Strength and Conditioning Center, a new ticket box offi ce, a championship display, a recruiting lounge, alumni locker room and interactive areas that enhance the fan experience for the more than 500,000 people attending events each year. MICHIGAN STATE IN THE BIG TEN TEAM STATISTICS Scoring Offense 4th, 79.3 ppg Scoring Defense 2nd, 61.1 ppg Scoring Margin 2nd, 18.2 ppg Free Throw Percentage 7th, 71.6% Field Goal Percentage 3rd, 49.0% Field Goal % Defense 1st, 33.2% 3-Point FG Percentage 5th, 37.2% 3-Point FG % Defense 9th, 35.4% Rebounding Offense 2nd, 43.1 rpg Rebounding Defense 4th, 32.1 rpg Rebounding Margin 2nd, rpg Blocked Shots 1st, 7.9 bpg Assists 1st, 18.2 apg Steals 14th, 4.7 spg Turnover Margin 13th, -3.0 (14.8 / 11.8) Assist/Turnover Ratio 5th, 1.2 (18.2 apg / 14.8 tpg) Offensive 5th, 12.4 rpg Defensive 1st, 30.7 rpg 3-Point FG per Game 6th, 7.4/game Scoring Miles Bridges T9th 15.4 ppg Joshua Langford T22nd 13.6 ppg Nick Ward T24th 13.3 ppg Field Goal Percentage Nick Ward 3rd 64.7% Rebounding Jaren Jackson Jr. 10th 7.2 rpg Miles Bridges 13th 6.4 ppg Assists Cassius Winston 1st 6.9 apg Tum Tum Nairn 7th 4.3 apg Free Throw Percentage Joshua Langford 10th 82.6% Jaren Jackson Jr. 12th 81.8% Individual Leaders Blocked Shots Jaren Jackson Jr. 4th 2.8 bpg Miles Bridges 7th 1.5 bpg Nick Ward T13th 1.3 bpg Assist/Turnover Ratio Tum Tum Nairn 2nd 4.9 (4.3 apg/0.9 tpg) Cassius Winston 6th 2.8 (6.9 apg/2.4 tpg) Offensive Nick Ward T8th 2.4 rpg Defensive Jaren Jackson Jr. T8th 5.4 rpg Miles Bridges T13th 4.6 rpg 3-Point Percentage Cassius Winston 2nd 57.1% 3-Point FG Made Cassius Winston T10th 2.2/game 8

9 THE BOOK ON TOM IZZO * Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame * Eight-Time National Coach of the Year * One NCAA, Seven Big Ten & Five Big Ten Tournament titles * Seven Final Four appearances * Three-Time Big Ten Coach of the Year * 20 straight NCAA Tournament appearances * 18 NBA Draft Picks, including nine fi rst rounders * 10 All-Americans - Two Academic All-Americans * Graduates 85% of players that complete eligibility * Longest serving active Big Ten men s basketball coach * One of fi ve coaches in Big Ten history with seven league titles * MSU s all-time winningest coach - third-winningest in Big Ten history Coach Izzo In his 23rd year, Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan, 77) is (.714), and (.683) in the Big Ten, as the head coach of the Michigan State basketball program. He ranks as the winningest coach in Michigan State history, having passed his mentor Jud Heathcote with his 341st career victory on Nov. 28, In his 22 seasons as a head coach, Izzo has captured eight National Coach of the Year awards, including the Clair Bee Award in 2005 and NABC honors in 2001 and In 1999, Izzo was named National Coach of the Year by Basketball Times, while earning similar honors from The Associated Press, Basketball News and the USBWA in 98. He also earned National Coach of the Year accolades from CBSSports.com in He earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors in 1998, 2009 and Izzo was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 9, 2016, cementing his status as one of the game s all-time greats. Among The Big Ten s Best Tom Izzo s.683 winning percentage in Big Ten games ranks fourth all-time among league coaches with at least 10 years of service, behind former Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan (.717), and former Indiana coach Bob Knight (.700), and ahead of former Purdue coach Ward Lambert (.685). In all games, Ohio State s Thad Matta ranks fi rst at.748, followed by Ryan (.737), Knight (.734), Izzo (.714), Wisconsin s Walter Meanwell (.712), and Lambert (.709). With 258 conference victories, Izzo ranks third all time. Izzo Among Best Ever Through his fi rst 22 seasons, Tom Izzo won 544 games, ranking fi fth in college basketball history for most wins by a college coach in his fi rst 22 years. Final Fours Tom Izzo led MSU to seven Final Four appearances between 1999 and 2017, becoming just the fourth school in college basketball history to do it in any 17-year span, including just the third since the tournament fi eld expanded to 64 teams in Izzo s seven Final Fours are the most by any coach since his fi rst season in 1996 and he ranks fi fth all-time, including tied for fifth among active coaches. The seven Final Fours are also the most by any Big Ten coach. Year Overall Pct. Big Ten Pct. Finish Postseason th NIT Second Round T-6th NIT Second Round T-1st NCAA Sweet st NCAA Final Four T-1st NCAA Champion T-1st NCAA Final Four th NCAA First Round T-3rd NCAA Elite Eight T-2nd NCAA First Round nd NCAA Final Four T-6th NCAA First Round T-7th NCAA Second Round th NCAA Sweet st NCAA Runner Up T-1st NCAA Final Four T-4th NCAA Second Round T-1st NCAA Sweet T-2nd NCAA Sweet T-2nd NCAA Elite Eight T-3rd NCAA Final Four nd NCAA First Round T-5th NCAA Second Round Years BY THE NUMBERS Final Four Appearances By Big Ten Coach COACH APPEARANCES 1. Tom Izzo (MSU) 7 2. Bob Knight (Indiana) 5 3. Harold Olsen (Ohio State) 4 Fred Taylor (Ohio State) 4 Career Big Ten Victories COACH VICTORIES 1. Bob Knight (Indiana) Gene Keady (Purdue) Tom Izzo (MSU) Ward Lambert (Purdue) 228 Consecutive NCAA Tourn. Appearances COACH APPEARANCES 1. Dean Smith (North Carolina) Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) * 21 Roy Williams (Kansas/UNC) Tom Izzo (MSU) * 20 * Active Streak Final Four Appearances COACH APPEARANCES 1. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) 12 John Wooden (UCLA) Dean Smith (North Carolina) Roy Williams (Kansas/UNC) 9 5. Tom Izzo (MSU) 7 Rick Pitino (Prov./Ky./L ville) 7 Final Four Appearances Since 1996 (Izzo s First Season) COACH APPEARANCES 1. Tom Izzo (MSU) 7 Roy Williams (Kansas/UNC) 7 3. John Calipari (Mass/Mem./Ky.) 6 4. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) 5 Rick Pitino (Kentucky/L ville) 5 NCAA Tournament Wins COACH VICTORIES 1. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) Roy Williams (Kansas/UNC) Dean Smith (North Carolina) Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) Rick Pitino (Louisville) Jim Calhoun (N eastern/uconn) John Wooden (UCLA) 47 Tom Izzo (MSU) 47 Most Wins: First 22 Seasons COACH VICTORIES 1. Roy Williams (Kansas/UNC) Jerry Tarkanian (LBSU/UNLV) Bill Self (Tulsa/Ill./Kansas) John Calipari (Mass/Mem./Ky.) Tom Izzo (MSU) 544 NOTABLE IZZO WINS Win #1: vs. Chaminade (69-66), 11/20/95 Big Ten Win #1: vs. Indiana (65-60), 1/4/96 Win #100: vs. Indiana (77-71 OT), 1/11/2000 Win #200: vs. Iowa (89-72), 2/4/2004 Big Ten Win #100: vs. Minnesota (69-58), 2/14/2004 Win #232*: vs. Duke (78-68), 3/25/2005 Win #300: vs. Iowa (66-52), 2/23/2008 Win #341**: vs. UMass (106-68), 11/28/2009 Win #400: vs. Minnesota (68-52), 1/25/2012 Win #500: vs. Boston College (99-68), 11/26/2015 Big Ten Win #200: vs. Ohio State (59-56), 1/19/2013 * Became MSU s second-winningest coach ** Became MSU s all-time winningest coach

10 0 Get to Know Kyle Kyle Ahrens Junior Guard / Forward Versailles, Ohio Versailles Arguably the team s strongest player, he can bench press 185 pounds (NBA Testing Standard) a team-best 26 times Once had a dunk on an opposing prep player featured on ESPN SportsCenter s Top 10 plays Max vertical jump of 39 ½ is second (tied) on the team only to Miles Bridges His brother Justin will be a freshman at Ohio State next fall Last Time Out RUTGERS Season & Career Highs Minutes Career: 27 vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10/16) 11 vs. Rutgers (1/4/17) Points Career: 9 three times (last vs. Northeastern, 12/18/16) 6 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) Career: 7 vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10/16) 3 two times (last vs. Rutgers, 1/4/17) Assists Career: 2 two times (last vs. Baylor, 11/24/16) 2 vs. Rutgers (1/31/16) Field Goals Career: 4 vs. Northeastern (12/18/16) 2 three times (last at Illinois, 3/2/17) SEASON AVG Field Goal Attempts Career: 8 vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10/16) 4 three times (last at Illinois, 3/2/17) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 2 three times (last vs. Penn State, 3/9/17) 1 eight times (last at Maryland, 3/4/17) In Out indefinitely with a foot injury Career... Has appeared in 60 games for the Green and White, starting four while averaging 2.0 points per game, dishing out 15 assists and collecting 55 total rebounds 3-Point FG Attempts Career: 5 vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10/16) 3 vs. Rutgers (1/4/17) Free Throws Career: 6 vs. Oral Roberts (12/3/16) 4 vs. Rutgers (1/31/16) Free Throw Attempts Career: 8 vs. Oral Robert (12/3/16) 4 vs. Rutgers (1/31/16) Steals Career: 1 two times (last at Duke 11/29/16) Blocks Career: 1 two times (last vs. Binghamton, 12/5/15) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Ahrens Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 86/ / /4 279/ / TOTAL 60/4 365/ /

11 1 Get to Know Joshua Joshua Langford Sophomore Guard Huntsville, Ala. Madison Academy Enjoys writing poetry Used to play the piano Would enjoy learning how to fence Lists Batman as his favorite superhero Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG In Tallied a career-high 23 points against North Carolina (11/26), shooting 71 percent from beyond the arc (5-of-7) Has scored in double figures in six games this season Has started all nine games, averaging 13.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 26.1 minutes Second on the team in scoring with 13.6 points per game Tied a career-high in rebounds with five against Nebraska on 12/3 Sits at 22nd in the Big Ten in scoring average with 13.6 points per game Ranks tied for ninth in the conference in free throw percentage at 82.6 percent In Appeared in 35 games, starting 27, averaging 6.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 21.0 minutes Led MSU and ranked tied for 10th in the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage (.416) Started the final 25 contests of the season Langford Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers Season & Career Highs Minutes 31 two times (last vs. UCONN, 11/24/17) Career: 32 vs. Kansas (3/19/17) 30 two times (last vs. Penn State, 3/9/17) Points 23 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) Career: 23 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) 17 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) 5 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 5 six times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) 5 three times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Assists 5 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) Career: 5 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) 3 three times (last vs. Rutgers, 12/5/17) Field Goals 8 two times (last vs. North Carolina, 11/26/17) Career: 8 two times (last vs. North Carolina, 11/26/17) 6 two times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Field Goal Attempts 20 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Career: 20 at Rutgers (12/5/17) 20 at Rutgers (12/5/17) 3-Point Field Goals 5 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) Career: 5 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) 3 two times (last vs. Iowa, 2/11/17) 3-Point FG Attempts 7 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) Career: 7 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) 6 vs. Iowa (2/11/17) Free Throws 4 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Career: 6 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) 6 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) Free Throw Attempts 6 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Career: 7 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) 7 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) Steals 3 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 3 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) 2 three times (last vs. Nebraska, 2/23/17) Blocks Career: 1 three times (last vs. Penn State, 3/9/17) 1 vs. Minnesota (1/11/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 6 (6-0) 13 (12-1) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 2 (2-0) 3 (3-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Langford s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /27 734/ / /9 235/ / TOTAL 44/36 969/ /

12 2 Get to Know Jaren Jaren Jackson Jr. Freshman Forward Carmel, Ind. La Lumiere Was a great swimmer when he was younger and once saved a friend from drowning Best sport other than basketball is swimming Father played basketball at Georgetown Enjoys watching Netflix Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG. In He became the fourth Spartan freshman to post a double-double in his debut, tallying 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds Jackson Jr. s game-high 13 rebounds against UNF are the second-most ever by a Spartan freshman in his debut and he was also just the fifth Spartan freshman to grab double figure rebounds in his debut. Jackson Jr. s 13 points match the seventh-best debut by a freshman Named to the John R. Wooden Preseason Top 50 Fifth on the team in scoring with 10.1 points per game while leading the team in rebounding with 7.2 per game, also leads the team in blocked shots, totaling 25 Named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week on 11/27 Registered his fourth double-double of the season against Nebraska with 15 points and 10 rebounds Is 10th in the B1G in rebounding, tallying 7.2 per game Fourth in the conference in blocked shots (2.8 per game) Tallied career highs in both steals (2) and blocks (8) at Rutgers (12/5) High School McDonald s All-American and Jordan Brand All-American Averaged more than 15 points and 10 rebounds for La Lumiere as a prep senior Helped lead La Lumiere to championship at DICK S Sporting Goods High School Nationals, scoring a team-high 17 points in the title game, and averaging 15.7 points and 8.0 rebounds in the tournament Led La Lumiere to MaxPreps Independent Top 10 National Championship and a 29-1 record Jackson Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers Season & Career Highs Minutes 31 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 26 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Points 19 vs. Duke (11/14/17) 15 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) 13 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) 10 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Assists 3 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) 1 two times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Field Goals 7 vs. Duke (11/14/17) 4 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Field Goal Attempts 12 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 9 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) 3-Point Field Goals 3 vs. Duke (11/14/17) 1 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) 3-Point FG Attempts 5 vs. Duke (11/14/17) 4 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Free Throws 9 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) 8 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Free Throw Attempts 10 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) 8 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Steals 2 two times (last vs. DePaul, 11/23/17) 2 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Blocks 8 at Rutgers (12/5/17) 8 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Double-Figure Scoring 6 (5-1) Double-Figure Rebounding 4 (4-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 4 (4-0) Led MSU in Scoring 1 (0-1) Led MSU in Rebounding 5 (4-1) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) Jackson s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /9 198/ / TOTAL 9/9 198/ /

13 5 Get to Know Cassius Cassius Winston Sophomore Guard Detroit, Mich. University of Detroit Jesuit Says math is his favorite subject, he enjoys solving problems Had an offer to play basketball at Harvard after being accepted into the Ivy League school Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG. In Tied a career-high for assists in a game with 11 against Duke on 11/14 Team s assist leader, dishing out 62 on the season, averaging 6.9 per game Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds to go along with his 10 points and eight assists against DePaul Scored a career-high 28 points against UCONN, hitting 12-of-15 shots from the field, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, establishing career best in field goals made and attempted and 3-point field goals made and attempted. Winston scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half, and scored 18 of MSU s final 26 points over the last 8:23. He also assisted on two other baskets, having a direct hand in 22 of MSU s final 26 points. Named the PK80 Victory Bracket MVP for his performance in the three-game tournament. Went a career-best 5-of-6 from 3-point range against Notre Dame, shooting 83 percent from beyond the arc Second in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 57.1 percent Leads the Big Ten in assists, totaling 62 (6.9 per game) Ranks sixth in assist/turnover ratio at 2.8 in the B1G In Appeared in 35 games, including starting five, averaging 6.7 points, 1.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 20.7 minutes Ranked tied for first in the Big Ten in assists and fifth in the conference with a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio Winston Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers Season & Career Highs Minutes 36 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 36 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 29 vs. Wisconsin (2/26/17) Points 28 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) Career: 28 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) 16 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) 8 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 8 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 7 vs. Wisconsin (2/26/17) Assists 11 vs. Duke (11/14/17) Career: 11 two times (last vs. Duke, 11/14/17) 9 vs. Ohio State (2/14/17) Field Goals 12 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) Career: 12 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) 6 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Field Goal Attempts 15 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) Career: 15 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) 11 vs. Wisconsin (2/26/17) 3-Point Field Goals 5 vs. Notre Dame (11/30/17) Career: 5 vs. Notre Dame (11/30/17) 2 seven times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) 3-Point FG Attempts 7 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 7 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 5 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Free Throws 4 two times (last vs. DePaul, 11/23/17) Career: 10 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) 10 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) Free Throw Attempts 4 two times (last vs. DePaul, 11/23/17) Career: 11 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) 11 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) Steals 3 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) Career: 3 three times (last vs. Stony Brook, 11/19/17) 3 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) Blocks Career: 1 five times (last at Maryland, 3/4/17) 1 three times (last at Maryland, 3/4/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 6 (6-0) 12 (11-1) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 1 (0-1) 3 (1-2) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 1 (0-1) Led MSU in Scoring 2 (2-0) 5 (3-2) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 8 (7-1) 30 (23-7) 20+ Point Games 1 (1-0) 2 (1-1) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Winston s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /5 724/ / /9 239/ / TOTAL 44/14 963/ /

14 10 Jack Hoiberg Freshman Guard Burr Ridge, Ill. Hinsdale Central Season & Career Highs Minutes Points Get to Know Jack Son of current Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg Turned down a golf scholarship at South Dakota to walk on at Michigan State Last Time Out RUTGERS Assists Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point FG Attempts SEASON AVG Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Steals High School... Averaged 14.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a senior at Hinsdale Central, helping guide the Red Devils to a mark Named to the West Suburban Conference All-Conference and DuPage County All-Area Teams Blocks Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 5

15 11 Get to Know Tum Tum Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr. Senior Guard Nassau Bahamas Sunrise Christian Moved to the US from the Bahamas at the age of 13 Nicknamed Tum Tum by his mom after a character in the 1992 movie 3 Ninjas Originally was a track standout but preferred to celebrate with teammates so he switched to basketball Brother Laquan runs track at Arkansas, after being a three-time NJCAA National Champion Says he never has a bad day Owns the secondbest max vertical (39 ½ tied) and ranks second on the team with 20 bench press reps of 185 pounds (NBA Testing Standard) Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG In Has seen action every game, averaging 1.8 points while dishing out 4.3 assists (second-best on the team) in 20.6 minutes Registered one block and a triple in Big Ten opener against Nebraska on 12/3 Ranks seventh in the Big Ten in assists, dishing out 4.3 per game Second in the conference in assist-turnover ratio at 4.9 Led the Spartans in assists at Rutgers (12/5) with six Career... Appeared in 104 games, starting 65, averaging 2.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game In , led the Big Ten with a 3.3 assist-to-turnover ratio and ranked 12th in assists with 3.6 apg Recipient of MSU s Inspirational Player Award for the third straight year in the season. He then gave his award to Ben Carter, Gavin Schilling and Eron Harris, who inspired him after they all suffered season-ending knee injuries Nairn Jr. Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers Season & Career Highs Minutes 29 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Career: 37 vs. Minnesota (2/26/15) 37 vs. Minnesota (2/26/15) Points 6 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 13 four times (last vs. Penn State, 1/7/17) 13 two times (last vs. Penn State, 1/7/17) 2 four times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 6 two times (last at Duke, 11/29/16) 5 two times (last vs. Northwestern, 12/30/16) Assists 6 two times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Career: 12 vs. Wichita State (11/25/16) 8 two times (last at Ohio State, 1/15/17) Field Goals 3 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 6 vs. Penn State (1/7/17) 6 vs. Penn State (1/7/17) Field Goal Attempts 4 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) Career: 11 at Minnesota (12/27/16) 11 at Minnesota (12/27/16) 3-Point Field Goals 1 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Career: 3 vs. St. John s (11/23/16) 2 at Minnesota (12/27/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 1 three times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 5 at Minnesota (12/27/16) 5 at Minnesota (12/27/16) Free Throws 1 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) Career: 5 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) 5 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) Free Throw Attempts 2 two times (last vs. North Carolina, 11/26/17) Career: 7 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 2/23/17) 7 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) Steals 2 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 2 eight times (last vs. North Florida, 11/10/17) 2 vs Purdue (1/24/17) Blocks 1 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 3 vs. Illinois (1/7/16) 3 vs. Illinois (1/7/16) Nairn s Career Snapshot Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) 5 (4-1) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 1 (1-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 1 (0-1) Led MSU in Assists 1 (1-0) 20 (13-7) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /17 758/ / /18 523/ / /30 799/ / /0 185/ / TOTAL 111/ / /

16 13 Get to Know Ben Ben Carter Graduate Student Forward Las Vegas, Nev. Bishop Gorman (UNLV/Oregon) Born in Israel and has dual citizenship His father Mike was a professional basketball player in Israel when he met Ben s mother Hader Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG. In Made his Spartan debut against North Florida, playing seven minutes in his first official action since January Is averaging 1.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 11.2 minutes per game this season In Joined Michigan State as a graduate transfer Missed the season with a knee injury suffered on the first official day of practice Granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA in May Career... Spent his first two seasons ( and ) at Oregon... Sat out the season after transferring to UNLV... Avearged 8.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in 22 games in before suffering a season-ending knee injury on Jan. 30, Carter Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers Season & Career Highs Minutes 19 vs. Notre Dame (11/30/17) Career: 33 two times (last vs. Boise State, 1/27/16) 9 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Points 2 five times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 16 two times (last at Colorado State, 1/6/16) 2 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) 4 two times (last vs. Notre Dame, 11/30/17) Career: 12 at Colorado State (1/6/16) 1 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Assists 2 two times (last vs. UCONN, 11/24/17) Career: 5 vs. Air Force (1/16/16) Field Goals 1 four times (last vs. Notre Dame, 11/30/17) Career: 8 at Colorado State (1/6/16) 1 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Field Goal Attempts 2 two times (last vs. DePaul, 11/23/17) Career: 10 four times (last at Colorado State, 1/6/16) 1 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 3-Point FG Attempts Career: 1 three times (last vs. New Mexico, 1/12/16) Free Throws Career: 10 vs. Fresno State (12/30/16) Free Throw Attempts Career: 12 vs. Fresno State (12/30/16) Steals 1 two times (last vs. North Carolina, 11/26/17) Career: 3 two times (last vs. UCLA, 11/23/16) Blocks 1 two times (last vs. North Florida, 11/14/17) Career: 4 vs. Oregon State (2/28/13) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) 13 (0-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 3 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 2 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Carter s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 383/ / /5 318 / / /7 529/ / /0 101/ / TOTAL 93/ / /

17 14 Brock Washington Freshman Guard Southfield, Mich. Southfield Christian Season & Career Highs Minutes Points Get to Know Brock Growing up as a Michigan State fan, his favorite player was Gary Harris Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG High School Associated Press Class D All-State First Team 2017 Detroit News Class D First-Team All-State selection and Detroit News Second-Team All-State honoree Averaged 13.8 points and 7.0 rebounds, leading Southfield Christian to a 21-6 mark and a berth in the Class D state semifinals Assists Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point FG Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Steals Blocks Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 8

18 20 Get to Know Matt Matt McQuaid Junior Guard Duncanville, Texas Duncanville Sister Andrea previously played professional volleyball in Europe Father Rob grew up in Midland, Michigan, and was a two-year letterwinner at Central Michigan and Midwestern State Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG. In Has played in every game, starting two while averaging 6.9 points and 2.1 rebounds in 22.1 minutes Ranks sixth on the team in points per game with 6.9 Against DePaul, led all scorers with a career-high 20 points, knocking down a career-high six 3-pointers in just eight attempts. Career... Appeared in 71 games, including starting 12, averaging 4.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists Co-recipient of MSU s Best Defensive Player Award in McQuaid Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers Season & Career Highs Minutes 28 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 33 two times (last vs. St. John s, 11/23/16) 30 at Minnesota (1/2/16) Points 20 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 20 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 17 at Northwestern (1/28/16) 6 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Career: 6 at Rutgers (12/5/17) 6 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Assists 4 vs. Notre Dame (11/30/17) Career: 5 two times (last vs. Illinois, 1/7/16) 5 vs. Illinois (1/7/16) Field Goals 6 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 6 two times (last vs. DePaul, 11/23/17) 6 at Northwestern (1/28/16) Field Goal Attempts 9 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 12 vs. Youngstown State (12/6/16) 10 two times (last at Purdue, 2/9/16) 3-Point Field Goals 6 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 6 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 5 at Northwestern (1/28/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 8 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 8 five times (last vs. DePaul, 11/23/17) 8 at Northwestern (1/28/16) Free Throws 4 two times (last vs. North Carolina, 11/26/17) Career: 5 at Duke (11/29/16) 4 two times (last vs. Wisconsin, 2/26/17) Free Throw Attempts 5 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) Career: 6 at Duke (11/29/16) 4 two times (last vs. Wisconsin, 2/26/17) Steals 3 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 3 two times (last vs. North Florida, 11/10/17) 2 three times (last vs. Michigan, 1/29/17) Blocks 1 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 2 two times (last vs. Boston College, 11/26/15) 1 three times (last vs. Rutgers, 1/31/16) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 1 (1-0) 10 (9-1) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 1 (0-1) 20+ Point Games 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) McQuaid s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /1 553/ / /11 714/ / /2 199/ / TOTAL 78/ / /

19 22 Get to Know Miles Miles Bridges Sophomore Guard / Forward Flint, Mich. Huntington Prep Loves animals and has a cat named Calypso Played the drums when he was younger Lists Spiderman as his favorite superhero Enjoys music and likes playing 2K away from basketball Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG. In A Preseason All-American by the Associated Press Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year and a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team One of 20 players selected to the watch list for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award, and was one of 32 players selected to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List and was tabbed to the Naismith Trophy Watch List Named the Preseason Player of the Year by ESPN.com, CBS Sports.com and NBC Sports, the Sporting News selected him to its Preseason All-American team and Sports Illustrated lists him as the No. 1 candidate for National Player of the Year. Opened the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds against North Florida, marking the fourth game of his career Tied a career-high with four blocks against Duke (11/14) Leads the Spartans in scoring, averaging 15.4 ppg and sits tied for 11th in the same category in the Big Ten 14th in the B1G in rebounding with 6.4 per contest Ranks seventh in the conference in blocked shots totaling 12 In Appeared in 28 games, including starting 27, averaging 16.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 32.0 minutes Sporting News Freshman All-American Selected as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year by both the coaches and media, becoming the second Spartan to win the award since it was first presented in 1986, joining Gary Harris (2013) Second Team All-Big Ten, joining Gary Harris (2013) and Shawn Respert (1992) as the only Spartan freshmen to earn all-conference honors since Magic Johnson in 1978 Voted Michigan State Team MVP by both the media and the team NABC All-District 7 First-Team selection USBWA All-District V selection Recipient of MSU s Jumping Johnny Green Chairman of the Boards Award Five-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (11/14, 11/28, 1/16, 1/29 and 2/20) USBWA Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week (1/30) Bridges Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul DNP 11/24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers Season & Career Highs Minutes 37 vs. Duke (11/14/17) Career: 37 six times (last vs. Duke, 11/14/17) 37 three times (last vs. Iowa, 2/11/17) Points 21 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Career: 33 vs. Purdue (1/24/17) 33 vs. Purdue (1/24/17) 10 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 15 vs. St. John s (11/23/17) 13 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) Assists 4 two times (last vs. Notre Dame, 11/30/17) Career: 6 vs. MVSU (11/18/17) 4 two times (last vs. Wisconsin, 2/26/17) Field Goals 9 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 12 vs. Purdue (1/24/17) 12 vs. Purdue (1/24/17) Field Goal Attempts 17 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Career: 20 vs. Minnesota (3/10/17) 20 vs. Minnesota (3/10/17) 3-Point Field Goals 5 two times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Career: 5 three times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) 5 two times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) 3-Point FG Attempts 11 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Career: 11 three times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) 11 three times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Free Throws 6 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) Career: 7 vs. Wisconsin (2/26/17) 7 vs. Wisconsin (2/26/17) Free Throw Attempts 6 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) Career: 9 two times (last vs. Kansas, 3/19/17) 9 vs. Wisconsin (2/26/17) Steals 2 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) Career: 3 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) 3 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) Blocks 4 vs. Duke (11/14/17) Career: 4 four times (last vs. Duke 11/14/17) 4 three times (last vs. Iowa, 2/11/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 7 (6-1) 31 (18-13) Double-Figure Rebounding 1 (1-0) 9 (6-3) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 1 (1-0) 8 (6-2) Led MSU in Scoring 3 (2-1) 20 (10-10) Led MSU in Rebounding 1 (1-0) 18 (10-8) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 1 (0-1) 20+ Point Games 3 (3-0) 13 (7-6) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 1 (0-1) Bridges Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /27 895/ / /7 222/ / TOTAL 36/ / /

20 23 Xavier Tillman Freshman Forward Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids Christian Season & Career Highs Minutes 14 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 10 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Points 9 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) 4 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Get to Know Xavier His mother Tanya Powell-May played basketball at Michigan, where she finished her career as the school s all-time leading rebounder at the time Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG. In Scored a career-high nine points and registered five rebounds and three blocks against Stony Brook on 11/19 Averaging 3.4 points and 3.1 boards in 9.7 minutes Fourth on the team in blocked shots with seven High School Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Team Averaged 13.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 4.2 blocks as a senior, shooting 68 percent from the field Led Grand Rapids Christian to a 27-1 record and an appearance in the Class A state title game Tillman Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers two times (last vs. Notre Dame, 11/30/17) 4 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Assists 1 two times (last vs. Stony Brook, 11/19/17) Field Goals 3 two times (last vs. DePaul, 11/23/17) 2 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Field Goal Attempts 4 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) 4 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point FG Attempts Free Throws 3 two times (last vs. UCONN, 11/24/17) Free Throw Attempts 4, two times (last vs. UCONN, 11/24/17) Steals 1 two times (last vs. UCONN, 11/24/17) Blocks 3 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) 1 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) Tillman s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 87/ / TOTAL 9/0 87/ /

21 25 Get to Know Kenny Played three different types of saxaphone as a youth Would be interested in a career in advertising with Nike if he does not play basketball Enjoys golfing His father is his inspiration Favorite TV show is Game of Thrones Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG. In Has four points in five games while averaging 2.2 rebounds in 9.8 minutes Played a season-high 19 minutes at Rutgers, grabbing a season-high four boards and tallied two blocks Career... Appeared in all 63 games, including starting 14, averaging 2.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 14.6 minutes Started the first 12 contests of the season as MSU s lone post player in the starting rotation Registered a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Iowa (2/11/17), marking a career high for rebounds in a Big Ten game Goins Game-by-Game Kenny Goins RS Junior Forward Troy, Mich. Warren Mott Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook DNP 11/23 DePaul DNP 11/24 UCONN DNP 11/26 North Carolina DNP 11/30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers Season & Career Highs Minutes 19 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Career: 29 vs. Kentucky (11/15/16) 25 vs. Maryland (1/23/16) Points 4 vs. Duke (11/14/17) Career: 10 two times (last at Nebraska, 2/2/17) 10 at Nebraska (2/2/17) 4 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Career: 13 vs. Louisville (12/2/15) 10 vs. Iowa (2/11/17) Assists 1 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 4 vs. Purdue (1/24/17) 4 vs. Purdue (1/24/17) Field Goals 1 vs. Duke (11/14/17) Career: 5 at Nebraska (2/2/17) 5 at Nebraska (2/2/17) Field Goal Attempts 1 two times (last vs. Notre Dame, 11/30/17) Career: 6 two times (last vs. Northeastern, 12/18/17) 5 two times (last at Purdue, 2/20/17) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 3-Point FG Attempts Career: Free Throws 2 vs. Duke (11/14/17) Career: 5 at Purdue (2/9/16) 5 at Purdue (2/9/16) Free Throw Attempts 2 vs. Duke (11/14/17) Career: 6 at Purdue (2/9/16) 6 at Purdue (2/9/16) Steals Career: 1 ten times (last vs. Minnesota, 3/10/17) 1 seven times (last vs. Minnesota, 3/10/17) Blocks 2 two times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Career: 3 vs. Oral Roberts (12/3/16) 2 three times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) 2 (1-1) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 2 (2-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) 1 (0-1) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 6 (5-1) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 1 (0-1) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Goins Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 266/ / /14 639/ / /0 49/ / TOTAL 66/14 954/ /

22 34 Get to Know Gavin Gavin Schilling RS Senior Forward Chicago, Ill. Findlay Prep Speaks three languages fluently Born in Germany, raised in France, and moved to the US in 2003 Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG. In After missing the entire season with a knee injury, he returned to action in 2017, tallying six points and eight rebounds, matching the fourth-best effort of his career Sits fifth on the team in field goal percentage, shooting 53 percent from the floor and is fourth on the team in rebounding, averaging 3.9 boards per game Career... Has seen action in 109 games, starting 38, averaging 3.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and totaling 45 blocks Missed the season with a knee injury Schilling Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers Season & Career Highs Minutes 16 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 32 at Notre Dame (12/3/14) 26 vs. Northwestern (1/11/15) Points 6 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 14 vs. Santa Clara (11/24/14) 13 two times (last at Penn State, 1/10/16) 8 two times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Career: 11 vs. Santa Clara (11/24/14) 10 vs. Penn State (1/21/15) Assists 1 three times (last vs. UCONN 11/24/17) Career: 4 at Purdue (2/9/16) 4 at Purdue (2/9/16) Field Goals 2 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 6 vs. Santa Clara (11/24/14) 5 three times (last at Penn State, 1/10/16) Field Goal Attempts 4 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 10 vs. Northwestern (1/11/15) 10 vs. Northwestern (1/11/15) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 3-Point FG Attempts Career: Free Throws 2 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 4 three times (last vs. Nebraska, 1/20/16) 4 vs. Nebraska (1/20/16) Free Throw Attempts 4 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 6 three times (last vs. Penn State, 2/28/16) 6 vs. Penn State (2/28/16) Steals 1 vs. Notre Dame (11/30/17) Career: 3 vs. Wisconsin (2/18/16) 3 vs. Wisconsin (2/18/16) Blocks 2 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Career: 3 vs. Marquette (11/28/14) 2 six times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) 8 (8-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 2 (2-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 2 (2-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 1 (1-0) 5 (4-1) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Schilling s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /1 238/ / /33 659/ / /4 301/ / /0 101/ / TOTAL 109/ / /

23 41 Get to Know Conner Conner George RS Sophomore Guard Okemos, Mich. Okemos Lists Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as his favorite musical choice Favorite team is the Detroit Pistons and current athlete is Draymond Green Says his favorite meal is his mom s steak and salmon Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG. In Has seen action in five games this season Against DePaul, played a career-best 16 minutes, grabbing a career-high seven rebounds including five on the offensive end. Registered a field goal against Nebraska in three minutes In Appeared in 10 games, averaging 0.6 points in 1.2 minutes Recipient of MSU s Tima Bograkos Walk-On Award George Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke DNP 11/19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN DNP 11/26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame DNP 12/3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers DNP Season & Career Highs Minutes 16 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 16 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 3 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Points 2 two times (last vs. Nebraska 12/3/17) Career: 4 vs. Penn State (3/9/17) 2 two times (last vs. Nebraska 12/3/17) 7 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 7 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 2 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Assists Career: 1 vs. Rutgers (1/4/17) 1 vs. Rutgers (1/4/17) Field Goals 1 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 1 three times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) 1 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Field Goal Attempts 2 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 2 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) 2 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 3-Point FG Attempts 1 three times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 1 four times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) 1 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Free Throws Career: 4 vs. Penn State (3/9/17) 4 vs. Penn State (3/9/17) Free Throw Attempts Career: 6 vs. Penn State (3/9/17) 6 vs. Penn State (3/9/17) Steals 1 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 1 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Blocks Career: Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) George s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 12/ / /0 29/ / TOTAL 15/0 41/ /

24 Nick Ward Sophomore Forward Gahanna, Ohio Lincoln Get to Know Nick Played the drums in his youth Lists scary movies as his biggest fear Superman is his favorite superhero Once gave envelope of money he found at amusement park back. Last Time Out RUTGERS SEASON AVG In Averaging 13.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game Tallied first double-double of the season against Stony Brook, collecting a team-leading 22 points and 11 boards Third on the team in rebounding (6.1 per game) Third on the team in points per game (13.3) and is 25th in the Big Ten in the same category Tied a season-high 22 points in Big Ten opener against Nebraska Third in the B1G in field goal percentage at.647 Ranks tied for eighth in the conference in offensive rebounds, ripping down 22 on the season (2.4 per game) In Appeared in 35 games, including starting 21, averaging 13.9 points and 6.5 rebounds in 19.8 minutes All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors on Feb. 27, becoming the only conference freshman during the season to win the honor and first Spartan freshman to earn POW honors since Delvon Roe in 2009 Ward Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers Season & Career Highs Minutes 25 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) Career: 33 at Minnesota (12/27/17) 33 at Minnesota (12/27/17) Points 22 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 25 vs. Oakland (12/21/16) 22 four times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) 11 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) Career: 16 at Maryland (3/4/17) 16 at Maryland (3/4/17) Assists 2 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) Career: 3 vs. Oral Roberts (12/3/16) 2 vs. Rutgers (1/4/17) Field Goals 8 two times (vs. Stony Brook 11/19/17) Career: 9 two times (last vs. Wisconsin, 2/26/17) 9 two times (last vs. Wisconsin, 2/26/17) Field Goal Attempts 13 vs. Duke (11/14/17) Career: 18 at Maryland (3/4/17) 18 at Maryland (3/4/17) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 3-Point FG Attempts Career: Free Throws 10 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Career: 11 vs. Oakland (12/21/16) 10 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Free Throw Attempts 13 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Career: 17 vs. Oakland (12/21/16) 13 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Steals 1 three times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Career: 2 two times (last vs. Youngstown State, 12/6/16) 1 eight times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Blocks 4 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) Career: 6 vs. Northeastern (12/18/16) 5 vs. Penn State (1/7/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 5 (4-1) 30 (20-10) Double-Figure Rebounding 1 (1-0) 6 (4-2) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 1 (1-0) 5 (3-2) Led MSU in Scoring 2 (1-1) 10 (7-3) Led MSU in Rebounding 2 (2-0) 15 (11-4) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 1 (1-0) 7 (6-1) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Ward s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /21 694/ / /9 155/ / TOTAL 44/30 849/ /