0 Kyle Ahrens PPG RPG APG FG% MPG R-Jr. – 6-6 – 210 4.7 2.5 1.0 44.2 18.8 Strong, tough wing player ... Explosive athlete with high IQ ... Very good outside shooter ... Good offensive G rebounder ... Coming off an excellent, healthy summer after missing the 2017-18 season with a foot injury ... Scored at least four points in 18 games, grabbed at least two rebounds 22 times ... Suffered ankle injury in B1G Championship game. 1 Joshua Langford PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Jr. – 6-5 – 210 – Tri-Captain 15.0 3.6 2.3 44.3 28.6 Athletic wing who plays in full attack mode ... Solid mid-range game ... 12 games with 10+ points, seven G games with 4+ rebounds and eight with 2+ assists ... Sidelined with a foot injury and missed eight games before season-ending surgery was announced on Jan. 30. Foster Loyer PPG RPG APG FG% MPG AT A GLANCE 3 1.6 0.4 0.9 40.9 6.1 Fr. – 6-0 – 170 Tremendous feel for the game ... Gifted shooter ... Will need to learn to defend bigger guards ... A four- g time All-American and four-time Academic All-American ... Recipient of the Michigan Hal Schram Mr. 2018-19 RECORD Basketball Award as a senior ... Father, John, is director of scouting for the Los Angeles Clippers. PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 32-6 5 Cassius Winston Jr. – 6-1 – 185 – Tri-Captain 18.9 3.0 7.6 47.1 33.0 Great passing ability and exceptional vision combined with very good ball skills ... Talented point guard who can put points G on the board in bunches, but looks to get his teammates involved first ... 36 games in double figures, 20 games with 2018-19 BIG TEN RECORD 20+ points ... 17 of last 27 games has scored 20+ (20.0 ppg) ... 32 games with at least six assists, 9 with at least 10. PPG RPG APG FT% MPG 16-4 10 Jack Hoiberg R-Fr. – 5-11 – 175 0.7 0.1 0.2 100 1.3 Turned down Division I golf scholarship offers after being a part of back-to-back state championship G golf teams ... Son of Fred and Carol Hoiberg ... Father, Fred, played 10 NBA seasons and is the former ASSOCIATED PRESS head coach of the Chicago Bulls ... Scored first career points with free throws against ennesseeT Tech. PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 5 11 Aaron Henry Fr. – 6-6 – 210 5.9 3.9 1.6 48.6 21.9 A versatile player who is a strong finisher, can pull up and shoot from long distance ... Plays with tough- f ness and uses his athleticism on both ends, showing the ability to guard opposing wings and play in USA TODAY COACHES the post ... A phyiscally strong freshman ... A solid catch and shoot player ... Last 10: 9.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg. 6 13 Gabe Brown PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG Fr. – 6-7 – 210 2.3 1.1 0.1 40.0 7.7 Athletic wing who can score in a variety of ways ... Gym rat with a high basketball IQ ... Very good outside F shooter ... Tremendous passion for the game ... Grew six inches between his freshman and junior years LAST GAME in high school ... Came off bench to score 15 points vs. LSU in NCAA East Region Semifinal. W, 68-67, vs. Duke 14 Brock Washington PPG RPG APG FG% MPG R-Fr. – 6-4 – 185 0.4 0.3 0.0 20.0 1.0 Joined the Spartans as a walk-on prior to the 2017-18 season ... Excellent shooter with a good un- G derstanding of the game ... His brother, Bryce, is a freshman basketball player at Penn ... Scored HEAD COACH (YR.) first career points with layup and in win over Nebraska. (24th) 15 Thomas Kithier PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Fr. – 6-8 – 225 1.6 1.3 0.2 79.3 6.0 Smart, hard-working player with a high basketball IQ ... A solid defender ... Runs the floor well f and can be effective in the post ... Played 10 key minutes, grabbing three boards and scoring two ASSOC. HEAD COACHES points in place of Nick Ward vs. Ohio State. Dwayne Stephens 20 Matt McQuaid PPG RPG APG 3PG% MPG Sr. – 6-5 – 200 – Tri-Captain 9.8 3.0 2.1 42.2 31.2 Dane Fife Long, lean true shooting guard with high basketball IQ ... Possesses a quick trigger with NBA-plus range G ... Dedicated gym rat who is constantly working on his game ... One of the team’s best defenders ... Last 10 games, averaging 12.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.5 apg, 48.7% FG (38-of-78). 23 Xavier Tillman PPG RPG BPG FG% MPG ASSISTANT COACH So. – 6-8 – 245 10.1 7.3 1.7 61.2 23.8 Mike Garland Strong post player with great hands ... Excellent passer out of the post ... High basketball IQ with great f rebounding skills ... Excellent defender and shot blocker ... Tied his career-high 19 points vs. Duke in NCAA East Region Final ... Three double-doubles ... Averaging 12.8 ppg and 7.8 rpg, 59.7% FG last 10 games. 25 Kenny Goins PPG RPG APG BPG MPG R-Sr. – 6-7 – 230 8.1 9.0 2.3 1.3 30.3 One of MSU’s top defenders at both forward positions ... Combines great physical frame with great BY THE NUMBERS F athleticism ... Aggressive rebounder ... Has five double-doubles this season ... Career-high 17 rebounds at Louisville ... Last 11 games: 10.4 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 36.4% 3FG (28-of-77). PPG...... 78.3 30 Marcus Bingham Jr. PPG RPG APG BPG MPG Fr. – 6-11 – 215 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.4 3.5 SCORING MARGIN...... +13.2 A stretch forward who can handle the ball and play in space ... Has a 7-4 wingpspan, the longest FG%...... 48.4 F on the team ... Height and length make him effective around the basket. 3-PT FG%...... 38.0 40 Braden Burke PPG RPG APG FG% MPG R-So. – 6-11 – 235 0.6 0.3 0.0 40.0 1.4 FT%...... 75.2 Sat out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA rules after transferring from Robert Morris ... Skilled APG...... 18.7 f center with solid mid-range jump shot ... Good finisher around the rim. A/TO...... 1.5 Conner George PPG RPG APG FG% MPG 41 R-Jr. – 6-4 – 200 0.6 0.5 0.1 50.0 1.6 REB. MARGIN...... +8.9 Awarded a scholarship for 2017-18, after initially joining the Spartans as a walk-on for the 2015- g 16 season ... Excellent long-range shooter ... His mother, Cathy, is the head coach of the Michigan TO MARGIN...... -2.4 State volleyball team ... Graduated in three years, currently in grad school. SPG...... 5.3 Nick Ward PPG RPG BPG FG% MPG 44 Jr. – 6-9 – 245 13.2 6.1 1.3 58.1 21.0 BPG...... 5.3 Powerful, long lefty post who can create space and score with good touch on the interior ... Very crafty with both hands around the rim ... Excellent offensive rebounder ... Among the best in the nation at drawing fouls ... Sustained hairline f fracture in left hand against Ohio State (2/17) and had surgery; missed five games, returned vs. OSU (3/15).