Quick facts: Michigan State
Mike DeCourcy
Coach: Tom Izzo (15th year)
Last season's record: 31-7
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We arrive in the final season of Raymar Morgan's college career still not quite certain if he's an undersized power forward or a muscular small forward, if he's a star or a supporting player. Some uncertainty results from the illness that tore through his junior season; he was diagnosed at various times with an upper respiratory infection, mono, walking pneumonia. He never was the same player once the season reached February, and it was remarkable that MSU could reach the Final Four with such an important component no longer reaching peak performance. Let's consider a healthy Morgan, though. The player who began last season with three 20-plus scoring performances in his first four games is the same one who had five single-figure games in his first 11. He has uncommon skill, though, for a player who is 6-8, 230. Michigan State will be ...
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