ADREIAN PAYNE RUMORS
MSU Basketball: Tar Heels bully Spartans in their own backyard
EAST LANSING — It’s not every day that a Tom Izzo coached team is outmuscled and outworked.
But in first-ranked Michigan State’s 79-65 home loss to North Carolina on Wednesday night, outmuscled and outworked may be putting it nicely as the Tar Heels (5-2) completely annihilated the Spartans (7-1) in the paint, as they outscored them 44-28 and outrebounded them 49-38.
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Michigan State senior says freshmen hype "pisses" him off
Adreian Payne is arguably the best senior in the country. He’s averaging 17.2 points and 8 rebounds a game. Payne’s a major piece for the top ranked Spartans, but there’s one thing that irks his soul and that’s the media attention this year’s freshmen class is receiving. The most noticeable ones being Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Julius Randle. “Yeah it pisses us...
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Payne, Michigan St dominates Virginia Tech 96-77
Adreian Payne had a career-high 29 points and 10 rebounds, Keith Appling had 13 points and seven assists, and top-ranked Michigan State beat Virginia Tech 96-77 on Friday night in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
Gary Harris scored 19 despite shooting just 2 for 12 on 3-pointers and Branden Dawson had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans.
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MSU Basketball pummels Virginia Tech; Up next, Oklahoma
After playing down to their competition in each of their last two games, the No. 1 Michigan State basketball team (5-0) responded in a big way Friday night, pummeling the Virginia Tech Hokies (3-2), 96-77.
Senior Adreian Payne had a big night for the Spartans, finishing with 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks while sophomore guard Gary Harris, in the midst of a rough 6-19 shooting...
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MSU Basketball sneaks past Columbia, 62-53
Coach Tom Izzo gives some instruction to Adreian Payne (5) on the bench. (Photo by: Jon Coffey/isportsweb.com)
Tom Izzo walked up to the podium to conduct his post game interview. He notices that, unlike people do normally, there were no recorders set on the podium to record his interview. “I don’t blame you, I wouldn’t put a recorder up here either,” Izzo admitted.
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Michigan State holds off Columbia, 62-53
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Adreian Payne scored 26 points and No. 2 Michigan State avoided a stunning upset Friday night, holding off Columbia 62-53 in the final minutes.,
The Spartans (3-0) beat top-ranked Kentucky earlier in the week, and they'll have a chance to move to the top of next week's AP Top 25, but only after trailing for a majority of the second half against...
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Michigan State basketball: Spartans show they belong on national stage
At the press conference following Michigan State basketball’s 78-74 victory over the #1-ranked Kentucky Wildcats Tuesday night, a reporter asked Keith Appling to put this game into perspective. And Appling — who is turning into the player that championship teams must have right before our very eyes — said what you’d expect: “We didn’t accomplish anything tonight.”
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23 days ago
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MSU's Payne staying for senior season
Michigan State's Adreian Payne has decided to stay in school, making the Spartans one of the teams to beat next season.
It also might make Payne a top-10 pick next year.
The announcement was made Sunday just hours before the deadline for underclassmen to enter the NBA draft.
Payne averaged 10.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks as a junior last season. He produced more in...
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April 28, 2013
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Video: Adreian Payne Is Making A Difference Off The Court
Michigan State forward Adreian Payne has emerged into a key contributor for the Spartans. Not only is he a gifted basketball player, but he’s also a tremendous role model. He has struggled with a lung condition, the loss of his grandmother and a learning disability, yet he’s overcome all of these obstacles thanks to a little inspiration from a 7-year old girl with cancer.
In...
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March 07, 2013
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Michigan State's Adreian Payne fine after deer causes accident
Michigan State center Adreian Payne is doing fine after being involved in a car accident. He wasn't doing any reckless driving or driving drunk. The reason for the accident was a deer that ran into the road. A driver with the last name of Payne was involved in a car crash about 5:45 p.m. Friday while heading eastbound on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County, Ohio, according to...
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April 22, 2012
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