And the reason Tom Izzo has equated his young point guard to Michigan State basketball national champion Mateen Cleaves. Take the final five-plus ... The 6-1, 175-pound former five-star prospect from ...

it still feels like yesterday to Mateen Cleaves — the tears, the joy, the relief, the song. “That was the first time I cried and the tears felt good. I just felt like I was levitating,” Cleaves said ...

Mateen Cleaves, part of Michigan State's championship run 25 years ago, talks about March Madness and what it takes to win it all. Answer the poll shown with your prediction of the 2025 season.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- A haltime tirade by Mateen Cleaves got Michigan State turned around and kept the Spartans on track for a second straight trip to the Final Four. The top-seeded Spartans ...

Role: Chappell transferred to MSU after two seasons at Duke and was a key player off the bench for the Spartans. His 3-pointer in the title game against Florida soon after Mateen Cleaves left with ...

The Spartans won it all again in 2000, with Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson leading the way in a win over Florida. Michigan State also finished as a national runner-up in 2009, when it lost to ...

His 3-pointer in the title game against Florida soon after Mateen Cleaves left with an ankle injury in the second half helped sooth MSU fans and ... Clemente's name and his jersey No. 21 decorated ...