3 Spartans Earn All-Big Ten Honors
Michigan State men's basketball had three players who earned All-Big Ten honors at the conclusion of the 2023-24 regular season.
For the second consecutive season, shooting guard Tyson Walker earned a second team All-Big Ten selection by both the conference's media and coaches after leading the Spartans with 18.4 points per game. Walker added three assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game for MSU.
Walker is the only Michigan State player to earn a first or second All-Big Ten selection over the last four years. The Spartans' last first team selection was Cassius Winston back in 2019-20, and their last second team selection prior to Walker was Xavier Tillman, also in 2019-20. The four years without a first team All-Big Ten selection is Michigan State's longest drought under head coach Tom Izzo who, prior to this drought, had produced a first-teamer at least once every three years.
As for Michigan State's other honorees, two Spartans received All-Big Ten honorable mention: fifth-year season Malik Hall and senior A.J. Hoggard.
Hall enjoyed a resurgent final season in East Lansing, playing the best basketball of his college career through much of this Big Ten season. On the year, the fifth-year senior averaged 12.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, two assists and 0.5 steals per game for the Spartans. Hoggard, meanwhile, averaged 10.9 points, five assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game for MSU.
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