Michigan State's Tom Izzo looks back, and ahead
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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo says his next team has a chance to be pretty good if everyone comes back.
Of course, that's a pretty big if.
Adreian Payne might decide to go pro, and Izzo says he will do his due diligence for the 6-foot-10, 240-pound forward. Izzo plans to poll NBA teams to ask where Payne would be drafted in June if he chooses to skip his senior season.
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If Payne decides to return, the Spartans likely will lose only departing senior center Derrick Nix.
Payne, Keith Appling, Gary Harris and Branden Dawson would be the returning starters from a team that was eliminated by Duke on Friday night in the regional semifinals.
Michigan State (27-9) tied for second in the Big Ten and won two games in the NCAA tournament.