💚🏀 MICH. STATE GOATS – STARTING 5 🏀💚
Welcome to Spartan royalty.
These five didn’t just play the game — they rewrote it in green and white.
PG: 👑 Magic Johnson (#33) – The origin of “showtime.” Took a national title back to East Lansing before becoming one of the greatest to ever do it.
SG: 🗣️ Mateen Cleaves (#12) – The voice, the soul, the leader of the 2000 champs. He willed banners into the rafters.
SF: 🚀 Jason Richardson (#23) – Bounce like a pogo stick. 2000 national champ. Slam dunk king. One-man fast break.
PF: 🧱 Jaren Jackson (#2) – Shot blocker. Stretch four. Defensive anchor. A prototype modern NBA big — and he’s just getting started.
C: 🔊 Draymond Green (#23) – A walking triple-double with a PhD in trash talk. 4× NBA champ. MSU’s ultimate competitor.
⚔️ All five wore “STATE” across their chest like a badge of honor.
⚔️ All five turned East Lansing into a proving ground for champions.
🤔 Who’s your 6th man? Zach Randolph? Scott Skiles? Shannon Brown?
Drop your pick in the comments — and defend it like Draymond would.
Build the most NBA-ready starting 5 using only players who attended the university for at least one season. This isn’t just about college accomplishments — it’s about who would dominate right now if you dropped them into an NBA game.