Michigan State will induct six new members into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday, Sept. 17. In the fifth of a six-part series this week on msuspartans.com, former Spartan men's basketball All-American Charlie Bell is featured.
Michigan State's all-time leader in games started, Charlie Bell entered MSU with a reputation of being a terrific scorer. Over his four years, the 2001 All-American developed into one of the greatest all-around players in Spartan basketball history, especially exceling as a rebounder and defensive player, and still holds the MSU record by appearing in 115 Spartan victories. During Bell's career, MSU won the 2000 NCAA Championship, four-straight Big Ten Championships (1998-2001), back-to-back Big Ten Tournaments (1999, 2000) and appeared in three-straight Final Fours (1999-2001).