Former Michigan State men’s basketball player Adreian Payne has passed away, according to multiple reports on Monday morning. Payne was 31 years old.
Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press confirmed the news after Jared Sullinger, a former Ohio State basketball player and friend of Payne’s, tweeted out the news on Monday morning.
Payne was a two time second-team All-Big Ten forward with the Spartans. He averaged 16.4 points and 7.3 rebounds in his senior year. He helped the Spartans win a regular season Big Ten championship in 2011-2012 as well as two Big Ten Tournament championships in 2011-2012 and 2013-2014.