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Potentially losing Xavier Tillman to the NBA draft, Michigan State basketball will have to consider starting true freshman Mady Sissoko.
Entering year one at Michigan State, Mady Sissoko is hoping to accomplish something many can’t: start as a true freshman under Tom Izzo.
That won’t be easy, however. The Spartans are bringing back Marcus Bingham Jr., Thomas Kithier, Joey Hauser, Malik Hall and Julius Marble to the post. Those guys provide much-needed depth and range anywhere from power forward to center but a couple of them can stretch the floor as 3-point threats.