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Michigan State basketball likely won't redshirt freshman Marcus Bingham

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo speaks to the media on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in East Lansing. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press

EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo knows Michigan State basketball needs its big men in abundance against No. 1 Kansas.

Marcus Bingham Jr. could still be one of them.

Izzo said he is “99 percent sure” he will not use a redshirt on the 10th-ranked Spartans’ freshman forward this season, which would make him available for Tuesday’s season-opener against the Jayhawks in the Champions Classic at BankersLife Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.