EAST LANSING — Marcus Bingham Jr. reached the magical 7-foot mark during the offseason, and no one could have been happier than the Michigan State basketball senior’s mother.
“Because I keep growing,” he said with a chuckle. “I’m probably still growing.”
The biggest growth spurt coach Tom Izzo wants to see this season is in his forward’s play on the court. Particularly his ability to stay on it for longer stretches.
Bingham appears penciled in to start when the Spartans, unranked in the preseason AP poll, open the season against No.