Standing 6-foot-11 has its advantages, but weighing 235 pounds soaking wet with five-pound weights on both ankles does not. Marcus Bingham Jr. did all he could to squash redshirt talk on Tuesday evening as Michigan State beat Northern Michigan 93-47 in the lone official exhibition game.
Tom Izzo, like many Spartan fans, are worried that Bingham Jr. may not be strong enough to play college basketball just yet. There’s talk of using a redshirt on the talented freshman, which could give him a year to focus on his body and getting stronger, but his performance against Northern Michigan may have changed things.