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Michigan State basketball's Jaden Akins joins March Madness list, but career was success

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Tony Garcia

Detroit Free Press

ATLANTA — The list is incredibly short, but just got a little longer.

Adreian Payne. Keith Appling. A.J. Hoggard. Malik Hall. Now, Jaden Akins.

There aren't many Michigan State basketball players under Tom Izzo who have stayed in East Lansing for four years without making a Final Four, but Akins became the latest, when his Spartans fell just short against 1-seed Auburn in the south regional final at State Farm Arena, 70-64.