Spartans Named Preseason No. 1 By The Sporting News - Michigan State University Athletics

Maurice Ager and Shannon Brown are on the cover of the Nov. 18 issue of The Sporting News.

Spartans Named Preseason No. 1 By The Sporting News

11/10/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Nov. 10, 2005

EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's basketball team is featured on the cover of the Nov. 18 issue of The Sporting News. The Spartans are the magazine's preseason No. 1 team. The cover photo features senior Maurice Ager standing on the rim with junior Shannon Brown sitting on top of the backboard. The inside of the magazine includes photos of Ager and Brown dunking along with a portrait of senior Paul Davis. The Sporting News' senior basketball writer Mike DeCourcy conducted all the interviews for the article.

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