Michigan State Basketball: Top 10 moments from 2019-20 season

EAST LANSING, MI - FEBRUARY 25: Xavier Tillman #23 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates with Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans late in the second half of the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at the Breslin Center on February 25, 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – FEBRUARY 29: Rocket Watts #2 of the Michigan State Spartans shoots the ball against the Maryland Terrapins at Xfinity Center on February 29, 2020 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images) /

10. Rocket Watts’ banked 3-pointers vs. Ohio State

What a freshman season it was for Rocket Watts. The freshman from Detroit had high expectations, but started slow and it was due to a nagging injury. He wasn’t able to drive off one leg and wasn’t as explosive as he should have been.

Tom Izzo gave him some time off to rehab the leg and he came back at the end of December better than ever. He was a menace to opponents and his crossover was deadly.

Watts also learned how to hit consistent threes and was one of the more clutch shooters on the team — just ask the Maryland fan that screamed in his ear. When Michigan State needed some offense in the season finale against Ohio State, Watts was there and the bank was open.

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This was only one of his banked 3-pointers as he had two and the crowd went bananas. He obviously didn’t mean to bank them in, but when you’re on, you’re on.

Watts went on to be the best first-year player for the Spartans and you can bet there will be more memorable moments to come in the next year from him.

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