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Michigan State Basketball: Ideal starting 5 for 2021 Big Ten Tournament

By Connor Muldowney

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - FEBRUARY 25: Rocket Watts #2 and Aaron Henry #0 of the Michigan State Spartans walk onto the court after a time out in the first half of the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Breslin Center on February 25, 2021 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - FEBRUARY 25: Rocket Watts #2 and Aaron Henry #0 of the Michigan State Spartans walk onto the court after a time out in the first half of the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Breslin Center on February 25, 2021 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /
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BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 20: Aaron Henry #0 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates during the 78-71 win over the Indiana Hoosiers at Assembly Hall on February 20, 2021 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 20: Aaron Henry #0 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates during the 78-71 win over the Indiana Hoosiers at Assembly Hall on February 20, 2021 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

What a shocker, right? Aaron Henry has been playing the best basketball of his career over the past seven, or so, games and he was just named the Big Ten Player of the Week.

Just look at these numbers during Michigan State’s hot streak:

Those would be Big Ten Player of the Year numbers had he been playing like this all season. He’s having one of the best stretches of his career and has put Michigan State on his back all the way to the NCAA Tournament.

Michigan State was dead in the water a couple of weeks ago and then Henry stepped up, took over as the leader of the team and led the Spartans to a 5-2 stretch and three wins over top-five teams.

Henry has been shooting the ball well, taking smart shots, playing great defense and making smart plays. He’s been doing a little of everything while going on spurts of scoring runs of his own (like he did to lead MSU past Indiana).

Michigan State goes as Henry goes and right now, that’s a good sign.

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