Keith Appling

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Keith Appling
No. 11 – Michigan State Spartans
Position Point guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1992-02-13) February 13, 1992
Detroit, Michigan
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Pershing (Detroit, Michigan)
College Michigan State (2010–present)
Career highlights and awards

Keith Appling (born February 13, 1992) is a college basketball player for Michigan State University.[1]

High school career

Appling played high school basketball at Pershing High School in Detroit. In 2009, as a junior, he led his team to win the Michigan High School Athletic Association Class A Basketball Championship.[2] During the title game he set a MHSAA Championship Game Record by scoring 49 points.[3] The next year, as a senior, he was the Mr. Basketball of Michigan award winner.[4] At the end of his high school career he was considered a high level recruit and was the 34th ranked player using the RSCI (Recruiting Services Consensus Index) rankings [5] In his senior campaign, Appling averaged 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.[6] He was selected to play in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during which he scored 10 points.[7]

College career

As a freshman at MSU Keith averaged 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, while shooting over 41% from 3 point range.[8] In his sophomore year Keith averaged 11.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game. He earned 3rd Team All-Big Ten honors while leading the Spartans to the Big Ten regular season and tournament championship. [9] In his Junior year he started every game and lead the Spartans in scoring with 13.4 points a game and assists with 3.3 a game while earning 2nd Team All-Big Ten honors. [10] On the second game of his senior season, he scored 20 points, grabbed 8 rebounds,and dished 8 assists en route to a 78-74 Spartan victory over the then number 1 ranked Kentucky.

References

  1. ↑ Player Profile: Keith Appling
  2. ↑ 2009 State Title
  3. ↑ Points Record
  4. ↑ Mr. Basketball
  5. ↑ RSCI
  6. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2010/03/keith_appling_wins_lopsided_mr.html
  7. ↑ 2010 Box Score
  8. ↑ Keith Appling Freshman
  9. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/B1GMBB12Awards.pdf
  10. ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/51546/keith-appling
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