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Moneyball Pro-Am summer basketball league 2024 rosters, MSU player pairings, schedule and storylines

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Moneyball Pro-Am summer basketball league 2024 rosters, MSU player pairings, schedule and storylines

The 19th edition of Lansing’s Moneyball Pro-Am summer basketball league tips off this Tuesday at Holt High School, once again featuring Michigan State’s roster, along with players from Central Michigan and others.

The six-team league runs Tuesday and Thursday evenings through Aug. 1 — with no games July 2 and July 4 for the Fourth of July holiday. Games start at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. each night. Admission is free, with donations welcome. The first week’s schedule is below. The full slate will be available by Tuesday evening and available for $1 purchase with a copy of the rosters upon entry.

The MSU and CMU rosters are dispersed throughout the league, two players from each school per team, with every scholarship player from the Spartans playing in the pro-am other than sophomore point guard Jeremy Fears Jr., who’s practicing but is working his way back after surgery following a gunshot to his leg last December.

Even minus Fears, there are a number of compelling storylines on the MSU front this summer. Maybe none at the level of anticipation of seeing the Miles Bridges / Cassius Winston freshman class in 2016 or last season’s heralded newcomers. But the mix of this year’s incoming freshmen — guards Jase Richardson and Kur Teng and big man Jesse McCulloch — coupled with two incoming transfers, wing Frankie Fidler and center Szymon Zapala, along with intrigue surrounding MSU’s returning sophomore class, gives this summer’s pro-am as many different MSU storylines of interest as perhaps any year in recent memory.

What does a stronger, more seasoned Xavier Booker look like? A Coen Carr dunk-fest is always welcome, but are there signs of growth elsewhere in his game? This is a first glance at Fidler, who’s expected play a large role this MSU season. A first look at Zapala, too, and a chance to see him next to MSU’s other centers. Two years ago at the Moneyball Pro-Am it was obvious that Carson Cooper wasn’t just some project. We’ll get a feel for Zapala — and MSU’s other big guys. Jaxon Kohler was among the stories of the summer last year, before a foot injury in the fall. Does he look primed for a good season again?

Elsewhere, CMU’s roster is taking part, including returning leading scorer Anthony Pritchard. Grand Valley State has a few players on rosters, too, along with several overseas pros and familiar local names back for another run.

Here are the complete Moneyball Pro-Am rosters and the schedule for the first week:

Moneyball Pro-Am 2024 Rosters

Team Case Credit Union

Name, School

Frankie Fidler, Michigan State

Jesse McCulloch, Michigan State

Drew Barbee, Central Michigan

Shaedon Simpson, Central Michigan

Deunte Phifer, Lansing Community College

Shane Ross, Toledo (2007)

Colin Jones, Olivet (2019)

Dee Roberts, Olivet (2019)

Marcus Moore, Wayne State (2018)

Team Faygo

Coen Carr, Michigan State

Jase Richardson, Michigan State

Damarion Bonds, Central Michigan

Hunter Harding, Central Michigan

Andrew Moore, Trine

Nate Tucker, Trine

Deleon Brown, Grand Valley State (2022)

Dre Dentmond, Dillard (2018)

JJ Droughns, Lansing Community College (2009)

Shamar Howard, Schoolcraft Community College (2022)

Derric Martin

Team Goodfellas

Szymon Zapala, Michigan State

Kur Teng, Michigan State

Brian Njanda, Central Michigan

Cayden Vasko, Central Michigan

Shamus Thompson, Grand Valley State

KK Brown, Grand Valley State

Myles Johnson, Black Hills State

Zavion McClendon, Concordia Ann Arbor

Maurice Benson, Indiana Tech (2006)

Diante Smith, Lansing Community College (2019)

Jeremiah Williams, Canisius (2015)

Team Motorcars

Jaden Akins, Michigan State

Xavier Booker, Michigan State

Armani Mighty, Central Michigan

Anthony Pritchard, Central Michigan

TJ Nadeau, Detroit Mercy

Rasheed Dyson, Great Lakes Christian

Darien Banks, Great Lakes Christian

Orlando Little, Davenport (2018)

Bass Ollie, Michigan-Dearborn (2023)

Brandon Suttles, Lansing Community College (2021)

Team Snipes

Tre Holloman, Michigan State

Carson Cooper, Michigan State

Mohammad, Habhab, Central Michigan

Kyler Vanderjagt, Central Michigan

Markeese Hastings, Robert Morris (2024)

Davion Boleware, Grand Valley State

Charles Turner, Grand Valley State

Forrest Buoyer Jr., Calvin (2021)

Ryan Franklin, Olivet (2021)

Joshua Mann, Community College of Rhode Island (2017)

Team Tri-Star Trust

Gehrig Normand, Michigan State

Jaxon Kohler, Michigan State

Jakobi Heady, Central Michigan

Quentin Heady, Central Michigan

John Sweeney, Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Ramere Draper, KVCC

Devan Wilson, Lansing Community College

Kameron Hankerson, Green Bay (2022)

Zander Woodruff, Lansing Community College

Joe Francis, Grand Rapids Community College

Moneyball Pro-Am 2024 Schedule

Tuesday, June 25

6 p.m.: Goodfellas vs. Case Credit Union

7 p.m.: Faygo vs. Snipes

8 p.m.: Tri-Star Trust vs. Motorcars

Thursday, June 27

6 p.m. Snipes vs. Tri-Star Trust

7 p.m. Motorcars vs. Goodfellas

8 p.m. Faygo vs. Case Credit Union

Tuesday, July 9

TBA

Thursday, July 11

TBA

Tuesday, July 16

TBA

Thursday, July 18

TBA

Tuesday, July 23

TBA

Thursday, July 25

TBA

Tuesday, July 30

TBA: 3 seed vs. 4 seed (playoffs)

TBA: 1 seed vs. 6 seed (playoffs)

TBA: 2 seed vs. 5 seed (playoffs)

Thursday, Aug. 1

TBA.: Winner of 3/4 seed vs. Winner 2/5 seed (semis)

TBA: Winner 1/6 seed vs. 6 p.m. winner (championship)

Contact Graham Couch at gcouch@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Graham_Couch.

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