This year, the top-10 Michigan State basketball team will have one firm candidate for the award, as senior guard Jaden Akins was included on the midseason trophy watchlist. Akins is having his ...

Akins, one of 12 Big Ten players on the watchlist, has averaged 13.5 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game on 42.7% shooting. He has started all 21 games this season.

Akins has helped lead the Spartans to an 18-3 record so far, with a 9-1 Big Ten record and a perfect 11-0 at home. A Farmington, Michigan native, Akins is the only four-year MSU player and has ...

However, one player has struggled in recent games: senior guard Jaden Akins. Tom Izzo expected a lot out of his senior, and he leads the team in scoring, but he has struggled at many times this ...

EAST LANSING — Jaden Akins stepped to the stripe, hoping to finish off Michigan State basketball’s game Sunday at Northwestern with a win. A 23-point lead had been trimmed to single digits ...

The Spartans' 73-51 win over Minnesota on Tuesday, marked yet another game where a player who wasn't senior guard Jaden Akins led the team in scoring. On Tuesday, it was junior guard Tre Holloman ...

EAST LANSING — Jaden Akins stepped to the stripe, hoping to finish off Michigan State basketball’s game Sunday at Northwestern with a win. A 23-point lead had been trimmed to single digits with under ...