Michigan State center Szymon Zapala recorded a near double-double in his debut as a Spartan, posting 9 points and eight rebounds.
The transfer center totaled 9 points and eight rebounds in Michigan State's season-opening win over Monmouth on Monday.The 7-foot big man addressed the media after the game, discussing his experience in his first official game with Michigan State.Below is a partial transcript from the opening statement of Izzo's postgame press conference.
Izzo: "A year ago, we were 0-1, and now, we're 1-0, so I guess there's some positive things here. And actually, a lot of them I am reminded by my good friend Doug Herner who always says ' the ball doesn't go in the hole, nothing looks good.' I mean, the ball didn't go in the hold, and we had 23 assists and we shot 49%. So, there were some positives.
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