How Dee Brown almost chose Michigan State over Illinois - and why his recruitment started a personal rivalry

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Dee Brown was almost a Spartan instead of an Illinois legend. Here's how his college recruitment sparked a personal rivalry for one of the best Illini players of the 2000s.

Dee Brown and Michigan State have plenty of history.If you ask the former Illinois star about the Spartans, he'll tell you about his performances against MSU. During Brown's time in Champaign, Illinois had 5-2 record against Michigan State."I used to give them work," Brown said. "Like, a lot of work."That's because there's some history there.The main reason being Brown was almost a Spartan instead of a Fighting Illini.

Instead, Brown went to Champaign and played for Self for a season before Self took the head coaching job at Kansas. Then, Brown played for Bruce Weber and nearly won a national title in 2005.In his Illinois career, Brown scored 3,624 points, made 598 3-pointers and played in 274 games. He was the 2004-05 Big Ten Player of the Year, the 2005-2006 Bob Cousey Award winner for the best men's collegiate point guard.

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