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WATCH: Miles Bridges throws down huge dunk at pro-am

By Colton Wesley

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Miles Bridges #22 of the Michigan State Spartans dunks the ball against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Verizon Center on March 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Miles Bridges #22 of the Michigan State Spartans dunks the ball against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Verizon Center on March 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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Michigan State Spartans basketball player Miles Bridges showed off his hops with a dunk at the Moneyball Pro-Am in Dimondale, Mich. on Thursday.

Michigan State Spartans basketball star Miles Bridges threw down a massive alley-oop dunk on the first night of the 2017 Moneyball Pro-Am at Aim High Sports in Dimondale, Mich. on Thursday.

Bridges scored 33 points for his team in Thursday’s game. He wasn’t the only Spartan to perform well on Thursday, as Michigan State teammate Nick Ward, playing for the other team in Thursday’s game, scored 50 points.

Nine other current Spartans are participating in the pro-am, including returning sophomore Cassius Winston, senior Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn and incoming freshmen Jaren Jackson and Xavier Tillman. Current Cleveland Cavaliers and former Oakland Golden Grizzlies guard Kay Felder was also on the court.

Video from the Lansing State Journal

Bridges decided this spring to return to Michigan State for his sophomore year to play basketball despite being projected as a first-round pick in this year’s NBA Draft. He says he has lost ten pounds this offseason, reducing his playing weight to 225 pounds.

Michigan State’s 2016-17 season ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in March with a loss to Kansas. They finished 20-15 (10-8 Big Ten) after starting the season ranked #12 in the AP Poll.

Expectations are high for Michigan State in 2017-18, however, with the return of nearly every player from last year’s roster, including all four of their star freshmen, and the addition of Jackson and Tillman.

Rosters and schedules for the 2017 Moneyball Pro-Am can be found here. Admission is free.

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The Spartans’ 2017-2018 season will begin this fall and will include a matchup with Duke and the Big Ten Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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