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Cassius Winston and the quest for Michigan State basketball glory

Coming off Final Four run, Michigan State using last year's experience to motivate them for more this season. Filmed at media day Oct. 15, 2019.

EAST LANSING — In many ways, Cassius Winston’s introduction to the national stage came on the grand stage in Manhattan. In the second game of his Michigan State basketball career.

It was Nov. 15, 2106, in the Champions Classic, and Winston was coming of a scoreless, 10-minute debut against Arizona in Hawaii. Undaunted by the venue, unfazed by the opponent , he came off the bench against Kentucky at Madison Square Garden and made an immediate impact before the New York crowd and national TV audience.