Jackson Selected No. 4 in NBA Draft, Bridges Picked No. 12

Brooklyn, N.Y. - Michigan State freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr. was selected with the fourth pick by the Memphis Grizzlies and sophomore guard/forward Miles Bridges was taken with the No. 12 pick by the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Thursday night.

Jackson’s No. 4 selection marks the seventh time an MSU player has been picked among the top-10 all-time and he is the highest pick since 1979. Bridges was later traded by the Clippers to the Charlotte Hornets for the No. 11 pick.

This is the highest two Michigan State players have been selected since 1979, when Magic Johnson was picked No. 1 by the Los Angeles Lakers and Greg Kelser was picked…