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Michigan State's Kyle Ahrens tones build, comfortable with three-ball

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DIMONDALE – Kyle Ahrens looks leaner and more focused.

It’s only the Moneyball Pro-Am summer league, where defense and structure are seldom seen. But Michigan State’s junior swingman is down 5 pounds and playing with a renewed vigor after playing out of position last season out of necessity.

And he has a role model upon whom to base his newfound physical form.

“I’m just feeling right,” Ahrens said last week. “I had a meeting with coach (Tom Izzo) at the end of the season, talking about leaning down and everything.