Video: Comp goes 1-on-1 with Kalin Lucas
AKRON � For the second straight year, Michigan State point guard Kalin Lucas is one of the college basketball players serving as a counselor at the Lebron James Skills Academy.
Last summer, when Lucas was invited to attend the Lebron James Skills Academy he was considered a young point guard with a lot of upside. This summer, Lucas is the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year and one of the more high profile college players at the event.
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On Monday night, Lucas and his camp teammates played a number of pick-up basketball games. Among the more intriguing match-ups for Lucas was a showdown between the Spartan captain and Oklahoma star Willie Warren.
Lucas also squared off against old friends and in-state rivals Manny Harris and DeShawn Sims. Lucas and his teammates lost by a point to Sims and his teammates. Lucas' team knocked off Harris and his camp teammates in the final game of the evening.
Embedded in this story is a video interview with Lucas conducted by SpartanMag.com publisher Jim Comparoni, who touches on a number of subjects with the Spartan point guard.