Yahoo! Report: Payne coming back to MSU
EAST LANSING - Yahoo! Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that Michigan State junior forward/center Adreian Payne will return for his senior season.
Wojnarowski wrote: After laboring over the possibility of entering the NBA draft, Michigan State forward Adreian Payne has decided to return to school for his senior season, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
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According to Wojnarowski's source, Payne flip-flopped on his decision several times in recent weeks and days.
The deadline to join the NBA Draft is today.
Wojnarowski broke the news with this tweet at 2:30 p.m.:
Michigan State's Adreian Payne will return to school for his senior year, a source told Y! Sports. Midnight deadline to enter NBA Draft.- Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) April 28, 2013
The 6-foot-10, 240-pound Payne was considered a possible first-round NBA Draft choice for 2013.
Payne was Michigan State's third-leading scorer and top rebounder this season, averaging 10.5 points and 7.6 boards per game. He blossomed as a range shooter, hitting on 38 percent of his 3-pointer field goal attempts.
Wojnarowski story, which doesn't yet include confirmation from Payne or Michigan State, can be found here at Yahoo! Sports.