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Jersey Number 11
Keith Appling
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Pershing
Bio
• Career Stats
• 2010-11 Game-by-Game Stats
• 2011-12 Game-by-Game Stats
• 2012-13 Game-by-Game Stats
• 2013-14 Game-by-Game Stats Finished career among the MSU career leaders in starts (T-3rd, 123), games played (4th, 142), free throws made (7th, 389), 3-point field goals attempted (8th, 413), steals (8th, 151), assists (9th, 465), free throws attempted (10th, 520), and points (18th, 1,509). 2013-14
Appeared in 35 games, starting 32, averaging 11.2 points, 4.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 31.5 minutes per contest • Honorable-mention All-Big Ten honoree • NABC Second-Team All-District selection • MVP of the 2013 Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic after averaging 20.0 points and 4.5 assists in wins over Virginia Tech (11/22) and Oklahoma (11/23) • Named Big Ten Player of the Week on Dec. 30, following a 27-point, 8-assist, 5-rebound effort against New Orleans (12/28) • Bob Cousy Award semifinalist, while also appearing on the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25, Oscar Robertson Midseason Watch List and the Naismith Award Midseason Top 30 • Co-recipient of MSU's Antonio Smith Glue and Guts Award • Led the Spartans in assists (4.5 apg), ranking third in the Big Ten overall and second in conference games (4.5 apg) • Ranked second in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio overall (2.1) and third in conference games (1.9) • Became the 18th player in MSU history to score 1,500 career points • Led MSU in scoring in nine games and in assists in 20 contests • Ranked second on the team in minutes (31.5 mpg) and third in games started (32) • Ranked fifth on the team in 3-point field goals made (34) and attempted (94) • Scored double-figure points in 19 contests, including seven games of 20 points or more • Scored a career-high 27 points on two occasions, including contests against Oklahoma in the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic championship game (11/23), scoring 20 of the 27 points in the second half and 18 in the final 10:01, and against New Orleans (12/28) • Other top scoring efforts include 25 points and seven assists against Portland (11/18), 24 points vs. Minnesota (1/11), including hitting 15-of-16 from the foul line and , and a dominating 22-point, eight-assist, eight-rebound, four-steal performance in MSU's win over No. 1 Kentucky (11/12) • Led the Spartans in points (20), rebounds (6) and assists (7) against Ohio State (1/7) • Led the Big Ten with four games of at least 20 points and seven assists and three games of at least 20 points, seven assists and five rebounds • Posted his only career double-double with a 10-point, career-high 10-assist effort against Michigan (1/25) • Averaged 16.4 points and 4.6 assists through the first 16 games of the season, shooting .500 from the field and .483 from 3-point range • Dished out nine assists at Purdue (2/20) • Dished out six or more assists in 12 contests • Ranked second on the team in steals (41), including two or more in 12 games • Recorded a season-high four steals against Kentucky (11/12), and three each against Virginia Tech (11/22), North Florida (12/17), Northwestern (1/15), and Iowa (1/28) • Grabbed five or more rebounds in seven games • Blocked a season-high three shots against Penn State (12/31). 2012-13
Second-team All-Big Ten honoree as voted by the league's coaches and a third-team selection by the media • Voted MSU Team MVP by the media • Shared MSU's John E. Benington Best Defensive Player Award with Gary Harris • Named a tri-captain by Coach Izzo on Jan. 20 • Only Spartan to start all 36 games • Led team in scoring (13.4 ppg), assists (3.3 apg), and minutes played (33.6 mpg) • Scored in double figures in 25 games, including four games of 20 or more points • MSU was 20-4 when he scored in double figures and 4-0 when he scored 20 or more • Led the team in scoring in 16 games • Ranked eighth in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4) • Only Spartan to average more than 30 minutes per game, he played 38 or more minutes in 12 contests • Ranked second on the team with 41 3-point field goals made and 128 3-point field goals attempted • Ranked among the Big Ten leaders in scoring (14th, 13.4 ppg), assists (10th, 3.3 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (8th, 1.4), steals (12th, 1.3 spg) and free-throw percentage (14th, .749) in all games • In conference games, ranked among the Big Ten's top 10 in assists (t-7th, 3.4 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (7th, 1.5) and steals (t-9th, 1.3 spg) • Developed a reputation for late-game clutch plays including scoring five points in the final 1:36 of a 67-64 win over No. 7 Kansas (11/13), scoring 16 of his game-high 19 points in the second half • In a 59-56 win over No. 11 Ohio State (1/19), he had a direct hand in MSU's final nine points, including scoring the Spartans' final six points • In an 80-75 win over Illinois (1/31), Appling scored 19 of his game-high 24 points in the second half, scoring or assisting on 11 of MSU's 14 second-half field goals, scoring nine points in the final 4:22; added a season-high eight rebounds against the Illini • Named co-Big Ten Player of the Week on Feb. 4 following his effort against the Illini • Scored a season-high 25 points against Tuskegee (12/15), hitting 7-of-9 shots from the field and 11-of-13 from the foul line • Scored 22 points against Boise State (11/20), playing all 40 minutes and converting on a crucial three-point play with 14 seconds remaining in a 74-70 victory; also dished out seven assists against the Broncos • Scored a game-high 20 points against Oakland (11/23), as his 3-pointer sparked a closing 15-1 run against the Golden Grizzlies • Scored a game-high 19 points in a 49-47 win at Wisconsin (1/22), adding six rebounds against the Badgers • Grabbed five rebounds in 13 games or more, including a season-high eight against Illinois, and seven rebounds against Michigan (2/12) • Dished out a season-high nine assists against Nebraska (1/13) • Recorded six games with six or more assists • Tallied eight assists and just one turnover against Purdue (1/5) • Ranked second on the team with 46 steals • Tallied two or more steals in 13 contests • Recorded a career-high six steals against Minnesota (12/31). 2011-12
Only Spartan to start all 37 games • Averaged 11.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists • Led the Spartans in assists, while ranking second in scoring and steals (43) • Third-team All-Big Ten honoree • Recipient of MSU's Best Defensive Player Award • Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in assists overall (3.9 apg) and fifth in conference games (4.1 apg) • Ranked eighth in the Big Ten in free-throw percentage (.788) overall and 13th in conference games (.785) • Ranked eighth in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7) overall and 10th in conference games (1.5) • Ranked tied for 15th in the Big Ten in steals (1.2 spg) overall and tied for seventh in conference games (1.4 spg) • Scored in double figures in 23 games, including four games of 20 or more points • Led the Spartans in scoring in six games: vs. Duke (11/15 - 22 points), Florida State (11/30 - 24 points), Lehigh (12/22 - 19 points), Indiana (12/28 - 25 points), at Northwestern (1/14 - 17 points) and against Saint Louis (3/18 - 19 points) in the third round of the NCAA Tournament • Solid all-around performance at home against Indiana (12/28) with 25 points, six rebounds and seven assists • Named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week on Jan. 2, following MSU's wins vs. Indiana (12/28) and at Nebraska (12/31), averaging 19.5 points, 5.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds • Led the Spartans in assists in 16 contests, dishing out five or more assists in 15 contests • Recorded a season-high nine assists against Iowa (1/10), while committing zero turnovers • Tallied eight assists against UMKC (12/19), and had four more contests with seven or more assists • Tallied two or more steals in 13 games, including four games with three or more • Led MSU with 134 made free throws • Other complete performances include 13 points, a season-high nine rebounds and seven assists against Nebraska Omaha (12/4) • Played with USA Basketball at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championships, averaging 4.1 points and 10.3 minutes per contest. 2010-11
Appeared in 34 games, starting 18, including 16 Big Ten contests • Averaged 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds • Shot a team-best .411 from 3-point range (39-95) • 39 3-point field goals rank third all-time among Spartan freshman, while his 95 attempts rank fourth and his .411 percentage ranks fifth • Shot .895 from the foul line (34-38), tops on the squad among players with more than 20 attempts • Recipient of MSU's Best Defensive Player Award • Scored 14 points in his Spartan debut vs. Eastern Michigan (11/12), ranking fifth all-time among MSU freshman debuts • Scored in double figures in eight games, leading the squad twice • Led MSU in rebounding in two games and in assists twice • Scored a season-best 19 points in MSU's 71-67 overtime win against Northwestern (1/15); his 3-pointer put the Spartans ahead for good in the extra period. Connected on 5-of-8 3-pointers against the Wildcats • Scored 18 points vs. Iowa (3/2), hitting 7-of-8 from the field, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, and adding six rebounds • Grabbed seven rebounds vs. Purdue (2/27), and totaled five or more in five other games • Blocked five shots vs. Northwestern (1/3), tying the fourth-best single-game effort by a Spartan and the most ever by a guard • Dished out three assists or more in seven games. High School
2010 McDonald's All-American • 2010 Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award winner • Averaged 28.1 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals as a senior, leading Pershing High School to Detroit Public School League title • 2010 Dream Team selection as chosen by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News • 2010 All-Metro and All-Detroit honoree as selected by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News • Participated in 2009 NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp • 2009 Associated Press Class A Player of the Year • Averaged 23.9 points, six assists and five rebounds as a junior • Led Pershing to 2009 Class A State Championship, scoring a state title-game record 49 points, while shooting 17-of-24 from the field, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range • Teamed with former Spartan teammate Derrick Nix to lead Pershing to state title • 2009 Dream Team honoree, as selected by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News, also earning All-Detroit and All-Metro honors • Averaged 20.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists as a sophomore, leading Pershing to Class A title game • Second-team Class A All-State selection as chosen by the Detroit Free Press, earning second-team All-Metro and first-team All-Detroit accolades • Third-team All-State honoree as selected by The Detroit News, also earning All-Metro honors • Ranked nationally by Rivals.com (38), ESPNU Top 100 (27) and Scout.com (45) • Among the top players in the nation at his position as ranked by ESPNU Top 100 (4 Shooting Guard), Scout.com (10 SG) and Rivals.com (11 Point Guard) • Played for Coach A.W. Canada at Pershing High School. Personal
Born Feb. 13, 1992 • Son of Tottie Collins • Attended the same high school as former Spartan All-American Steve Smith • Sociology major.
• 2010-11 Game-by-Game Stats
• 2011-12 Game-by-Game Stats
• 2012-13 Game-by-Game Stats
• 2013-14 Game-by-Game Stats Finished career among the MSU career leaders in starts (T-3rd, 123), games played (4th, 142), free throws made (7th, 389), 3-point field goals attempted (8th, 413), steals (8th, 151), assists (9th, 465), free throws attempted (10th, 520), and points (18th, 1,509). 2013-14
Appeared in 35 games, starting 32, averaging 11.2 points, 4.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 31.5 minutes per contest • Honorable-mention All-Big Ten honoree • NABC Second-Team All-District selection • MVP of the 2013 Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic after averaging 20.0 points and 4.5 assists in wins over Virginia Tech (11/22) and Oklahoma (11/23) • Named Big Ten Player of the Week on Dec. 30, following a 27-point, 8-assist, 5-rebound effort against New Orleans (12/28) • Bob Cousy Award semifinalist, while also appearing on the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25, Oscar Robertson Midseason Watch List and the Naismith Award Midseason Top 30 • Co-recipient of MSU's Antonio Smith Glue and Guts Award • Led the Spartans in assists (4.5 apg), ranking third in the Big Ten overall and second in conference games (4.5 apg) • Ranked second in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio overall (2.1) and third in conference games (1.9) • Became the 18th player in MSU history to score 1,500 career points • Led MSU in scoring in nine games and in assists in 20 contests • Ranked second on the team in minutes (31.5 mpg) and third in games started (32) • Ranked fifth on the team in 3-point field goals made (34) and attempted (94) • Scored double-figure points in 19 contests, including seven games of 20 points or more • Scored a career-high 27 points on two occasions, including contests against Oklahoma in the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic championship game (11/23), scoring 20 of the 27 points in the second half and 18 in the final 10:01, and against New Orleans (12/28) • Other top scoring efforts include 25 points and seven assists against Portland (11/18), 24 points vs. Minnesota (1/11), including hitting 15-of-16 from the foul line and , and a dominating 22-point, eight-assist, eight-rebound, four-steal performance in MSU's win over No. 1 Kentucky (11/12) • Led the Spartans in points (20), rebounds (6) and assists (7) against Ohio State (1/7) • Led the Big Ten with four games of at least 20 points and seven assists and three games of at least 20 points, seven assists and five rebounds • Posted his only career double-double with a 10-point, career-high 10-assist effort against Michigan (1/25) • Averaged 16.4 points and 4.6 assists through the first 16 games of the season, shooting .500 from the field and .483 from 3-point range • Dished out nine assists at Purdue (2/20) • Dished out six or more assists in 12 contests • Ranked second on the team in steals (41), including two or more in 12 games • Recorded a season-high four steals against Kentucky (11/12), and three each against Virginia Tech (11/22), North Florida (12/17), Northwestern (1/15), and Iowa (1/28) • Grabbed five or more rebounds in seven games • Blocked a season-high three shots against Penn State (12/31). 2012-13
Second-team All-Big Ten honoree as voted by the league's coaches and a third-team selection by the media • Voted MSU Team MVP by the media • Shared MSU's John E. Benington Best Defensive Player Award with Gary Harris • Named a tri-captain by Coach Izzo on Jan. 20 • Only Spartan to start all 36 games • Led team in scoring (13.4 ppg), assists (3.3 apg), and minutes played (33.6 mpg) • Scored in double figures in 25 games, including four games of 20 or more points • MSU was 20-4 when he scored in double figures and 4-0 when he scored 20 or more • Led the team in scoring in 16 games • Ranked eighth in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4) • Only Spartan to average more than 30 minutes per game, he played 38 or more minutes in 12 contests • Ranked second on the team with 41 3-point field goals made and 128 3-point field goals attempted • Ranked among the Big Ten leaders in scoring (14th, 13.4 ppg), assists (10th, 3.3 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (8th, 1.4), steals (12th, 1.3 spg) and free-throw percentage (14th, .749) in all games • In conference games, ranked among the Big Ten's top 10 in assists (t-7th, 3.4 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (7th, 1.5) and steals (t-9th, 1.3 spg) • Developed a reputation for late-game clutch plays including scoring five points in the final 1:36 of a 67-64 win over No. 7 Kansas (11/13), scoring 16 of his game-high 19 points in the second half • In a 59-56 win over No. 11 Ohio State (1/19), he had a direct hand in MSU's final nine points, including scoring the Spartans' final six points • In an 80-75 win over Illinois (1/31), Appling scored 19 of his game-high 24 points in the second half, scoring or assisting on 11 of MSU's 14 second-half field goals, scoring nine points in the final 4:22; added a season-high eight rebounds against the Illini • Named co-Big Ten Player of the Week on Feb. 4 following his effort against the Illini • Scored a season-high 25 points against Tuskegee (12/15), hitting 7-of-9 shots from the field and 11-of-13 from the foul line • Scored 22 points against Boise State (11/20), playing all 40 minutes and converting on a crucial three-point play with 14 seconds remaining in a 74-70 victory; also dished out seven assists against the Broncos • Scored a game-high 20 points against Oakland (11/23), as his 3-pointer sparked a closing 15-1 run against the Golden Grizzlies • Scored a game-high 19 points in a 49-47 win at Wisconsin (1/22), adding six rebounds against the Badgers • Grabbed five rebounds in 13 games or more, including a season-high eight against Illinois, and seven rebounds against Michigan (2/12) • Dished out a season-high nine assists against Nebraska (1/13) • Recorded six games with six or more assists • Tallied eight assists and just one turnover against Purdue (1/5) • Ranked second on the team with 46 steals • Tallied two or more steals in 13 contests • Recorded a career-high six steals against Minnesota (12/31). 2011-12
Only Spartan to start all 37 games • Averaged 11.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists • Led the Spartans in assists, while ranking second in scoring and steals (43) • Third-team All-Big Ten honoree • Recipient of MSU's Best Defensive Player Award • Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in assists overall (3.9 apg) and fifth in conference games (4.1 apg) • Ranked eighth in the Big Ten in free-throw percentage (.788) overall and 13th in conference games (.785) • Ranked eighth in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7) overall and 10th in conference games (1.5) • Ranked tied for 15th in the Big Ten in steals (1.2 spg) overall and tied for seventh in conference games (1.4 spg) • Scored in double figures in 23 games, including four games of 20 or more points • Led the Spartans in scoring in six games: vs. Duke (11/15 - 22 points), Florida State (11/30 - 24 points), Lehigh (12/22 - 19 points), Indiana (12/28 - 25 points), at Northwestern (1/14 - 17 points) and against Saint Louis (3/18 - 19 points) in the third round of the NCAA Tournament • Solid all-around performance at home against Indiana (12/28) with 25 points, six rebounds and seven assists • Named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week on Jan. 2, following MSU's wins vs. Indiana (12/28) and at Nebraska (12/31), averaging 19.5 points, 5.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds • Led the Spartans in assists in 16 contests, dishing out five or more assists in 15 contests • Recorded a season-high nine assists against Iowa (1/10), while committing zero turnovers • Tallied eight assists against UMKC (12/19), and had four more contests with seven or more assists • Tallied two or more steals in 13 games, including four games with three or more • Led MSU with 134 made free throws • Other complete performances include 13 points, a season-high nine rebounds and seven assists against Nebraska Omaha (12/4) • Played with USA Basketball at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championships, averaging 4.1 points and 10.3 minutes per contest. 2010-11
Appeared in 34 games, starting 18, including 16 Big Ten contests • Averaged 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds • Shot a team-best .411 from 3-point range (39-95) • 39 3-point field goals rank third all-time among Spartan freshman, while his 95 attempts rank fourth and his .411 percentage ranks fifth • Shot .895 from the foul line (34-38), tops on the squad among players with more than 20 attempts • Recipient of MSU's Best Defensive Player Award • Scored 14 points in his Spartan debut vs. Eastern Michigan (11/12), ranking fifth all-time among MSU freshman debuts • Scored in double figures in eight games, leading the squad twice • Led MSU in rebounding in two games and in assists twice • Scored a season-best 19 points in MSU's 71-67 overtime win against Northwestern (1/15); his 3-pointer put the Spartans ahead for good in the extra period. Connected on 5-of-8 3-pointers against the Wildcats • Scored 18 points vs. Iowa (3/2), hitting 7-of-8 from the field, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, and adding six rebounds • Grabbed seven rebounds vs. Purdue (2/27), and totaled five or more in five other games • Blocked five shots vs. Northwestern (1/3), tying the fourth-best single-game effort by a Spartan and the most ever by a guard • Dished out three assists or more in seven games. High School
2010 McDonald's All-American • 2010 Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award winner • Averaged 28.1 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals as a senior, leading Pershing High School to Detroit Public School League title • 2010 Dream Team selection as chosen by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News • 2010 All-Metro and All-Detroit honoree as selected by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News • Participated in 2009 NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp • 2009 Associated Press Class A Player of the Year • Averaged 23.9 points, six assists and five rebounds as a junior • Led Pershing to 2009 Class A State Championship, scoring a state title-game record 49 points, while shooting 17-of-24 from the field, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range • Teamed with former Spartan teammate Derrick Nix to lead Pershing to state title • 2009 Dream Team honoree, as selected by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News, also earning All-Detroit and All-Metro honors • Averaged 20.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists as a sophomore, leading Pershing to Class A title game • Second-team Class A All-State selection as chosen by the Detroit Free Press, earning second-team All-Metro and first-team All-Detroit accolades • Third-team All-State honoree as selected by The Detroit News, also earning All-Metro honors • Ranked nationally by Rivals.com (38), ESPNU Top 100 (27) and Scout.com (45) • Among the top players in the nation at his position as ranked by ESPNU Top 100 (4 Shooting Guard), Scout.com (10 SG) and Rivals.com (11 Point Guard) • Played for Coach A.W. Canada at Pershing High School. Personal
Born Feb. 13, 1992 • Son of Tottie Collins • Attended the same high school as former Spartan All-American Steve Smith • Sociology major.
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