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Jaxon Kohler has started the past 30 games for Michigan State basketball after missing much of the 2023-24 season with foot woes.Kohler, who averages eight points and a team-leading 7.6 rebounds per game, is playing some of his best basketball late in the season.“The great thing about this team is that we’re always bouncing energy off of each other,” Kohler said.
EAST LANSING — Jaxon Kohler plays with the boundless energy of an uncaged new puppy, barking and bouncing around the court, excited to be doing the things he couldn’t a year ago after foot surgery put a leash on him.
Yet at the same time, the Michigan State basketball junior forward channels his enthusiasm through his howls and growls for another reason: to let opponents know he’s an alpha dog.
“My dad kind of explained it to me that not only are you giving yourself energy, you’re giving your teammates energy. And also, you’re kind of putting your foot down against the other team, showing like, ‘Hey, I’ve got the energy, don’t mess with me,’” Kohler said after practice Tuesday. “It was kind of like that tone. … ‘I’m dominant. This is my game.’”
Finally healthy, Kohler continues to help reinvigorate MSU’s post play as the seventh-ranked Spartans head into Tom Izzo’s 27th straight March Madness. No. 2 seed MSU (27-6) takes on 15-seed Bryant (23-11) in the first round of the NCAA tournament South region Friday night in Cleveland. Tipoff is 10 p.m. (TBS) at Rocket Arena.
A year ago, the 6-foot-9, 240-pound Utah native missed the Spartans’ first 14 games after his October 2023 foot surgery and December reaggravation of the injury. He didn’t return until early January 2024 and struggled to find the deft footwork in the…
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