Takeaways, notable quotes, from the first night of the Moneyball Pro-Am

The 19th Moneyball Pro-Am got underway on Tuesday evening at Holt High School, featuring six different teams that include two Michigan State basketball players on each roster.

The annual summer showcase will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays with games at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. until the final game on Aug. 1. There will be no games during the week of the Fourth of July.

For a full schedule and rosters of each team, click here.

Here are three takeaways from Tuesday’s first night of action at the Moneyball Pro-Am.

Fans get first look at newcomer Frankie Fidler

Omaha transfer forward Frankie Fidler made a big impression in his first appearance in front of MSU fans in Tuesday’s Moneyball opener. The 6-foot-7 wing scored 32 points for Team Case Credit despite a loss to Team Goodfellas.

Fidler scored the first 10 points of the game, which included two transition pull-up 3-pointers, a fadeaway baseline jumper, and one drive down the middle of the paint that resulted in a one-handed tomahawk dunk.

Fidler hit six 3s in total on the night and had one drive under the basket that resulted in a goaltending call, trying to hammer home a dunk attempt on MSU transfer center Szymon Zapala.

Michigan State and Team Case Credit Union’s Frankie Fidler, left, dunks as his MSU teammate and Team Goodfellas’ Szymon Zapala defends in the game on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, during the Moneyball Pro-Am at Holt High School.

“Everyone thinks about MSU basketball as being a family, and that’s exactly how my teammates have treated me so far,” Fidler said. “They showed me film and how I’d fit in with these guys and it felt like a perfect fit. I can provide that wing scoring. It’ll be a step up physically, but I’ll get prepared this summer for that.”

Fidler, who averaged 20.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in his junior season with Omaha last season, hopes to provide some needed offense with the losses of Malik Hall and Tyson Walker to graduation and A.J. Hoggard, who transferred to Vanderbilt. Fidler had other options in the Big…

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Author : Lansing State Journal

Publish date : 2024-06-26 04:44:27

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