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Cassius Winston is now the first B1G player to hit impressive career points, assists milestone

Kevin Cunningham

By Kevin Cunningham

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Before the 2019-20 college basketball season began, Michigan State point guard Cassius Winston was widely regarded as the best player in the sport.

On Monday, the newest AP top 25 poll was released and the Spartans were ranked No. 8 in the country.

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While Michigan State entered as the No. 1 team, the Spartans have still had a good season to this point. And, there are many games to go.

On Sunday, against Michigan, Winston had the game of his career statistically. He scored a career-high 32 points to go along with nine assists against the Wolverines.

With that game behind him, it helped Winston achieve a milestone no other player in B1G history has:

Scoring 1,600 points in a career is respectable. Tallying 800 assists is an accomplishment in and of itself. But, to have both?

That just speaks to how good Winston is. Need scoring? Need a leader? Need a player to get into the offense? Need someone who can get others involved and make them feel good throughout a game?

You know who you want on your team. Tom Izzo’s got him.

Kevin Cunningham

Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.