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France & Israel July 12 Switzerland July 13 Eastern Europe July 20 Northern Italy July 12, August 9 - V Renee Werbin, President 3508 Broad Street Chamblee, GA 30341 770/451-9399 888/541-9399 Toll Free 770/451-0970 Fax . Sports wanted a challenge. Two years ago, Ishbia entered Michigan State University's basketball program as a walk-on. The coaches gave him "preferred" status, so he was virtually assured of a spot on the team. But he had no scholar4iip, nor a guarantee that he'd ever see action. "But I decided to take a chance and play up here. I just wanted to live out my dream," Ishbia explains, "to play with the best players possible. And it turned out real well. I wouldn't trade it for anything right now." That's because Ishbia played a part — a small part perhaps — in the Spartans' run to last season's NCAA championship. After red-shirting last season, Ishbia saw his first college action this year. He played in 18 games, including brief appearances in the NCAA regional final at the Palace of Auburn Hills and the NCAA title game against Florida. He scored a total of nine points this season. Winning the NCAA champi- onship "was an amazing feeling," Ishbia said. "Weeks later, it finally hits you that you won the whole thing. I didn't play that much but with the team I was on, you feel like you're a part of it, and more a part of it than most teams. "It's like a family atmosphere. It was just amazing. I felt like I was out there playing the whole game when I just played the last 30 seconds." Ishbia's main contribution to the Spartans came behind the scenes, in practice, where he helped prepare the front-line players. "Most of the time I ran the scout team," he explains. "I would either be the other team's point guard or the other team's shooting guard and just imitate what they do and run their plays against our defense, just try to show them what Wisconsin or what Florida would do in the game. "So, with Wisconsin I was Jon Bryant, the shooting guard. I just ran off picks the whole time, making Charlie (Bell) or Mateen (Cleaves) chase me. And then I'd be a point guard another game and Mateen would guard me and I'd just try to run the plays." Going head-to-head with Cleaves, an All-American, was particularly challenging, Ishbia said. "It's kind of fun because I didn't have much to lose. He's supposed to go out and get me. But there were a couple days where I was on my game and he wasn't exactly on his and I got a couple baskets and started talking some trash to him." Even though Ishbia saw little game time, he was gratified that his teammates recognized his contributions to the Spartans' success. "It just brings me satisfaction knowing that, in some way, I helped out. The guys on the team, like Mateen, Morris (Peterson), they make you feel so much a part of it. It's not like I'm just at the end of the bench and I'm a second-class citizen. I became real close to Mateen through the year, and he's a star. What's he have to talk to some walk-on for? But he's real nice to me. He goes out of his way for me, like I would do for him." The playing time Ishbia received this season was also important, especially after he didn't play a minute during freshman year. "I went from being a star in high school to being nobody up here, just sit- ting at the end of the bench," he says. "I went from one extreme to the other. So it was tough. This year, at least, I got a chance to play in the games. I got a little gratification out there, rather than just in practice all the time." So where does he go from here? Will Ishbia's playing time continue to increase? "I really don't know," Ishbia admits. MSU is graduating Cleaves, its starting point guard. But a strong freshman class, led by one of the nation's top high school players, guard Marcus Taylor, arrives next fall. Whatever happens, Ishbia's primary goal is to help MSU win, even if that means helping freshmen like Taylor move up on the depth chart. "Anybody who is competitive would love to play as much as possi- ble," Ishbia says. "But I can help in other ways, so it's fine with me if I don't play more. I'd like to help out Marcus (Taylor). I'll probably help him learn the plays, because I under- stand that pretty well. "That's fine with me. But there's always a chance that I could play more. I'm going to just try to work hard and see if I can make more con- tributions." ❑ Ishbia's teammates recognized his contributions.