NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 15: Miles Bridges #22 of the Michigan State Spartans goes up for a dunk in the second half during the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Potential top 10 draft pick returning to lineup this week

The team needs him too.

Michigan State has not looked great at times this season with a 10-5 record, but four of their five losses have come to ranked teams. The only exception was against Northeastern and that came without the Spartans' best player in Miles Bridges. He's missed the last seven games with an ankle injury and was averaging 16.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game before playing his last game of the 2016 calendar year against Duke in a loss.

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It looks like 2017 is about to get a whole lot better for MSU and for Bridges as he is set to make a return to the lineup.

The Spartans will enjoy having the high-flying and super athletic Bridges back. He's expected to go in the top 10 of the 2017 NBA Draft and will have most of the conference slate to prove why.