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Newsstand: Dusty May weighs in on Michigan, MSU at top of Big Ten

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The Michigan Wolverines and rival Michigan State Spartans are considered two fo th teams to beat in the Big Ten this men’s basketball season with each sitting at 5-0 in conference play to start the year. The two could be on a crash course with postseason implications this year, but head coach Dusty May is paying no more attention to them than anyone else.

That said, he does think one of the best rivalries in the nation can add some juice to the sport.

“We keep an eye on every one of the Big Ten,” May said. “Obviously, we bump into them, and … we hear about them a lot, and they’re obviously playing at a high, high level right now. So we’re going to hear about them more. We think it’s better for college basketball when we’re both sitting at the top of the standings, and as long as we’re up there, we don’t really care where the Spartans are. But I think it adds more interest to the game. It’s good for the state of basketball in Michigan. 

“It’s good for the young players to come to games where there’s such an environment. So all those things are healthy, but me personally, I think (to think) about Michigan State right now we have so many games that we have to focus on. Minnesota, and then turn the page to Northwestern and then turn the page to Purdue after that. But all focus is on Minnesota right now.”

Michigan’s game against Minnesota tips off at 7 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1 on Thursday night.

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“Michigan speaks for itself — just the identity and program that it has been,” Keene said. “Michigan is one of those programs that’s always going to be in contention for a national championship regardless of what happened the year prior. Coach (Chip) Lindsey being here and the prior relationship I had with him was very appealing to me. It was a good situation for both parties. They had what I was looking for — a chance to compete for the starting job and play some big-time football. They were looking for a veteran guy with one year left, so it all aligned. It felt like home on my visit. I wanted to get it done, so I made the commitment.”

– Michigan transfer quarterback Mikey Keene to TheWolverine.com’s EJ Holland

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