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Michigan State welcomes Wood for 1-and-done stint
Posted: 10.18.2011 at 11:57 PM
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      EAST LANSING, Mich.  - Michigan State coach Tom Izzo says he
isn't fond of the rule that allowed Brandon Wood to be a
one-and-done Spartan.
      Izzo, though, is glad the fifth-year senior is playing for him
instead of against him.
      Wood transferred to Michigan State from Valparaiso in May after
earning a bachelor's degree. The NCAA allows him to play
immediately because he's pursuing a master's degree at Michigan
State in advertising, which wasn't offered at the Horizon League
school in Indiana.
      Wood says he chose be a Spartan over opportunities at Purdue,
Indiana, Tennessee and Florida State.
      The 6-foot-2, 190-pound guard will play right away. Izzo has
just two players who averaged more than 20 minutes a game last
season and seven Spartans who haven't played a minute for the
program.
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