Gary Harris will return for his sophomore season at Michigan State.

Harris was projected as a first-round pick in the upcoming NBA draft.

"When the season was done, Coach (Tom) Izzo gathered a lot of great information and shared it with me and my family," Harris said in a statement. “After talking things over with my parents, it is my decision to remain at Michigan State.

"Playing in the NBA is definitely a goal of mine, and something that I've always dreamed of, but those dreams can wait for another day. I think additional experience and maturity will be huge in my development as a player.”

Harris averaged 12.9 points while dealing with an injury to his left shoulder.

Izzo confirmed that Harris will not need surgery during the offseason.

"He's been committed to his rehab and all indications are that he's making great progress," Izzo said. "There's no question that a healthy Gary Harris is one of the premier guards in the country."

Gary Harris and Adreian Payne chose not to request evaluations from the NBA draft advisory committee.

Instead, Tom Izzo is seeking advice from NBA decision-makers.

One scout said Harris "has a good body,'' for the NBA, but "he's been inconsistent,'' concluding that as far as this year's draft, "I'm not seeing Top 10 when I look at him.''

Tom Izzo thinks Gary Harris will return for a second season at Michigan State.

Harris had perhaps his worst outing of the season against Duke – six points on 2-for-11 shooting – while allowing 29 points to Blue Devils fifth-year senior Seth Curry.

"I don't know if it was the pressure of being home, the pressure of the tournament, but I love the kid,” Izzo said after the Spartans' 71-61 loss to Duke. “He's going to grow and learn from this. That's what you do. That's why this tournament is so brutal."

Harris hinted at a possible return.

"We've got a lot of people coming back," Harris said. "We're only losing one player, so we're going to have a talented team next year, so we're just going to get ready to put in all the work in the offseason and preseason."

Izzo indicated Harris might need surgery to repair a lingering shoulder injury.

"You have not seen the Gary Harris I recruited yet," Izzo said. "Now he performed better in some ways than I thought he would as a freshman, but as far as the aggressive, take-it-to-the-hole, go-get-a-rebound, we haven't seen him yet."

Trey Burke has been named the Big Ten Player of the Year, winning both the award voted upon by the Coaches and Media.

Burke was joined on the All-Big Ten First team (Coaches) by teammate Tim Hardaway Jr., Ohio State's Deshaun Thomas, and Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller of Indiana.

On the All-Big Ten Second Team by Michigan State's Keith Appling, Gary Harris and Adreian Payne, Ohio State's Aaron Craft and Wisconsin's Jared Berggren.

Oladipo won Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, while Harris won Freshman Player of the Year.

An altercation between Michigan State players Adreian Payne and Branden Dawson took place Wednesday morning at the team's hotel in State College, Pennsylvania.

A verbal altercation turned physical when they exchanged punches and shoved the other into a wall causing minor damage.

The police are investigating the altercation.

Both players will not start for Michigan State in Wednesday's game at Penn State.

The Big Ten ranks first in ESPN's weekly college basketball rankings.

The ranking is comprised of Top 25 polls and using computer analysis of the BPI.

The Big Ten has six teams in the Top 25 AP poll, four of which are ranked in the top 11 in the nation.

The Big East ranks second, followed by the Pac-12, ACC and Mountain West.

The Big 12 and SEC rank sixth and seventh.

Jabari Parker announced his college decision on Friday at Simeon High School in Chicago, committing to Duke.

Parker also considered Michigan State, Florida, Stanford and BYU.

Parker is the No. 2 rated prospect in the class of 2013 behind Andrew Wiggins.

Jabari Parker will announce his college decision on Dec. 20 at Chicago Simeon High School.

Parker will choose either Duke, Michigan State, Florida, BYU or Stanford.

“He mentioned that he wanted to do it that day,” Sonny Parker, Jabari’s father, confirmed to SNY.tv by phone after the news was first reported by Joe Henrickson of City/Suburban Hoop Report. “They play Monday, Wednesday and Friday so Thursday is a good day for him to make his announcement.”

Sonny said his son had visited every school officially except Stanford “but he visited them twice unofficially.”

Sonny also said he believes his son has made the decision but hasn't told anyone.

Duke and Michigan State are widely considered the favorites to sign Parker.

Parker is the No. 2 prospect in the class behind Andrew Wiggins.

While the details have yet to be finalized, there will be four simultaneous games played at Cowboys Stadium on Veterans Day in 2013.

The games will begin 15 minutes apart and be held side by side under the roof of Cowboys Stadium.

"We're going to squeeze everything into a three-hour time period," Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis said. "We're talking with eight institutions right now that have a very high interest and have that weekend open, and we're going to partner with the 12 [military] bases that are around Dallas, so we can make it a celebration for the guys at Fort Hood and others."

Michigan State will be one of the eight teams to participate.

Jabari Parker has narrowed his list of college choices down to BYU, Duke, Florida, Michigan State and Stanford.

Five out of six recruiting experts with ESPN predict that Parker will eventually choose Duke. The sixth expert predicts Michigan State citing its proximity to his hometown of Chicago.

Parker is the No. 2 rated prospect in the class of 2013 behind Andrew Wiggins.