Playing in Flint, with the name Mateen Cleaves, and wearing Michigan State shorts, means you're usually on a big stage.

Michigan State great Mateen Cleaves' son, Mateen Cleaves Jr., is a standout class of 2028 guard for Orchard Lake St. Mary's.

The Skinny: There is no more important player in MSU basketball history than Cleaves. His arrival sparked the beginning of everything that is today for Spartan basketball. It's best to quantify ...

Former NBA basketball player Mateen Cleaves was born and raised in Flint, Mich. He attended Michigan State University and was drafted by the NBA after college. Mateen had a seven year run in the ...

FLINT, Michigan — Flint native and basketball star Mateen Cleaves is bringing some friends ... in former Michigan State University basketball player Kelvin Torbert, Morris Peterson of the ...

Mateen Cleaves and Magic Johnson are ... all-time starting lineup of former Michigan State basketball stars is tough because several great players will be left off the list. The most-watched ...

Neither Cleaves, father of former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves, or his wife, Juanita, were home when the accident occurred.Officers at the scene said the driver didn't have a ...

As a Big Ten Player of the Year ... when you start talking about women's basketball ... the list goes on. Congratulations to all the other inductees, but Mateen Cleaves has always been like ...

Mateen Cleaves is a former college basketball player who is now a college basketball analyst for the CBS Sports network. You can watch Mateen on the Inside College Basketball Draft Special ...