Mateen Ahmad Cleaves (born September 7, 1977 in Flint, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player who played in six NBA seasons, and is currently a point guard with the D-League's Bakersfield Jam.
Cleaves is most remembered for his career at Michigan State University, Cleaves became the eighth MSU player to have his number retired on February 3, 2007.
Cleaves, a three-time Michigan State University captain, led the Spartans to the 20...
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Mateen Ahmad Cleaves (born September 7, 1977 in Flint, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player who played in six NBA seasons, and is currently a point guard with the D-League's Bakersfield Jam.
Cleaves is most remembered for his career at Michigan State University, Cleaves became the eighth MSU player to have his number retired on February 3, 2007.
Cleaves, a three-time Michigan State University captain, led the Spartans to the 2000 national championship, and was named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.
The school's only three-time All-American, he was named Big Ten Player of the Year twice, also leading college and conference in career assists with 816, and is Michigan State's all-time steals leader (193). In his final home game on senior night in East Lansing, Cleaves dished out 20 assists, breaking the Big Ten single-game and career assist marks. In that game, he and seventh-ranked Spartans drubbed rival Michigan 114-63, assuring themselves their third...
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