2010-11

Appeared in 34 games, starting six ... Averaged 2.5 points and 2.4 rebounds ... Third on the squad with 28 blocks, the second-highest single-season total for a Spartan freshman ... Led MSU in rebounding in two games ... Started the final four contests of the season ... Made his first career start vs. Texas (12/22) ... Totaled 10 points and seven rebounds in his Spartan debut vs. Eastern Michigan (11/12) ... Equaled season high with 10 points at Ohio State (2/15) ... Scored eight points vs. Iowa (3/2), adding six rebounds ... Grabbed six rebounds or more in five games, including two contests with seven rebounds ... Blocked three shots at Minnesota (2/22), and had seven games with two blocks or more.

HIGH SCHOOL

Led Jefferson High School to Division IV state championship ... 2010 First-Team Division IV All-State ... 2010 Ohio Division IV Player of the Year ... Averaged 15.6 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots as a senior ... Averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks as a junior ... Shot 53 percent from the field • Helped lead Jefferson to a 19-5 record ... Named first-team All-Area in Division IV by the Dayton Daily News ... 2009 special mention All-State honoree ... One of 16 participants at Amare Stoudemire Skills Academy, a skills camp for the nation’s elite prep big men ... Participated in the 2009 Lebron James Skills Academy ... One of 30 prep players selected to participate in the 2009 Nike Global Challenge in August, where he teamed with Spartan teammate Russell Byrd on Team USA Midwest ... Attended 2009 NBA Players AssociationTop 100 Camp ... Played AAU with All-Ohio Red 17 & Under, capturing the Boo Williams Invite over the 2009 Easter weekend ... First Dayton-area Spartan since Andre Hutson (Trotwood-Madison) ... Averaged 15.4 points as a sophomore • Named first-team All-Area in Division IV by the Dayton Daily News ... 2008 second-team All-State honore ... Ranked nationally by Scout.com (17), Rivals.com (20), ESPNU Top 100 (26) ... Among the top players in the nation at his position as ranked by Rivals.com (3 Center), Scout.com (5 C) and ESPNU Top 100 (9 Power Forward) ... Played for Coach Art Winston at Jefferson Township High School.

Personal

Born Feb. 19, 1991 ... Son of Thomas Payne and Gloria Lewis ... Raised by his grandmother Mary Lewis ... Marketing major.