45 Denzel Valentine
	Class: Freshman Height / Weight: 6-5 / 220 Position: G Hometown/High School: Lansing, Mich./Sexton

The Word
Long, versatile guard • Possesses a high basketball IQ that allows him to be a playmaker in the open court, as well as the half court • Excellent passing and ball skills • Has the size to score in the lane and the post • Second generation Spartan that embraces the Michigan State tradition • Accustomed to winning, having captured back-to-back high school state championships.

High School
2012 Lansing State Journal Player of the Year • 2012 Associated Press Class B Player of the Year • 2012 Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News Dream Team honoree • Finished second in the voting for the Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award • Led Sexton High School to a second straight Class B Michigan State Championship in 2012, playing for his father, Carlton Valentine • Nearly averaged a triple double as a senior with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists per game, leading the Big Reds to a 27-1 record • Ranked among the top 100 players in the nation by Rivals.com (#81) and ESPNU100 (#98) • Rated among the top players at his position by Rivals.com (#15 shooting guard), ESPNU100 (#26 small forward), and Scout.com (#27 small forward) • 2011 First-Team All-State Class B selection as chosen by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News • Lansing State Journal Dream Team honoree • Led Sexton High School to 2011 Class B State Championship, the school's first state title in 51 years, tallying 17 points, six rebounds and three assists in 75-60 win over Muskegon Heights in the state title game • Averaged 12.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 5.4 steals and 1.1 blocks as a junior • Attended 2011 NBA Top 100 Camp • Averaged 10.9 points, 5.8 assists and 6.3 rebounds as a sophomore, leading Sexton to state title game • 2010 Class B honorable mention all-state.

Personal
Born Nov. 16, 1993 • Son of Carlton and Kathy Valentine • His father was a four-year letterwinner at MSU 1985-88 • Brother Drew is a senior on the basketball team at Oakland University • Plans to major in business.