5 Adreian Payne
	Class: Junior Height / Weight: 6-10 / 240 Position: C Hometown/High School: Dayton, Ohio/Jefferson Township

The Word
Extremely long athletic forward • Owns 7-foot-1 wingspan • Has skills to knock down perimeter jump shot - working to develop range out beyond the three-point arc • Can be a shot-blocking presence due to his superior length and leaping ability - stands just six blocks out of MSU career Top 10 • Effective in transition because of his straight-line speed • Owns improved post moves and ball handling.

2011-12
Appeared in 37 games, starting 36, averaging 7.0 points and 4.2 rebounds • Led the Spartans with 39 blocks, good for the seventh-best single-season effort at MSU, ranking tied for seventh in the Big Ten (1.1 bpg) • Ranked second on the team in field-goal percentage (.566) among players with more than 50 field-goal attempts • Scored in double figures on nine occasions, including scoring a career-high 16 points vs. Iowa (3/9) in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals and LIU Brooklyn (3/16) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament • Scored a team-high 15 points in 20 minutes on 6-of-6 shooting in MSU's 58-48 win at No. 3 Ohio State (2/11) • Led MSU in rebounding in two contests: vs. Duke (11/15 - 12 rebounds) and at Minnesota (2/22 - 5 rebounds) • The 12 rebounds against Duke were a career best • Added 10 rebounds against Texas Southern (11/18) • Blocked a career-best four shots in the regular-season finale vs. Ohio State (3/4) and again against the Buckeyes in the Big Ten Tournament title game (3/11) • Connected on his first career 3-pointer at Illinois (1/31) • Academic All-Big Ten • Recipient of MSU's Scholar-Athlete Award.

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 honoree • 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 • Interdisciplinary studies major.