Keith Appling is a college basketball player for Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

. He is listed as a 6'1" guard.

High school career

Keith Appling played high school basketball at Detroit Pershing High School. In 2009, as a junior, he led his team to win the Michigan High School Athletic Association

Michigan High School Athletic Association

-About:The Michigan High School Athletic Association is a service organization for high school sports in Michigan and is headquartered in East Lansing...

 Class A Basketball Championship. During the title game he set a MHSAA Championship Game Record by scoring 49 points. The next year, as a senior, he was the Mr. Basketball of Michigan

Mr. Basketball of Michigan

Each year the Hal Schram Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Michigan...

 award winner. At the end of his high school career he was considered a high level recruit and was the 34th ranked player using the RSCI (Recruiting Services Consensus Index) rankings He was selected to play in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

2010 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

The 2010 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, home of the Ohio State Buckeyes. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly-recruited high school boys graduating in 2010...

during which he scored 10 points.

College career

As a freshman at MSU Keith averaged 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, while shooting over 40% from 3 point range.