GREEN & WHITE BASKETBALLPhotos: The 'Flintstones'MSU's Mateen Cleaves (left), Morris Peterson (center) and Antonio Smith celebrate the team's win over Michigan in 1998.Rod Sanford/Lansing State JournalSnoop Dogg poses with Michigan State Basketball head coach Tom Izzo, former Toronto Raptor player Morris Peterson and and Pistons mascot Hooper during the Hoop 4 Water celebrity basketball game at the Dort Federal Event Center in Flint on Saturday May 21, 2016. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Morris Peterson Jr. Foundation for water relief efforts.Ryan Garza/Detroit Free PressFrom left, Charlie Bell, Andre Hutson, Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson celebrate the Spartans? come-from-behind NCAA regional final victory over Iowa State.Rod Sanford/Lansing State JournalMorris Peterson and Charlie Bell hug after the Spartans' national championship victory over Florida in the NCAA Basketball Tournament.Rod Sanford/Lansing State JournalA souvenir Kellogg's Frost Flakes box commemorating the MSU men's basketball teams' 2000 National Chamption. On the box in addition to coach Tom Izzo are Mateen Cleaves, Tony the Tiger, Morris Peterson and A.J. Granger. The box is in storage as part of the MSU Museum collection.Mark MayesMSU's Morris Peterson and Mateen Cleaves smile at each other and shake hands as time winds down in their victory Sat.Rod Sanford/Lansing State JournalFormer Spartans Morris Peterson, left, and Mateen Cleaves, right, in their hotel room, before Wednesday's NBA Draft.Larry Lage/File PhotoMichigan State's Morris Peterson comes down after scoring two points against Michigan at Breslin on Saturday.Robert Killips/Lansing State JournalMSU'S MATEEN CLEAVES, LEFT, IS HELPED UP OFF THE FLOOR BY TEAMMATE MORRIS PETERSON, RIGHT, AFTER A COLLISION WITH A PENN STATE PLAYER WEDNESDAY NIGHT, HIS FIRST GAME BACK THIS SEASONRod Sanford/Lansing State JournalMateen Cleaves,MORRIS PETERSON , back celebrate after Cleaves hit a layup shot late in the game to help bring the spartans back against Syracuse.Rod Sanford/Lansing State JournalA gathering at the Spartan basketball team hotel in Milwaukee of some of the player's parents who are following the team in the NCAA tournament,front row, left to right: Pat Klein (in grey), Jason Klein's mom; Dorothy Cherry , (in green) Steve Cherry's mom; Fran Cleaves (in cream,braided hair) Mateen Cleaves' mom; and Belle Bell (with glasses and headband), Charlie Bell's mom. Second Row, left to right: Morris Peterson Sr. (white shirt and cap) Morris Peterson's dad; Michael Cherry (GLASSES) Steve Cherry's dad; Deb Smith (in green leaning in) Antonio Smith's mom; Valarie Peterson (in white shirt) Morris Peterson's mom: and Charlie Bell Jr. (in green cap) Charlie Bell's dad. Back Row at upper left (green "S" cap) is Linda Morris, Andre Hutson's mom. WHEW!Rod Sanford/Lansing State JournalIndiana's Luke Recker (4) blocks a shot attempt by Michigan State's Morris Peterson, right, but is called for the foul in the first half of Big Ten action in Bloomington, Ind., Sunday, Jan. 24, 1999.Chuck Robinson/Lansing State JournalMorris Peterson and Mateen Cleaves celebrate Sunday's win.Rod Sanford/Lansing State JournalAndre Hutson restrains Mateen Cleaves as he questions getting a technical foul for excessive celebration as Morris Peterson (L) and head coach Tom Izzo look on.Robert Killips/Lansing State JournalTeammates Morris Peterson and Charlie Bell tend to injured Mateen Cleaves Friday night.Rod Sanford/Lansing State JournalThe Flint connection from the MSU Spartans are: Antonio Smith (L), Morris Peterson, Anthony Mull , and Mateen Cleaves (R).Greg Deruiter/Lansing State JournalPenn State's Pete Lisicky (L) tries to grab the ball away from MSU's Morris Peterson in first half action.Greg Deruiter/Lansing State JournalMiles Bridges, right, speaks with former MSU player and one of the original Flintstones, Antonio Smith, on Saturday.Kevin W. Fowler/For The Lansing State JournalMorris Peterson, Mateen Cleaves, and Charlie Bell, left to right, hug as the three celebrate MSU's NCAA regional final victory over Iowa State Saturday.Rod Sanford/Lansing State Journal- -Mackenzie Greer, 8, shows his "Flintstones" shirt with caricatures of the four MSU basketball players from Flint on it. Mackenzie was at the MSU/ University of Michigan men's basketball game. (JACK EBLING ASKED ME TO SHOOT THIS WHEN THE FLINT MOMS BASKETBALL FEATURE FELL THROUGH)Rod Sanford, Copyright 1998 The Lansing State Journal;YesFormer teammates for the Michigan State Spartans basketball team (near to far) Morris Peterson and Mateen Cleaves and Antonio Smith pose for a photo in support of the Flint water crisis relief effort before the game between the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Pistons win 111-105.Raj Mehta/USA TODAY SportsMar 27, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Michigan State Spartans former player Mateen Cleaves talks with Michigan State Spartans head coach Tom Izzo during practice for the east regional of the 2014 NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY SportsRobert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports23 Mar 2000: Point guard Mateen Cleaves #12 of the Michigan State Spartans slams chests with forward Morris Peterson #42 as head coach Tom Izzo pats them on the back after they came from behind to defeat the Syracuse Orangemen during the Midwest RegionaBrian Bahr, Getty ImagesMateen Cleaves #12 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates with head coach Tom Izzo in the final minute as Morris Peterson #42 gets a hug against the Iowa State Cyclones during the Midwest Regional Final of the NCAA tournament at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Spartans won 75-64 and advance to the Final Four in Indianapolis.Brian Bahr/Getty ImagesTom Izzo and Charlie Bell/File photoGetty Images5 Mar 1999: Antonio Smith #13 of the Michigan State Spartins jumps to shoot the ball during the Big Ten Conference Tournament Game against the Northwestern Wildcats at The United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Spartins defeated the Wildcats 61-59. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel /AllsportJonathan Daniel/Getty Images3 Apr 2000: Mateen Cleaves #12 (C) of Michigan State celebrates with his teammates after defeating Florida 89-76 to win the final round of the NCAA Men''s Final Four at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.Jed Jacobsohn, Getty Images