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CHICAGO -- Michigan State's basketball teams are predicted to make a nice 1-2 combo this season.

The defending league champion MSU men are picked to win the Big Ten, while the women are projected to finish second to Ohio State in both the preseason media and coaches polls that were released this morning.

Guard Kalin Lucas was listed as the men's Preseason Player of the Year. The junior averaged 14.7 points and 4.6 assists a game in leading the Spartans to the Final Four and national title game in April in Detroit. MSU finished the season 31-7 and 15-3 in the conference.

On the women's side, center Allyssa DeHaan is listed on the preseason All-Big Ten teams by both the coaches and the media. The senior, who averaged 10.8 points and is on pace to set an NCAA record for career blocked shots, helped MSU (22-11, 13-5) to the Sweet 16 last season and a second-place tie in the Big Ten.

LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe: Spartans picked 1, 2

#2 in preseason coaches poll. AP poll not out yet, but I'd expect the same.