Michigan State basketball center Carson Cooper is wearing a mask for the NCAA tournament after suffering a nose injury in the ...

In the team's last game against Purdue in the Big Ten tournament ... Zach Edey and hurt his nose. Because he needs protection for any contact, Cooper was fitted with a mask that he'll wear ...

Not big on tradition, I guess. He opted for a black mask, not large enough to cover his forehead or dip below his nose, like ...