Surgery planned, season over for Michigan State senior Eron Harris

Michigan State?senior guard? Eron Harris will have season-ending surgery on his right knee, the school announced on Sunday.

Harris was injured during the Spartans’ game against Purdue after he drove the baseline for a layup. He landed awkwardly and eventually was taken from the court on a stretcher. Harris returned with his team to East Lansing, but an MRI revealed that the senior would need surgery. The school did not disclose exactly what the injury was, other than to classify it as “significant.”

“We all feel absolutely awful for Eron,” Tom Izzo said in a statement released by the school. “As I said last night, I couldn’t ask for more than what Eron has given me and this program. Over the last month he’s grown even more as a leader and been an example to his young…