Two of the more notable games on Friday’s college basketball schedule are taking place on an aircraft carrier and in a baseball stadium.

Michigan State University basketball coach Tom Izzo released a statement after the shooting death of one of his former players, Adreian Payne, in Florida on Monday.

The sports world is mourning after former Michigan State University basketball star Adreian Payne was gunned down in Florida on Monday.

Former Michigan State basketball star Adreian Payne, 31, was killed overnight in a Florida shooting, police said.

MSU basketball star Adreian Payne met Lacey during a hospital visit. They became close friends and the little girl who came to be known as Princess Lacey shared many special moments with Payne and the MSU team. More than 2,500 people filled the Breslin Center Thursday for a special memorial ceremony, which was highlighted by a video showing many of Lacey's special moments shared with the team. Payne spoke in a recorded tribute, as did Lacey's mother, Heather Holsworth. Those who knew her spoke of Lacey's love of dancing, her winning smile, and her lack of fear.