Ex-Michigan State PG Keith Appling Given 18 Months Probation After Heroin Arrest

Former Michigan State men's basketball player Keith Appling was sentenced to 18 months probation after being arrested in February and found with 19 grams of heroin, per Christina Hall of the Detroit Free Press.

Appling pleaded guilty to controlled substance-delivering/manufacturing less than 50 grams and operating a vehicle without a license on his person. 

Per Hall, the conditions of Appling's probation are that he is to "have no drugs or alcohol; be employed 30 hours a week; undergo outpatient or residential treatment; and have his license suspended for six months (restricted after 30 days for employment and probation), in addition to paying fines and court costs."

He will be allowed to travel if he can show "extensive proof" of playing basketball games overseas as his job. 

Appling, 28, spent four seasons at Michigan State (2010-11 to 2013-14). He went undrafted but had a brief stint in the NBA, appearing in five games for the Orlando Magic in the 2015-16 season. He also spent time in the Summer League and G League and playing overseas.

In 2017, he was sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty to charges of carrying a concealed weapon and resisting and obstructing a police officer following a traffic violation.