Michigan State men's basketball has claimed two Gatorade national players of the year as part of its 2021 recruiting class, and Michigan has one.
The Gatorade boys basketball player of the year for the state of Michigan is Pierre Brooks II, a wing at Frederick Douglass Academy in Detroit, it was announced Friday. Brooks has committed to Michigan State, as has Max Christie, a guard who is the Gatorade player of the year for the state of Illinois.
Forward Caleb Houston, a Michigan commitment, was named the player of the year for the state of Florida.