Rocket Watts is next in line to step into the storied lineage of Michigan State basketball point guards.
But Tom Izzo has options.
There’s Foster Loyer, the junior who was recently voted as one of the Spartans’ three captains. There’s freshman AJ Hoggard, whose 6-foot-3 frame adds size Izzo rarely has had running his offense. There’s Jack Hoiberg, a walk-on whose basketball pedigree is strong as the son of Nebraska coach Jack Hoiberg.
Then there’s Watts, the 6-foot-2 sophomore who can drive to the basket and fill up nets from outside. Moving Watts from shooting guard would alter the Spartans’ offensive identity a bit after four years of two-time All-AmericanCassius Winston, who was a pass-first point guard.