“Lights-out shooter from Texas.”
Those were the words used to describe Matt McQuaid out of high school when he committed to Michigan State’s 2015 recruiting class. Little did anyone know what he’d actually turn into.
Captain, leader, shooter, lockdown defender and Big Ten champion. On top of that, he helped lead Michigan State to a Final Four as a senior and won the Big Ten Tournament title as well.
McQuaid had a slow start to his career, averaging 3.5 points on 39 percent shooting as a freshman, but he improved each year, finishing with a 9.