It’s a tale as old as time, really. Five-star basketball recruit falls in love with Michigan State, praises the program and head coach Tom Izzo and eventually takes his talents away from East Lansing in the end. It’s happened to the Spartans more times than one can count on both hands, but it never truly hurts the program.
Sure, it would be nice to land just one of these guys. Michigan State has won some of these battles such as Jaren Jackson Jr., Gary Harris, Branden Dawson and Adreian Payne, but it would be nice to have consistency the likes of Duke in the recruiting circuit.