Matt Charboneau on MSU's win at Florida The Detroit News
When it comes to recruiting, there’s no time sit back and wallow in the fact you finished second in the race for a commitment from one of the top-rated players in the country.
That’s the position Michigan State coach Tom Izzo and his staff found themselves in by last week as 6-foot-10 Vernon Carey Jr., ranked the No. 1 player in the nation by Rivals and No. 2 by the 247Sports Composite, spurned the Spartans and committed to Duke.
But with plenty of work still to do with just one player signed for 2019 and one more committed, Izzo and his assistants were busy on Saturday, beginning with a 63-59 victory at Florida, followed by some time following the next big-name recruit that has been a long-time target for the Spartans – 6-9 Isaiah Stewart.