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Michigan State target, 5-star Vernon Carey: 'I can trust Tom Izzo'

Free Press special writer Chris Nelsen spoke to Vernon Carey Jr., the No. 2 overall recruit in the 2019 class, who has MSU, Duke and UNC in his final three. Carey had 18 points and 10 boards in a season-opening win Nov. 27, 2018, in Davie, Fla. Wochit

DAVIE, Fla. — Former Michigan State basketball star Jaren Jackson Jr. is still putting in work for the Spartans.

Though Jackson, the fourth overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in June’s NBA draft, has moved on, he remains involved with coach Tom Izzo’s program as an unofficial recruiter.