There was a time in which Tom Izzo was hoping four-star shooting guard Montaque Gill-Caesar would commit to Michigan State and round out a 2014 class with Lourawls Nairn, Marvin Clark and Javon Bess.
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After a late commitment in August of 2014, Gill-Caesar picked the Missouri Tigers, a program that was trying to turn its poor fortunes around and bring in some of the top talent in the country.
Newly-appointed head coach Kim Anderson got the commitment of Gill-Caesar and Johnathan Williams III was poised to be the team’s leading scorer and he did just that.