(Photo: Jose Juarez, Special to Detroit News)
Dimondale, Mich. — In the official statement announcing the signing of Julius Marble, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo compared his skills to Andre Hutson, who helped the coach win his only national championship.
Since then, other recent names of MSU frontcourt relative royalty have been tossed around to describe the Dallas freshman: Marble said Izzo told him he might play a Kenny Goins role, or push the ball like Draymond Green with versatility like Adreian Payne.
Teammate Aaron Henry said Marble could be like team leader Xavier Tillman with how hard he works.