Tom Izzo provided a lofty comparison for A.J. Hoggard.
But before Michigan State basketball’s freshman can be linked to Denzel Valentine or Cassius Winston or any of Izzo’s other great point guards, Hoggard knows one component is essential for being the extension of his coach on the floor.
“When your teammates feel comfortable in you,” Hoggard said Monday, “you have no choice but to feel comfortable in yourself.”
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One start into his college career, Hoggard showed he can make others around him at ease, too.