Syracuse's Jim Boeheim and West Virginia's Bob Huggins raved about Tyson Walker before the calendar flipped to 2021. North Carolina's Roy Williams couldn’t believe how good Walker looked against his Tar Heels. All three coaching legends sang the praises of the point guard at Northeastern after seeing him up close.
Walker took it all in and made up his mind in mid-February: He planned to leave Northeastern after two seasons and seek a higher level of competition.
When another Hall of Fame coach — Tom Izzo — called, Walker knew he wanted to join the Michigan State basketball program and test himself against staunch Big Ten competition.