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MSU has received a verbal commitment from 6 5 shooting guard Matt McQuaid of Duncanville, Texas, a guy who previously committed to Larry Brown and SMU, then de committed and boiled things down to MSU and Creighton. For the rankings watchers, he s a four star recruit ranked No. It includes five star big man Deyonta Davis opatagonia clothing for cheapf Muskegon and 6 5 wing/small fopatagonia store utahrward Kyle Ahrens of Versailles, Ohio.
And though the class may not yet be finished and may get bigger, it sets the stage for what could be a nationally contending and perimeter heavy MSU team in 2015 16. Here s how that roster shapes up after the 2014 15 team says farewell to seniors Branden Dawson and Travipatagonia guide pants tests Trpatagonia simple guide pants ukice:The first question about that team is what MSU is going to do at point guard, and the 2014 15 season will have a lot to say about that. Will Nairn be ready to be the primary guy as a sophomore? Will Valentine transition to primary point guard with Nairn as his backup? Forbes and Harris both have mentioned possibly doing some work there. The next question is a big question for the upcoming season as well: Who is going to step up inside? The development of Costello and Schilling, and the patagonia better hood navy blue red contrast lined fleece jacketreadiness of Davis, will go a long way toward determining MSU s viability as a national title hopeful.
Of course, MSU will have more options there if it can fill that final scholarship spot with one of the two bigs it continues to pursue. Henry Ellenson (6 10, Rice Lake, Wis.) and Caleb Biggie Swanigan (6 8, Fort Wayne, Ind.) are both top 20 kids with a lot of interest. Ellenson visited MSU with McQuaid last weekend, but Marquette has long been considered his leader. MSU was considered Swanigan s leader in the summer, but he still hasn t set up an official visit to MSU andpatagonia discount code southwest the entire worlpatagonia discount code ticketcityd Kansas, UCLA, Apatagonia discount code walgreensrizona, many more is after him. He wants to play right away and get touches. That s the biggest thing.
My guess right now? MSU misses on both of those guys and takes 12 scholarship players into next season. If Izzo and Co. get one, ipatagonia guide jacket for wedding2t s a class that has to be compared with his best. If it stays the same, it s still in that top 10 range especially if you count Harris as part of the class.
And although that team would be considered small because it s heavy on perimepatagonia guide jacket clipartter guys and light on bipatagonia guide jacket for weddinggs, those perimeter guys go 6 6, 6 5, 6 5, 6 5, 6 5, 6 4, 6 3, 6 3 (and a generous 5 10 for Nairn). Izzo will have a lot of athleticism, depth and versatility at his disposal (for those wondering on the recruits, people who know their games better than I do say McQuaid is a pure shooter and Ahrens is a rugged, athletic defender with scoring potential). He ll have options at point guard. At the least, Davis will bring a live athlete and a shot blocking presence to the frontcourt right away. Costello and Schilling are the two to watch, now and then.
