Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari and Lansing State Journal digital sports reporter Phil Friend are here with the latest in Michigan State sports.
Tag: Vernon Carey
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Five-star MSU hoops recruit Vernon Carey to announce choice Thursday
Carey announced earlier that he is down to three schools: Michigan State, Duke and North Carolina, though most experts predict that it’s between Michigan State and Duke.
Source: Detroit News
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Tom Izzo has nation’s No. 1 recruit in his sights
Michigan State basketball is putting the full-court press on Vernon Carey Jr., ranked as high as No. 1 overall in the country for the 2019 class.
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Michigan State will get Vernon Carey’s most important visit
When Michigan State received the first official visit from Vernon Carey Jr., Tom Izzo had to feel like he had a good shot with the nation’s No. 2 recruit. Not only did he pick the Spartans as his first official destination, but he said nothing but good things about Izzo and Michigan State both before and after his trip. He raved about the Spartans and they felt the love. Almost a year later, Carey Jr. is giving Michigan State a second chance to wow him and prove that it’s the right spot for him to call ho
Source: Spartan Avenue
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Tom Izzo’s top targets
“Clearly, there’re a couple really big fish out there that they’re chasing after,” said Eric Bossi, Rivals.com national basketball analyst. “They’re in as good a position as they could hope to be as all the visits and stuff like that start. That’s with Vernon Carey and Isaiah Stewart. Two dominant low-post scorers.
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Michigan State could get extra visit from top recruit Vernon Carey thanks to new NCAA rules
College basketball overhauled its rules for recruiting and official visits earlier this month, and Michigan State could see a quick benefit as a result. Vernon Carey, the No. 2 prospect in the country in the class of 2019, is likely to take a second official visit to Michigan State in the coming months, Rivals.com reported on Wednesday.
Source: MLive.com
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Michigan State makes ‘final five’ for top recruit Vernon Carey Jr.
Five-star forward Vernon Carey updated his recruitment on Wednesday night by releasing a “final five” list of schools that included the Spartans. Carey also included Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina and Miami in his list. He’s given no indication as to when he plans on picking a school from that list.
Source: MLive.com
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Top 2019 recruit Vernon Carey sets official visit to Michigan State
Vernon Carey, a 6-foot-9, 245-pound power forward from Florida, has set up an official visit to East Lansing for Feb. 10-11, according to Zagsblog.
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Michigan State makes cut for top 2019 hoops recruit Vernon Carey
The race is likely to drag on for at least another year or more. But Michigan State is still inching closer to landing a monster recruit in its next cycle. Vernon Carey, rated the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2019 class by 247sports, released a list of eight finalist schools on Monday night that included Michigan State.
Source: MLive.com
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2019 PG Mark ‘Rocket’ Watts to make another Michigan State trip; top recruit to visit in two weeks
The recruit called “Rocket” will be making another stop in East Lansing this weekend. And two weeks from now, the top-rated 2019 recruit in the country plans to be on Michigan State’s campus. Mark “Rocket” Watts confirmed to MLive this week that he plans to visit Michigan State for its first football game, this Saturday against Bowling Green.
Source: MLive.com