Michigan State Recruiting: Tom Izzo visits 5-star PF Brandon McCoy
Michigan State recruiting paid an in-home visit to top 2017 basketball target, five-star power forward Brandon McCoy.
Each recruiting class has that top target who the staff will do anything in their power to sway. Michigan State recruiting’s No. 1 guy for the 2017 basketball class has to be five-star power forward Brandon McCoy — or at least No. 2 behind Brian Bowen.
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Not much is known about the elite big man who has family ties to Chicago but currently lives in San Diego, Calif., but his recruitment is about to heat up very soon. Plenty of top colleges are after him and he’s going to be pressed into a decision, or top list, within the next few months.
On Tuesday, Tom Izzo and the rest of the coaching staff paid McCoy a visit in California.
Had a good meeting with coach izzo today pic.twitter.com/h4Hu0ZXfKH
— Brandon McCoy (@McCoy_blvd) September 14, 2016
The head coach has been a busy man as he was just inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last week and set out on recruiting trips right after. He has visited Xavier Williams as well as a handful of targets on the La Lumiere team — Bowen, Jaren Jackson.
However, this one stands out since it’s such a far trip to visit a top target and that has to mean the world to a 17-year-old kid on the verge of making a college choice.
McCoy has been on the radar for some time now and he might just be the best big man in the nation for 2017. He’s ranked the No. 8 overall player and fourth-best power forward, according to 247Sports.
Michigan State is one of the favorites, along with San Diego State and Cal, to land the five-star prospect.
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