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Big Ten basketball boasts six invites to 2024 NBA draft combine.

Big Ten basketball boasts six invites to 2024 NBA draft combine.

The Big Ten conference produced six invitees for the 2024 NBA draft combine, set to take place from May 12-19.

Those players: Purdue’s Zach Edey, Minnesota’s Cam Christie, Indiana’s Kel’el Ware, Iowa’s Payton Sandfort and Illinois’ Coleman Hawkins and Terrance Shannon Jr.

Wisconsin unsurprisingly did not see any players invited. NBA hopefuls A.J. Storr and Chucky Hepburn elected to enter the transfer portal instead of testing the NBA waters.

Badgers fans hope some players earn future invitations, including rising star John Blackwell, top 2024 point guard Daniel Freitag and transfer forward Xavier Amos.

The invited athletes will perform several on-court skill drills and compete in games during the seven-day event before a crowd well-stocked with scouts and coaches. It will take place at the Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marquis in Chicago, Illinois. Strength, power, speed, agility and body size are specifically measured in events such as the bench press, lane agility drills, vertical jump and reactive sprints. 

Per the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement, all selected players are required to attend and engage in the draft combine. 

From the 14 Big Ten teams in 2023-24, six athletes received invites.

From UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington, the four Big Ten newcomers in 2024-25, four athletes received invites, including Bronny James.

Tom Izzo sits courtside to watch a trio of MSU recruiting targets

Tom Izzo is back on the recruiting trail

The AAU basketball season is in full swing, and it is now the perfect opportunity for many college coaches to get out and start scouting. Tom Izzo has done exactly that, making recruiting a priority this month of July.

Michigan State will look to fill out their 2022 recruiting class very soon, as well as getting a start on the very important 2023 class.

After a year without scouting, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, coaches have a lot of work to make up ground when it comes to scouting.

Tom Izzo is doing his part in making up the ground.

Tom Izzo sits courtside to watch a trio of MSU recruiting targets

Tom Izzo is back on the recruiting trail

The AAU basketball season is in full swing, and it is now the perfect opportunity for many college coaches to get out and start scouting. Tom Izzo has done exactly that, making recruiting a priority this month of July.

Michigan State will look to fill out their 2022 recruiting class very soon, as well as getting a start on the very important 2023 class.

After a year without scouting, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, coaches have a lot of work to make up ground when it comes to scouting.

Tom Izzo is doing his part in making up the ground.

Michigan State basketball extends first 2023 offer to Cam Christie, brother of five-star 2021 prospect

Cam is the younger brother of five-star 2021 prospect and MSU target Max Christie.

Michigan State is hoping to land not one, but two Christies in the next few recruiting cycles.

The Spartans are heavily pursuing top-flight class of 2021 prospect Max Christie and just extended an offer to his younger brother Cam, who just finished his freshman year of high school.

It is reportedly Cam’s first D1 offer. He doesn’t have a recruiting profile yet, which isn’t too surprising given his age. Michigan State basketball doesn’t do the whole “offer a top prospect’s friend/brother” as a recruiting tactic, so I’m sure Cam is going to be a really good player in his own right.

It’s safe to say Max is fired up for the younger Cam.

The offer to Cam is the first MSU has extended to any class of 2023 prospect.

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