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Michigan State Basketball contacts 2022 Guard Orlando Lovejoy

Michigan State Basketball contacted 2022 Guard Orlando Lovejoy, who currently plays for Summit Academy North High in Romulus.

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Recruiting season is popping off for sophomore basketball players now that college coaches and staff can make contact with 2022 prospects. Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo has reached out to a number of players, including 2022 Guard Orlando Lovejoy, who currently plays for Summit Academy North High in Romulus, MI.

Orlando Lovejoy @swaggyoj (2022, G, Romulus Summit Academy) has been contacted by Michigan State , Toledo , LIU Brooklyn , and Miami of Ohio. He received an offer from the University of Detroit. @PrepHoopsMI

— Scott Hankamp (@HankampScott) June 15, 2020

Lovejoy stands at 6-foot-1 and is a smooth combo guard which immediately creates Rocket Watts comparisons. Right now, Lovejoy has offers from the University of Detroit Mercy and Mississippi Valley State.

Next Generation Sports ranks him amongst the top 10 players in Michigan in the 2022 class. This list also includes other players MSU has contacted such as Emoni Bates, Ty Rodgers, and Kareem Rozier.

On top of offering Clingan and contacting Rozier, MSU also spoke with Orlando Lovejoy (2022)

Reminds me of a Watts prototype (note: not talent, yet). Has a nice one-handed floater, effective pull-up, and has that swagger and confidence with the ball pic.twitter.com/qSwik8Y2CN

— ˢᵉᵒᵘˡʲᵃᵃ (@Seouljaa) June 16, 2020

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Michigan State Basketball: Tom Izzo calls Top-50 Sophomore Ty Rodgers

Michigan State Basketball coach Tom Izzo has called Top-50 Sophomore Ty Rodgers now that coaches can communicate and contact 2022 recruits.

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College Basketball coaches and staff can now contact 2022 prospects. Michigan State Basketball coach Tom Izzo wasted no time getting to work. According to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers, Izzo called Top-50 Sophomore Ty Rodgers, who hails from Grand Blanc, MI.

Michigan State’s Tom Izzo just called Top-50 sophomore Ty Rodgers, he told @Stockrisers. Local product, will draw tons of attention from Spartans. https://t.co/0tz8qcndfY

— Jake (@jakeweingarten) June 15, 2020

Ty Rodgers is a Small Forward, filling out at 6-foot-4 and 180-pounds. According to 247Sports Composite Rankings, he ranks as the No. 18 SF in the 2022 recruiting class and the No. 2 prospect in all of Michigan in his class.

Rodgers has official offers from Louisville, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Furthermore, he has been in contact with other teams in the past 24 hours including Maryland, Cincinnati, Vanderbilt, Lousiville, Virginia, and Marquette. Even Big Ten Teams like Ohio State and Michigan spoke to Rodgers as well.

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Michigan State Basketball: final recruit rankings for 2020 commits

Here are the final recruitment rankings for the 2020 Michigan State basketball recruits as we approach the college basketball season.

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Tom Izzo does not expect face-to-face practices until the end of July. When this happens though, he will be practicing with some fresh faces from the 2020 recruiting class. This includes both 4-star Guard AJ Hoggard and 4-star Center Mady Sissoko.

Here is where the 2 incoming freshmen rank among their peers in the final 2020 recruiting rankings:

AJ Hoggard

Mady Sissoko

Aaron Henry and Xavier Tillman still have time to withdraw from the NBA draft. This decision plays into playing time for both Sissoko and Hoggard. Simply put, Henry’s absence will open up more time for Hoggard to play as a perimeter ball handler.

Tillman’s absence will create a need for strong rim protection outside of big man Marcus Bingham Jr. Luckily enough, Mady Sissoko boasts a beastly 7-foot-4 wingspan. He and Bingham Jr. can make an incredibly formidable tandem down in the paint.

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