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BTN basketball analyst raves about ‘progress’ made by one Spartan this offseason

Watch Stephen Bardo talk about the positive things he’s hearing this offseason about the progression of Xavier Booker

It sounds like former five-star prospect Xavier Booker has taken a big step in his game this offseason.

Stephen Bardo — a well-known college basketball analyst and commentator for various networks — noted this past weekend that Booker has apparently made a ton of “progress” this offseason. Bardo stated in a short clip video (see below) that he’s hearing great things out of East Lansing, Mich. on the progression of Booker.

Booker was a highly-rated prospect in the 2023 class but played a smaller role as a true freshman this past season. He appeared in 27 games this past season, averaging 3.7 points and 1.7 rebounds across 9.2 minutes per game.

Check out the clip from Bardo below:

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WATCH: Get to know MSU basketball incoming freshman star PF Xavier Booker

Get to know more about incoming Michigan State basketball freshman star PF Xavier Booker

Michigan State basketball will be welcoming an elite group of freshmen this upcoming season, and that includes five-star power forward Xavier Booker.

The Spartans social media team is putting together fun video clips during the preseason to introduce each of the new freshmen. It was Booker’s turn this week, with him answering a number of questions for fans to learn more about him as a player and person.

Check out Booker’s answers to a number of fun and interesting questions below:

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MSU freshman PF Xavier Booker listed in ESPN 2024 NBA mock draft

What are the chances Michigan State star freshman power forward Xavier Booker will be a one-and-done? Decently high, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony

What are the chances Michigan State star freshman power forward Xavier Booker will be a one-and-done? Decently high, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.

Booker was listed as a fringe first round pick in ESPN’s first mock for the 2024 NBA Draft. Givony has Booker going No. 33 overall to Portland in his initial mock for next year’s draft.

Booker was a five-star prospect in last year’s class, and ranked as the No. 2 center by 247Sports. He will surely play a role for the Spartans this next year but it will be interesting if it’ll be enough to play his way into the first round of next year’s NBA Draft.

Click on the link below to see the complete mock draft from Givony:

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