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Michigan State Basketball is still courting 2021 4-star forward James Graham III, and it looks like they are ready to settle in for the long-haul with his recruiting process. According to Justin Thind of Rivals, Graham met with Tom Izzo and the Spartans coaching staff on Tuesday, and the result of that meeting was an acknowledgment that Graham will continue to meet with the Izzo on a bi-weekly basis until he makes his recruiting decision.

According to Thind, Graham was also very clear that Izzo has not urged him whatsoever to speed up his decision timeline, so it definitely seems like the Spartans are content to wait for Graham. As far as 2021 goes, Michigan State is also deep in the recruiting process for point guard Jaden Akins.

2021 F James Graham conducted a virtual visit with Michigan State on Tuesday, he tells me.

Graham emphasized that Tom Izzo is not urging him to accelerate his decision timeline in any way.@JamesGrahamIII2 will continue to meet w/ the staff on a bi-weekly basis going forward.

— Justin Thind (@JustinThind) July 16, 2020

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The past two weeks have been one of the best stretches of Michigan State Basketball head coach Tom Izzo’s career in terms of recruiting. In less than two weeks, Izzo received commitments from 5-star Emoni Bates and another 5-star in Max Christie. Now, he looks to be close to adding a 4-star to an already impressive recruiting run. According to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers, MSU is expected to virtually meet with 4-star power forward James Graham III sometime next week.

The Spartans already offered Graham about a month ago, so this meeting could be substantial as Izzo looks to round out his 2021 recruiting class. According to Weingarten, Graham will also meet with Archie Miller of Indiana.

Indiana’s Archie Miller will virtually meet with Top-75 junior James Graham III, he told @Stockrisers. Expect Michigan State to do the same at some point next week.

Major target for both: https://t.co/lrZgqhgUCo pic.twitter.com/dN4SDhrYQ8

— Jake (@jakeweingarten) July 8, 2020

Graham is 247Sports‘ No. 10 ranked small forward in the 2021 class and the No. 56 ranked player overall. He currently plays for Nicolet High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

It’s still unclear if Emoni Bates will be a 2021 or 2022 recruit, but a class of Max Christie, Pierre Brooks, and James Graham, even without Bates, is an incredible recruiting win for Izzo.

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