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3 takeaways from Michigan State basketball’s loss to Iowa

3 takeaways from Michigan State’s loss to Iowa

Michigan State basketball laid an egg on Tuesday night, dropping a game to Iowa inside of the Breslin Center, 78-71. The game proved to be a major disappointment for Spartan fans, with the team snapping a 3-game winning streak, and ultimately looked uninspired on the court.

The loss doesn’t end their season, or prove to be a huge blow to NCAA Tournament hopes, but it is one that will frustrate everyone involved with the program.

Albeit a loss, there is still something to take away from the game, and still something for MSU fans to look forward to:

Michigan State basketball freshman get jersey numbers

We now know what numbers MSU’s freshman will be wearing:

Michigan State brought in one of the most heralded classes of the Tom Izzo era in 2023, bringing in two 5-stars, Xavier Booker and Jeremy Fears Jr. to go along with 4-stars Gehrig Normand and Coen Carr.

While the basketball program is opening training camp to start getting prepared for the 2023-24 season, the school has released the official roster, which means we get to see jersey numbers for the incoming freshman.

The numbers are:

  • Jeremy Fears Jr., No. 1
  • Gehrig Normand, No. 7
  • Xavier Booker, No. 34
  • Coen Carr, No. 55

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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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LSJ’s Graham Couch offers 3 quick takes on MSU’s four freshmen from opening night at the Moneyball Pro-Am

See what Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal had to say about the incoming Spartans who made their Moneyball Pro-Am debut on Thursday

We got our first glimpse of the Michigan State basketball freshmen on Thursday.

All four of the Spartans’ star-studded 2023 recruiting class participated in the opening night of Moneyball Pro-Am. The exhibition event is annually held in the summer with the entire Michigan State basketball team set to participate this year — except Malik Hall who’s recovering from offseason surgery.

So how did the four new Spartans do in their exhibition opener? Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal was on hand on Thursday and has some thoughts on each player — check that out by clicking on the tweet below:

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Xavier Booker checks in at No. 30 in USA Today’s latest 2024 NBA mock draft

Check out where Xavier Booker sits in USA Today’s latest mock draft:

Xavier Booker is one of the highest rated recruits in the Tom Izzo era of Michigan State basketball and the anticipation and hype around the prospect is growing large.

In the latest edition of USA Today’s mock draft, Xavier Booker was featured as the No. 30 overall pick, assuming the 5-star prospect will be a one and done in East Lansing.

Booker’s stock will only rise as he continues to get acclimated to Michigan State.

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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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Michigan State basketball freshmen get jersey numbers

MSU’s freshman have what numbers they will wear in the green and white:

Tom Izzo brought in one of the most heralded recruiting classes in his long tenure at the university in 2023. The Spartans finished with a top-five recruiting class nationally that consisted of five-stars Xavier Booker and Jeremy Fears Jr. as well as four-stars Coen Carr and Gehrig Normand.

In a recent tweet by MSU basketball, we gained a glimpse of what numbers the freshmen are wearing as summer practice begins.

The numbers for the freshmen are:

No. 1 Jeremy Fears Jr.

No. 7 Coen Carr

No. 10 Gehrig Normand

No. 34 Xavier Booker

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LOOK: 5-star Xavier Booker has arrived to East Lansing

Xavier Booker is officially home

The headliner of Michigan State’s star studded 2023 recruiting class is 5-star big man Xavier Booker who ranked No. 11 according to 247Sports.

It is now officially official, and the big man has arrived to his new home, East Lansing.

Watch as Booker has been officially welcomed to East Lansing and the Michigan State campus.

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Michigan State basketball signee receives player of the year honor

Xavier Booker has added a player of the year honor to his resume:

Tom Izzo has brought in one of the top recruiting classes in the nation for 2023. That recruiting class is headlined by 5-star big man Xavier Booker of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Xavier Booker flew up the rankings with his outstanding play, and he continued that play in his senior season with Cathedral.

Through his play, Booker has earned City Player of the Year honors:

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Two Michigan State basketball signees selected for 2023 Iverson Classic

Coen Carr and Xavier Booker will participate in the Iverson Classic

This fall, Tom Izzo will have one of his best classes ever come into East Lansing, headlined by McDonald’s All-Americans Jeremy Fears and Xavier Booker. To further hammer home how good this class is, Coen Carr, along with Booker, have also been selected to play in the 2023 Allen Iverson Roundball Classic.

Since we will already get to see Booker in the McDonald’s All-American Game, this will be a great showcase for Coen Carr, who is a dynamic dunker and defender and should have some awesome highlights in this one.

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