Michigan State Basketball: 5-star PF Vernon Carey Jr. lauds family atmosphere
Michigan State basketball is still in the running for five-star power forward Vernon Carey Jr. and he’s high on the Spartans’ family atmosphere.
The chase is on for one of the 2019 recruiting class’ top prospects. Vernon Carey Jr. is a name everyone is after and he’s down to five schools: Michigan State, Duke, Kentucky, Miami and North Carolina.
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While the Spartans may seem like a long-shot in that group of predominantly blue-bloods, Carey Jr. has been high on Tom Izzo since he was offered. The Spartans aren’t usually on the outside looking in for top-three recruits in the country but this is a different case.
No, Michigan State may not be the leader, but it’s right there with Duke and potentially Miami for his services. The Blue Devils look to be the No. 1 team on his list and with hometown Miami up there are well with the green and white.
Carey Jr. sees Michigan State as a good fit and he attributes it to the Spartans’ family-like atmosphere, per Pat Lawless of Prep Circuit.
"“They have a family like environment,” Carey said. “Coach Tom Izzo, Coach Fife and pretty much the whole coaching staff are all good guys and just want you to be successful.”"
Hearing this is nothing new for Spartan fans as most recruits who end up choosing Michigan State laud the “family-like atmosphere” the way Carey Jr. has.
Carey Jr. isn’t necessarily close to making a decision, tabbing February as a potential month he’d like to make his decision by, but that just means the Spartans have more time to try and convince him to trust Izzo’s ways.
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The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native is ranked the No. 2 prospect in the country, per 247Sports.