Michigan State Basketball: Top 5 remaining 2019 class targets

EAST LANSING, MI - DECEMBER 18: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans reacts on the bench while playing the Houston Baptist Huskies at the Jack T. Breslin Student Events Center on December 18, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 107-62. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

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In every class, there’s that one must-have target that all fans drool over. For Michigan State in 2019, that target is five-star center Vernon Carey Jr.

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According to some recruiting services, Carey Jr. is the No. 1 player in the class, but per the 247Sports‘ composite, he’s No. 2 overall as well as the second-best center, if you can believe that. It’d be hard to argue that he’s not the top player in the 2019 class, especially by how dominant he looks on his highlight tapes.

If there was ever a “top player” who Tom Izzo was targeting that fans should feel good about, it’s Carey Jr. No, he’s nowhere near a lock to be a Spartan, but he’s incredible high on the green and white and Izzo just paid him another visit this week.

Carey Jr. took an official to Michigan State last winter and there’s a chance the Spartans could get another one, per the new NCAA recruiting rules.

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Big, bruising, dominant and effective around the rim on both ends, Carey Jr. could be a force in East Lansing for a season. Duke, Miami, Kentucky and North Carolina are all still in the running as well.

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