Michigan State basketball lands 3-star PF Julius Marble after perfect weekend
This weekend was the perfect storm for recruiting as Michigan State basketball landed three-star power forward Julius Marble on Sunday.
Everything worked out just the way Tom Izzo drew it up. Michigan State picked up a huge Big Ten title-clinching win over Michigan on Senior Day to end the season and then landed three-star power forward Julius Marble on Sunday.
It was an incredible two-day stretch for the Spartans as they hosted Michigan in one of the best environments college basketball has seen this season and came away with a 75-63 win as Kenny Goins and Matt McQuaid were able to kiss the Spartan logo to cap off Senior Day the right way.
The Marble commit is just the icing on the cake.
The three-star from Texas got an offer from Izzo and Michigan State a little less than a month ago and the staff went down to see him play. Just a couple of weeks later, he planned a visit to East Lansing and committed to end his weekend.
First off I would like to thank God for putting me in this position! Thank you to my family, friends, coaches, teammates, and JEZ NATION for supporting me through the years. With that said I’d like to announce my commitment to Michigan State University! #GoGreen #GoWhite pic.twitter.com/Y3NSoiE1Hv
— Julius Marble II (@julius_marble) March 10, 2019
The 6-foot-8, 225-pound big man from Dallas may not be the most polished player in the class, but he could be a potential redshirt player, depending on Nick Ward’s decision, and this is the type of player Dwayne Stephens excels with. He could turn him into a Ward-type who dominates the post with excellent footwork and the ability to overpower opponents.
Michigan State’s 2019 class has now grown to three, as Marble joins four-stars Malik Hall and Rocket Watts.
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If the Spartans don’t lose any key players next season, they will be loaded from top to bottom and therefore Marble could afford to redshirt.