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Michigan State Basketball: Jalen Terry dominated EYBL Dallas competition

By Connor Muldowney

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 06: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans talks with Cassius Winston #5 in the second half against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the 2019 NCAA Final Four semifinal at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 6, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 06: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans talks with Cassius Winston #5 in the second half against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the 2019 NCAA Final Four semifinal at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 6, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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Michigan State basketball’s lone commit in the 2020 class, four-star guard Jalen Terry, dominated EYBL Dallas competition, earning third-team honors.

It’s travel basketball season for some of the nation’s top recruits and that’s why 2020 Michigan State commit Jalen Terry was in Dallas this past week for the EYBL.

The four-star Spartan commit and Mount Morris, Mich., native averaged 22.4 points, 7.0 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 4.2 steals per game while shooting about 78 percent from the line and 50 percent from the floor, earning third-team All-Dallas EYBL honors.

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How is this only good enough for third-team? You have to keep in mind the amount of talent that was on hand and some kids put up some gaudy scoring numbers. Terry’s averages were all-around impressive and you don’t usually see kids averaging four-plus steals per game, but he’s showing that he takes defense seriously as well.

Tom Izzo recruited Terry to be an athletic point guard who can score from just about anywhere and take the ball to the hole with relative ease. He doesn’t have the most impressive size at 5-foot-10 and 155 pounds, but he is as athletic as any recruit Izzo has landed in recent memory.

Terry is ranked the No. 29 recruit in the 2020 class and fifth-best point guard while being tabbed as the No. 1 prospect from the state of Michigan, per 247Sports.

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It looks like life after Cassius Winston isn’t so scary after all. If Terry continues his climb up the recruiting rankings and showcases his skillset on both ends of the floor, he’s going to be a force to be reckoned with once he gets to East Lansing.

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