Michigan State received some major news on Friday evening as Carlos Medlock Jr. committed and became the first member of Tom Izzo's 2026 recruiting class ahead of a Sept. 5 official visit.
The Spartans have to feel good about the class now because they got their point guard, and now he's going to help the Hall of Fame head coach recruit future teammates in the class. This couldn't have worked out better for Izzo, especially since Medlock has been one of the fastest risers in the 2026 class.
The talented point guard from Michigan moved to Missouri to play his final season of prep ball which was thought to make it even tougher on Izzo to recruit him, but that didn't matter.
Medlock may have just snuck into the recent top-100 recruiting rankings after being slotted much lower earlier in the summer, but that should change very soon. In fact, one college basketball analyst had some major praise for him on Saturday.
Fran Fraschilla of ESPN said that his NBA friend watched Medlock play and said he was one of the best point guards in the country. He also went on to promise a much higher ranking "very soon".
An NBA friend saw this young man in the spring, and though unranked, thought he was one of the best point guards in the country. I promise you that he will be ranked high very soon. The moral for college coaches here: TRUST YOUR OWN EYES. @MSU_Basketball https://t.co/TJeATyJ15d
— Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) July 26, 2025
This is some major praise from a guy who knows talent, and hearing an NBA friend say that he's one of the best point guards in the country despite being unranked at the time is telling. It shows just how good Medlock is, and his rapid rise recently is not a fluke.
It sounds like Michigan State just got a special player, and he's going to have a nice career in East Lansing if he lives up to his potential.