All has been quiet on the Michigan State basketball front when it comes to the transfer portal.
While we have seen three Spartans hit the portal in Xavier Booker, Gehrig Normand, and, most surprisingly, Tre Holloman, we still don't know where two of those guys are headed. Booker has already committed to UCLA while Normand and Holloman are still looking for homes.
That means that there are some open spots on the roster with three seniors departing as well and only two freshmen coming in. Plus, we don't know what Jase Richardson is going to do.
There's a good chance Michigan State loses seven guys this offseason.
And if that's the case, only Jeremy Fears Jr., Coen Carr, Jaxon Kohler, Carson Cooper, Kur Teng, and Jesse McCulloch return. Plus, Jordan Scott and Cam Ward are coming in.
That's just eight guys to fill a 9-10-man rotation like the Spartans had a year ago which means there's room for 3-4 more players if Izzo really wants to focus on the portal.
According to reports, Michigan State has already reached out to an LSU guard transfer and there's talk about another target entering the fold. This one would be a one-year rental from the mid-major level and he wouldn't expect to the 'the guy' which means this could be a perfect fit.
Malik Moore is apparently on the MSU radar. Would be a single year guy, immediately offering attributes that MSU needs, but not limiting the potential of current guys on the roster. Very much in the same vein of the Fidler and Zapala transfers. https://t.co/ETNRQNTf1e
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Montana transfer Malik Moore has the type of game that would fit right in with Michigan State. He's a 6-foot-5 guard with a 190-pound frame so he has even better length than Holloman who was 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds. He could afford to be a little more aggressive defensively (0.8 steals per game last season) but he does have a shot that could make fans forget the outgoing transfers.
Moore shot 41 percent from deep this past season for a Montana team that made the NCAA Tournament and lost to Wisconsin in the first round. He scored seven points with three rebounds on 43 percent shooting in that loss.
After a slow start to the season in which he was 2-for-13 from the floor and 1-for-8 from three over his first two games, Moore only failed to reach double-digits in the scoring column just five times throughout the regular season. He was a star in the Big Sky Championship game, scoring 15 points to help lead Montana past Northern Colorado to the NCAA Tournament.
Moore has one year of eligibility left and he's a career 39 percent 3-point shooter. Yes, please.