Tom Izzo landed one of the best shooting guards in the 2026 class last year and Jasiah Jervis is going to assume a huge role as a true freshman with Michigan State.
The elite shooting guard from New York was the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year and he was just named to Team USA’s U18 squad ahead of the FIBA AmeriCup in Mexico starting this week. Spartan fans will want to tune in to see what kind of player they’re about to get in 2026-27, and I think they’re going to be more than happy about this potential starring shooting guard.
Shooting guard was a weakness for Michigan State this past season until Jordan Scott took over there, but that’s not exactly his natural position.
Jervis is going to solve a lot of issues that stemmed from the shooting guard deficiencies in 2025-26 with more shooting, confidence, and a solid 6-foot-4, 190-pound frame. He’s the No. 31 recruit in the class and it’s not going to take long for everyone to realize why he was named one of the “notable” players on Team USA.
There’s going to be a legitimate battle for the starting shooting guard spot, and Jervis will be right in the mix. Will Izzo trust a true freshman shooting guard for the first time since… Jase Richardson?
What will Jasiah Jervis’ role be in 2026-27?
I’ve been going back-and-forth between projecting Jervis as the team’s starting shooting guard or Scott. I don’t see Kur Teng starting, but I do believe it will be between Jervis and Scott.
Scott is going to begin the year as the team’s starting two and I think he eventually moves to a primary small forward which would allow Jervis to enter the starting lineup. The potential of Jervis is intriguing and he could be on the same level as Richardson and he was even projected as a top-10 pick in the 2027 NBA Draft by one expert — I don’t see that yet, but the potential is there.
Jervis will play around 20 minutes per game and he’s going to average 10-15 points and shoot around 35-37 percent from deep. He’ll be strong defensively, too, and that alone will keep him on the floor longer. Izzo loves willing defenders and Jervis is just that.
Izzo struck gold with Jervis and it’s only a matter of time before we see that firsthand.
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