Ranking current Michigan State basketball players as NBA prospects

Dec 4, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Michigan State Spartans forward Xavier Booker (34) celebrates his three-point basket against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the second half at Williams Arena. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images
Dec 4, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Michigan State Spartans forward Xavier Booker (34) celebrates his three-point basket against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the second half at Williams Arena. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images | Matt Krohn-Imagn Images
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3. Xavier Booker

It's been an up-and-down start to Xavier Booker's collegiate career, however, he has been trending positively recently.

Throughout his short career at Michigan State so far, he's averaged just 4.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. However, over the last five games, he's put up 10.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game despite having a disappointing outing against FAU on Sunday.

These aren't eye-popping numbers, but his confidence is growing and I commend his willingness to stay aggressive as a shooter. We're starting to see more and more why Booker was rated as high as he was in the 2023 cycle, and those tools will be appealing to NBA teams. He will need to become more consistent in his production to get back into first-round discussions as a prospect, but there have been more and more flashes.