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Izzo: Payne ‘brings something we haven’t had in awhile’
Adreian Payne was good enough to boost the Michigan State men’s basketball recruiting class into one of the nation’s best.
Payne, the 6-foot-10 Jefferson High School center, signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the Spartans on Wednesday, Nov. 11, joining a recruiting class that Rivals.com ranked as No. 5 in the nation.
Payne’s addition to the group when he announced his intention two weeks ago, though, boosted the Spartans from No. 15 to No. 5, a tribute to his skill, MSU coach Tom Izzo said during his new conference announcing the recruiting class on Wednesday.
“(Payne) brings something we haven’t had in awhile, a big man with length, athleticism and he can shoot the ball at the 3-point range” Izzo said. “With all four of these guys, I think it makes for an incredible class.”
Payne is ranked No. 20 nationally by Rivals.com. Michigan State also signed guard Keith Appling from Detroit (No. 34 recruit nationally), forward Russell Byrd from Fort Wayne, Ind. (108) and forward Alex Gauna from Eaton Rapids, Mich. (149).
He chose Michigan State over West Virginia, Kentucky and Arizona as arguably the most highly regarded Miami Valley player since Dunbar’s Daequan Cook.
“I think it’ll be one of the better classes we’ve had here in the history of Michigan State University,” Izzo said.
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