There is still one 5-star basketball prospect in the 2020 class who has not yet announced a commitment, and that is Karim Mane out of Vanier College in Montreal, Quebec. According to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers, Mane took a virtual visit with the Spartans on Tuesday along with DePaul, which is great news for MSU fans still hoping he comes into the program.
He had a similar visit with Marquette last week, according to Weingarten, and has another one scheduled with Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.
Mane is the No. 25 player in the 2020 class according to 247sports and obviously the top player in Quebec. They currently have him projected to go to Marquette but he would be an awesome fit with Michigan State, who currently doesn’t have a confirmed starting point guard.
MSU’s options for the starting point guard position are currently Rocket Watts, incoming 4-star guard AJ Hoggard, and then Foster Loyer. Interestingly, Mane, Hoggard, and Watts are all combo guards so it’s possible that it could end up being playmaking-by-committee for Tom Izzo’s squad. Unless Loyer makes a big jump this summer I don’t think he’ll be a strong possibility for that role but we’ll have to see on that front.
