With today’s announcement that Dallas native and power forward Julius Marble has signed his letter of intent to the Spartans, Michigan State has now rounded out their 2019-20 recruiting class. The class is as follows:
- Mark ‘Rocket’ Watts, Guard, No. 33 ranked player in the country
- Malik Hall, Forward, No. 55 ranked player in the country
- Julius Marble, Forward, No. 366 ranked player in the country
This recruiting class is good for 25th in the country this year. Michigan State didn’t have many spots open, with a team largely comprised of veterans, but still managed to put together a compelling group of talent.
Malik Hall and Rocket Watts are both tantalizing offensive talents and highly regarded recruits, but Marble is the type of player Izzo makes a living developing. A strong, versatile, stretch-forward, Marble walks into school with a skill set not dissimilar to Xavier Tillman or Kenny Goins, but with more natural talent than someone like Goins.
While Rocket Watts and Malik Hall might be gone after a few years, I look at Marble as someone who will stay and grow with the program over four years. It will be fun to see how Izzo is able to mold a guy like Marble over his career with the Spartans.
