Michigan State basketball is stuck in a peculiar spot, losing three players to the transfer portal, but more importantly, losing two guards to the portal.
Now, head coach Tom Izzo is in a spot where he is going to have to dip into the transfer portal to find a couple of guards. While there is an in-state recruit that the Spartans could potentially pursue, newer additions are going to have to happen in the portal and not from the high school ranks.
There are several positions of need for MSU, via the portal, but none more important than finding a starting shooting guard. Kur Teng, a rising sophomore on the roster, is definitely an option for Izzo, but after a year that he only played in 19 games and averaging 3.1 minutes per game, more experience is needed at the position.
It is impossible to really know who the Spartans are going to pursue, as Izzo and company keep everything very close to the vest, to go along with the portal having close to a thousand players inside of it, but here we compiled a list of 10 players that would fit the criteria of a shooting guard the Spartans would look at:
Aidan Mahaney (UConn)
Personally, Mahaney is the number one want on my list for the starting SG vacancy. The UConn transfer is moving on after one year in Storrs, which might have been a disappointing season, but there is no denying the skillset he would bring to the role.
A 3-point shooter that can put the ball on the floor and score inside the arc, Mahaney has a scoring touch to go along with defense and playmaking abilities. If MSU could tap into the player that we saw at St. Mary's they could find themselves a gem.
After a tough season, Mahaney should come at a discount, and someone hungry to reprove themselves.
Josh Dix (Iowa)
Dix is thought to be one of the best players in the portal, and he is ...
