Jaden Akins announced his commitment to Michigan State, and the rest of the college basketball world turned green with envy.
The four-star recruit from Farmington revealed his decision Thursday on his social media accounts, giving Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo one of his strongest recruiting classes in his quarter-century with the Spartans. Akins picked MSU over Michigan, DePaul, Florida, Northwestern and Mississippi State.
The 6-foot-3 point guard — rated the No. 70 player overall and No. 10 point guard in the nation in the 247Sports composite rankings — likely will be the final piece to a stellar 2021 recruiting class that includes shooting guards Max Christie (five-star, No.