Not everyone buys in to the idea of recruiting momentum.
But right now, in the college basketball world, it’s getting difficult to deny that’s exactly what’s happening at Michigan State.
It began in late June when Emoni Bates, the Ypsilanti junior who is the top-rated player in the nation regardless of class, announced his commitment to the Spartans. A little more than a week later came the commitment from Max Christie, the top-rated shooting guard in the 2021 class and the 13th-ranked player in the country, who joined four-star guard Pierre Brooks, who committed in April.