Another 5-star big man bypassed Michigan State basketball.
Isaiah Stewart chose Washington over the Spartans, Duke, Kentucky and Syracuse in an announcement made Sunday night on ESPN.
The 6-foot-9, 245-pound center is the second top-10 recruit to have MSU in his final schools but turning down the offer. Vernon Carey Jr., a 6-10 center ranked No. 4 nationally by 247Sports, chose Duke over the Spartans and North Carolina on Dec. 6.
Stewart – a Rochester, New York, native who is rated the No. 6 overall recruit nationally by 247Sports.com – plays at LaPorte (Ind.