With his freshman season behind him, high expectations will be placed on Michigan State men's basketball center Xavier Booker next season.
Of any player on Michigan State men's basketball coach Tom Izzo's roster, arguably none has the potential of sophomore center Xavier Booker.
Booker, who comes off his first collegiate season, is a stretch-five who embodies what the new era of big men has become in the game of basketball. As the former No. 1 recruit in the state of Indiana gears up for his second season, all eyes will be on Booker as Spartan Nation anticipates him to take that next step.
Booker's teammate Carson Cooper talked about Booker's potential when he recently joined "The Spiro Avenue Show.". "It's kind of the same thing, like you're seeing that in the open gyms, too. And I mean, even coach said it today in our meeting that he might be up there with having the most potential that has ever came through MSU. Like up there with Jaren Jackson and all that.
Cooper acknowledged the glimpses from last season that previewed just how could Booker could be when he decides to take over. "You see flashes of that -- I'd say probably in the Big Ten Tournament last year he kind of came alive and people kind of got excited because you could see flashes of what he can be," Cooper said. "I mean, even his measurables are crazy. He has everything that makes him a pro, right? So, for him being able to ...
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