MSU Men's Basketball 2024 Commits: CG Jase Richardson

Michigan State basketball has been rather successful at developing its guards in recent years, which should instill excitement in fans whenever a highly-touted guard declares their allegiance to the Spartans.

Class of 2024 combo guard Jase Richardson, a four-star prospect and son of Michigan State legend Jason Richardson, committed to the Spartans in October. He is their top prospect in the class of 2024 and the No. 30 recruit in the nation, per 247Sports' composite rankings.

Jase played for Bishop Gorman high school in Las Vegas, Nevada before moving to Miami, Florida, where he played for Columbus high school.

The following is 247Sports' director of scouting Adam Finkelstein's evaluation of Jase from October:

"Richardson is a southpaw combo-guard who has been known for his upside since he was younger, but is now turning potential into production at an increasing consistent rate. He’s highly versatile and legitimately able to impact the game in a multitude of ways on both ends of the floor.

"Offensively, he is equally comfortable playing on or off the ball. With the ball in his hands, he can create pace in the open floor and rise-up to finish explosively above the rim. He’s capable of getting paint touches in the half-court as well and then very adept at spitting the ball out after collapsing the lane. While he still has to fill-out his frame and develop his body, he also has multiple finishing moves in his bag. Richardson has also made notable strides as a shooting threat from behind the arc, which opens up the rest of his game.

"Defensively, he can move his feet, has quick reactions, and can be a playmaker both on and off the ball. Again though, the progression of his frame and ability to play through contact will take his game to new levels."

Jase's father, Jason, was a member of the Spartans' 2000 national title team in what was just his freshman season. He then took over as the team's leader the next season, finishing the 2001 season with a scoring average of 14.7 points per game.

Jason went on to the NBA, where he played 13 seasons after being drafted b y the Golden State Warriors with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft.

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