Hoggard looks for brand-new school after 4 years at MSU

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2024, 02:01 PM ET

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• Basketball recruiting insider.
• Joined ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.Michigan State senior A.J. Hoggard entered

  the transfer website on Friday, providing one of the most knowledgeable high-major point guards in the country.Hoggard remains in the portal as a graduate transfer, providing him one year of

  eligibility at his next school.Michigan State coach Tom Izzo had actually meant a possible parting of methods earlier this month

  in a radio interview.”A.J. is aiming to make a pro career,”Izzo said on the Staudt On Sports radio program.

  “He could return to college, but it wouldn’t be here. I believe it’s, we have some more youthful guys and he has actually exhausted his and he’ll graduate. “Editor’s Picks 2 Associated A 6-foot-4 guard from Pennsylvania, Hoggard has become a productive starter for the Spartans. After playing

  a rotation role as a freshman and sophomore, Hoggard began 67 games over the previous 2 seasons, earning respectable mention All-Big 10 honors in both campaigns.Hoggard balanced 12.9 points and 5.9 helps per game in 2022-23 and 10.7 points and 5.2 assists this previous season.As a senior, Hoggard played his finest basketball

  in the very first half of the season, scoring in double figures in 13 successive games. In the 2nd half, he had 23 points and 5 helps in a win over Illinois and 19 points and 4 assists in a loss to Wisconsin however reached double digits in scoring in just four of his final 14 games.Hoggard was wonderful late in his junior project, averaging 16.0 points and 7.0 helps in his final five games before the NCAA tournament and then helping lead Michigan State to the Sugary food 16 with

  averages of 16.3 points and 5.0 helps in three competition games, highlighted by 25 points in an overtime loss to Kansas State.Without Hoggard, Izzo will lean on increasing sophomore Jeremy Worries and rising junior Tre Holloman at the point. Fears is a previous McDonald’s All American who played in 12 games last season before being shot in his hometown days before Christmas. He went through successful surgery and was discharged from the hospital but missed out on the remainder of the season.