MSU target, PG Carlos Medlock Jr. is becoming one of fastest risers on recruiting trail
Carlos Medlock Jr. of Branson, Mo. picked up an offer from the Spartans in mid-June and has quickly risen up the recruiting boards with strong summer play on the circuits. Medlock -- who is originally from Michigan but recently transferred to Link Academy in Missouri -- shot up the recruiting rankings recently, now sitting as a four-star prospect. When Michigan State offered him last month, Medlock was a three-star prospect.
Medlock now ranks as the No. 9 point guard and No. 104 player in 247Sports' composite rankings for the 2026 class. For some perspective, on June 16 when he picked up his Spartans offer, he ranked as the No. 26 point guard in the class.
Michigan State was Medlock's first power conference offer, with Michigan and Oklahoma State following the Spartans' suit since then, per 247Sports. It should come as no surprise that Tom Izzo and his staff was able to identify a top talent before others did, and hopefully that will give Michigan State an edge in this now heated battle for a premier talent in the 2026 class.
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