{"id":33865,"date":"2022-08-03T04:37:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T04:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/michigan-state-basketball-recruiting-gehrig-normand-commits\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T04:37:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T04:37:48","slug":"michigan-state-basketball-recruiting-gehrig-normand-commits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/michigan-state-basketball-recruiting-gehrig-normand-commits\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan State basketball recruiting: Gehrig Normand commits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - UW basketball recruit Gehrig Normand discusses his style of play.\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A young man with a sweet shot and famous first name is headed to play for Michigan State basketball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Gehrig Normand, a 6-foot-6 wing from Birdville, Texas, announced his commitment Tuesday to the Spartans.  He held offers from Illinois, Wisconsin, TCU, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri, Auburn and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">MORE MSU:<\/strong>Michigan State finding bright spot in limited roster numbers<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">MORE MSU:<\/strong>Mady Sissoko, Jaxon Kohler key to future of Spartans post<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img gnt_em_img__inset\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Normand is a top-100 player in his class and the No.  5 2023 prospect out of Texas, according to 247Sports. <\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He averaged 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game for Birdville High School last season, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and has grown into a versatile scorer on the AAU circuit this year.  He is lauded for his outside shooting and defense, but has reportedly improved as a facilitator, too.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong><em>[ The Free Press has started a\u00a0new digital subscription\u00a0model. Here&#8217;s how you can\u00a0gain access to our most exclusive\u00a0content.\u00a0]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tom Izzo and MSU scored a big recruiting win this week when power forward Xavier Booker, one of the top players in the 2023 class, committed.  Between Normand, Booker and Jeremy Fears, the Spartans&#8217; 2023 group is now ranked fourth in the nation by 247Sports. <\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Follow the Free Press on Facebook and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freep\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" target=\"_blank\">twitter<\/a> for more news.  Tyler Davis can be contacted at tjdavis@freepress.com or on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TDavisFreep\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" target=\"_blank\">@TDavisFreep<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Your subscription makes work like this possible.  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