Cathedral standout Xavier Booker commits to Michigan State

Cathedral forward Xavier Booker, one of the top prospects in the country, committed to Michigan State on Saturday, choosing the Spartans out of a final 10 schools that included Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Gonzaga and Michigan.

He also had offers from Duke, Kansas, Louisville, Texas and Butler. He announced his decision on an Instagram live stream with Paul Biancardi, a recruiting director for ESPN.

The 2023 commit is the No. 1 player in Indiana and No. 3 in the United States in his class, according to 247Sports. As recently as April, he was No. 84 in the country.

Possessing a reliable left-handed jump shot and finesse for his 6-10 height, his playing time and production have increased throughout his high school career. He averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Those figures jumped to 12.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while shooting 36% from 3-point range his junior year.

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It culminated with a 4A state championship in March, as a Cathedral team stocked with college prospects blew out Chesterton 65-31. Eastern Kentucky-committed point guard Tayshawn Comer and forward Jaron Tibbs, who holds football offers from Purdue and Iowa, were the Fighting Irish's two leading scorers.

Also contributing to his ascension of the recruiting rankings was his performance at the Pangos All-American Camp in June, where he was MVP of the camp.

Booker will likely be called upon to take another step forward for Cathedral next year. Comer graduated, as did Jaxon Edwards, a small forward committed to Murray State. But even as their high school careers wound down, Booker showed an ability to shoulder a heavier load. He posted double-doubles in each of the last three games of the state tournament, including a 19-point, 14-rebound, nine-block performance against Ben Davis.

Booker was born in Missouri but moved to Indiana in first grade. He is Michigan State's second commit of the 2023 recruiting class., according to On3 Sports The first was four-star point guard Jeremy Fears from Joliet, Illinois. In 2021-22, the Spartans went 11-9 and finished seventh in the Big Ten.

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