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Wayne’s Trice commits to Michigan St.
Travis Trice II, a 6-foot, 164-pound senior point guard from Wayne High School, gave a verbal commitment to Michigan State coach Tom Izzo on Wednesday.
Trice offered his commitment almost immediately following MSU’s scholarship offer. He received an additional scholarship offer from Minnesota on Tuesday night and had offers from, among others, Dayton, Richmond, Penn State, Creighton, Toledo and Northern Iowa.
The Trice family visited Michigan State on Tuesday. Wayne coach Travis Trice said Izzo told his son he expects him to play significantly as a freshman.
“I took it as hard work pays off and I’m a hard worker,” Trice told the Lansing (Mich.) State Journal. “Throughout the whole day I (thought) this is too good to be true. … I got to spend time with the (players) and watched them work out. I was like ‘Man, I could see myself here.’ ”
Trice averaged 22.1 points, 4.9 assists and 4.2 steals for Wayne last season and also shot 43 percent from 3-point range. Trice has played on the AAU Indiana Elite since his freshman year, alongside 5-star forward Brandon Dawson of Gary, Ind., who also committed to the Spartans on Wednesday.
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By Kramer
August 5, 2010 12:44 AM | Link to this
Good for Travis. Will be interesting to see how he and Payne from Jefferson progress with the Spartans. Hopefully Izzo wlll tell the senior Trice “I’m the coach. You’re the parent. And I run my program, not you.”
By JUSTIN LYNCH
August 5, 2010 8:23 AM | Link to this
What do you mean by this comment. It sounds like you do not have a clue as to what you are talking about.
By SpartanFever
August 5, 2010 8:42 AM | Link to this
Don’t worry Lynch, those who are in the inner circle know that the Trice family supports their own. Coach Trice has never tried to run someone else’s program…and it’s ignorant to think that Coach Trice has an inflated head and would do just that. Coach Trice is dedicated to the Wayne program. He’s going to run his program to state this year, watch his 1st born graduate and welcome in the 2nd son as a freshman next year. Ignore the haters man, they die early from the constant drama. GO SPARTANS!
By Hoops coach
August 5, 2010 12:55 PM | Link to this
It would be nice if people in the Dayton area could just be happy for this kid and his family! Hard work , dedication, and commitment to doing the right thing is what the Trice name is all about. Let the Trice family and the Warrior faithful enjoy it without negativity.Congrats!!
By GARY LYNCH
August 5, 2010 2:01 PM | Link to this
I AM TRAVIS’ GRANDFATHER I HAVE WATCHED THE YOUNG MAN MATURE MENTALLY AND PUT IN THE WORK. HE HAS LEARNED THE LESSONS THAT HIS FATHER,UNCLE,& AUNTS WHO ALL PLAYED COLLEGE SPORTS LEARNED. IT IS NO ACCIDENT! SHOW THE KID YOU HAVE SOME CLASS.