Rising ’25 wing Jordan Scott reflects on ‘big-time offer’ from Michigan State coach Tom Izzo

Unranked by three of the four ranking indexes that comprise the On3 Industry Rankings, Jordan Scott may still be flying under the radar of some recruiting analysts. Scott’s relative anonymity in recruiting circles, however, has not prevented Michigan State from making the 6-foot-6 wing a priority target in the Class of 2025.

The Spartans are not alone.

Scott, who hails from the same Reston (VA) South Lakes high school program that produced Grant Hill, currently counts offers from Michigan State, Maryland, Iowa, Penn State, Illinois, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, California, Washington, Virginia Tech, George Washington, George Mason and Radford among others.

Michigan State, which has been actively recruiting Scott for nearly a year, offered the Northern Region Player of the Year and first-team all-state selection in Virginia during an unofficial visit earlier this week.

“I wouldn’t say I was surprised to get a Michigan State offer, but it isn’t something that I expected,” said Scott, who received the offer from Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo during a morning film session. “We were watching film together, and Coach Izzo was showing me how I would fit at Michigan State. During the film session he said, ‘I hear you’ve been getting a lot of big-time offers, and I want you to know that you just got another one.’ I was listening to every word he said, and I just started to smile knowing that I had an offer from Michigan State.”

Getting an offer from Izzo in person meant a lot to Scott.

“To hear it directly from him in person was amazing,” Scott said. “He is a great a coach, that is a great program, and he is stand-up guy. It felt amazing.”

As far as how Scott would fit in the Michigan State program, the Spartans view him as a do-everything wing with tremendous versatility on both ends of the floor.

“They really like that I am a bigger wing with a versatile game that can score in different ways,” Scott said. “I want to develop into a player that can guard one through five. In the past year, I have improved the most defensively being more of a rim protector.”

Including his trip to Michigan State this week, Scott has been on campus twice during the past year.

“The thing that stands out to me about Michigan State is how connected everybody is in the program from players to assistant coaches and to Coach Izzo. Everything in the program is about family and that really stands out.”

During his most recent unofficial visit to Michigan State, Scott and his family had an opportunity to see more of the campus and meet with academic advisors. Scott also had an opportunity for greater interaction with Michigan State players.

“The players were great, and they answered any questions that I had about anything,” Scott said. “I got a chance to see the dorms that the players were staying in and spend time with them.”

Scott also spent a lot of time with assistant coach Doug Wojcik, his primary recruiter, as well as Izzo and the rest of the Michigan State coaching staff.

“I am really grateful for the amount of time that coach Izzo was willing to spend with me,” Scott said. “It was really good to get back to see Michigan State again and to see more of the campus and spend more time with the players.”

It is still very early in the recruiting process for Scott, who continues to generate new recruiting interest on a week-to-week basis. As he explores his options, Scott will be focused on several criteria, including his connection with the head coach and players as well as his fit within the various programs recruiting him.

At this stage in recruiting process, Scott is grateful to see his hard work beginning to pay off.

“It’s amazing to have all of the offers coming in,” Scott said. “Things have been crazy since coaches were able to get out and watch me play in the spring.”

Despite the overwhelming recruiting attention he has received this spring and summer, Scott continues to work on his game.

“I need to get bigger and stronger,” Scott said, “and I am working on everything. I always want to be the guy that is willing to outwork everybody else.”

That mindset makes Scott well matched with the Michigan State program.

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