Tom Izzo was going to have some tough decisions to make regarding backcourt minutes in East Lansing next season, but with the Divine Ugochukwu news dropping on Wednesday afternoon, he may no longer have to stress about that.
While losing a key member of the backcourt and one of the most improved 3-point shooters in college basketball can only really be classified as a negative, there are little positives that can come from it. The incoming Spartan freshman class is going to experience those positives.
The main beneficiaries of Ugochukwu leaving have to be Kur Teng and Jordan Scott because Divine had moved over more into that two-guard spot, but it also opens the door for incoming freshman Carlos Medlock Jr. to go from projected third ball-handler to the backup behind Jeremy Fears Jr…