GREEN & WHITE BASKETBALL

MSU reportedly out of the mix for Taurean Thompson

Chris Solari
Lansing State Journal
Team New York's Taurean Thompson, right, was the MVP of the regional game of the Jordan Brand Classic on April 15 in Brooklyn.

Taurean Thompson, the last of ESPN’s Top 100 recruits from the class of 2016, reportedly has decided that Michigan State is not for him.

Thompson’s mother, Sherese Piper, told Syracuse.com that her son has chosen to play college basketball at Syracuse.

MSU jumped in late to try and land the services of the 6-foot-9, 220-pound forward from New York, who played at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire last year. He visited East Lansing in early June.

Thompson was rated No. 75 in ESPN’s Top 100.

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