Detroit Southeastern guard Brandan Kearney became Tom Izzo’s first verbal commitment for the 2011 recruiting class, signaling his intentions to attend MSU on Tuesday.
Kearney, tabbed a four-star (out of five) recruit by both recruiting services, Rivals.com and Scout.com, is entering his junior season at Southeastern. He averaged 12.5 points, six rebounds and six assists per game his sophomore season and is No. 90 nationally in his class, according to Rivals.com.