Top Transfer Forward Frankie Fidler Visits Michigan State
The Michigan State Spartans continue to target some of the top players in the transfer portal this season. One player that the Spartans have their eyes on is Nebraska-Omaha forward Frankie Fidler.
Fidler entered the transfer portal March 18, per 247Sports. He is a four-star rated transfer with a 93 grade -- the No. 54 overall transfer and the No. 11 small forward.
Last season, Fidler averaged 20.1 points, 2.6 assists and 6.3 rebounds in 33 games. He shot 45.2% from the floor and 35.6 percent from beyond the arc. Fidler was named first-team All-Summit conference.
As a sophomore, he averaged 14.7 points per game and scored a season-high 33 points against St. Thomas. Fidler was named second-team All-Summit conference for that season.
Fidler attended Bellevue West High School, where he averaged 21.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a senior, earning first-team All-Nebraska recognition by the Omaha World-Herald and a first-team Super State selection by the Lincoln Journal Star. As a junior, he led his team to a 2020 Class A state championship.
Fidler visited East Lansing on Thursday and took to X, formerly known as Twitter.
MSU what’s up??? 🟢⚪️
— Frankie Fidler (@FrankieFidler_) April 12, 2024
Fidler's tweet excited Spartans players.
Michigan State center Carson Cooper retweeted.
Show some loveee! https://t.co/thTgeS237t
— Carson Cooper (@TheCarsonCoop) April 12, 2024
Guard Jeremy Fears Jr. responded on X, too.
Yesssir 👀👀 https://t.co/8pthH48x3V
— Jeremy Fears jr. The Floor General (@jeremy_fears) April 12, 2024
On April 4, Fidler announced Michigan State as one of the four finalist schools he is considering, per Joe Tipton of On3. Among the finalists are Big Ten rivals Nebraska and Wisconsin, along with Creighton.
NEWS: Omaha transfer forward Frankie Fidler has cut his list of schools down to four, he tells @On3sports:
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) April 4, 2024
Nebraska
Creighton
Wisconsin
Michigan State
The 6-7 junior has completed visits to three of his finalists with his last trip coming after the dead period:… pic.twitter.com/c1boXOSNBQ
Fidler visited a Creighton practice on March 25. He then visited his home-state Cornhuskers on March 28, per 247Sports. Fidler has also visited Wisconsin.
Last season, Michigan State finished 192nd in college basketball when it came to scoring offense and 147th in effective field goal percentage. Michigan State did shoot well as a team from the 3-point line -- a collective 36.26 percent -- finishing 51st. Fidler's scoring touch and six-foot-seven frame could be a big addition to the Spartans.
Michigan State was Fidler's latest visit.
Fidler was originally set to make his decision on 1620 The Zone (Omaha) on Monday, but the announcement has been delayed, according to AM-1620.
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