Previewing MSU's 'Grind Week' Visits

Michigan State basketball is hosting three class of 2026 prospects this weekend, including Carlos Medlock Jr., its only commit from the class so far.

Wayne Memorial's Carlos Medlock dribbles up the floor during a Division 1 boys basketball district championship on Friday, March 1, 2024. | Brandon Folsom/Hometown Life / USA TODAY NETWORK

This upcoming weekend is going to be a big one for both Michigan State football and men's basketball.

On the gridiron, the Spartans will be hosting Boston College, a team that defeated them in heartbreaking fashion on the road last season, handing Michigan State the first of its seven losses.

As for hoops, the Spartans are currently hosting their annual "Grind Week," when former members of the program return to campus for workouts and bonding.

Michigan State men's basketball is set to host three prospects from the class of 2026 on official visits this weekend: program commit Carlos Medlock Jr., a four-star point guard who transferred to Link Academy in Missouri after playing at Wayne Memorial in Michigan, four-star power forward Quinn Costello of The Newman School in Boston, Massachusetts, and four-star shooting guard Jasiah Jervis of Archbishop Stepinac in New York.

Carlos Medlock Jr.

Medlock committed to the Spartans in July. He will spent his final high school season with Link Academy after helping lead Wayne Memorial to the Division I State Championship Game, where they fell to East Lansing at the Breslin Center last season.

Here's some of what 247Sports director of scouting Adam Finkelstein had to say in his evaluation of the prospect:

"Medlock may be undersized, but he’s extremely talented and creative with the ball. He has total command of his handle, can play at full speed with complete control, and can breakdown defenders almost at will.

"He’s got an assortment of acrobatic lay-ups and clever tricks in the paint, but can also rise-up and dunk on unsuspecting defenders. When the game slows down, he’s still almost impossible to corral as he’ll split ball-screens and create space for tough pull-ups or step-backs off the dribble.

Quinn Costello

Costello has the Spartans in his top six. The other finalists are rival Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, Purdue and Minnesota.

Costello is ranked the No. 1 class of 2026 recruit in Massachusetts, the No. 7 power forward in his class and the No. 38 overall prospect in his class, per 247Sports Composite.

July 15, 2025; North Augusta, South Carolina, USA; NY Rens Jasiah Jervis (3) moves towards the basket during the NY Rens and JL3 game at Nike EYBL Peach Jam at Riverview Park Activities Center. The NY Rens won 83-53. Mandatory Credit: Katie Goodale - Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAY NETWORK | Katie Goodale / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Jasiah Jervis

Jervis made his presence felt on the Nike EYBL circuit this year as he and the NY Rens made it to the Peach Jam Championship Game, where it was bested by Bradley Beal Elite.

The prospect has Michigan State in his top eight, along with NC State, Pitt, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Illinois and Oregon.

Jervis is ranked the No. 2 class of 2026 recruit in New York, the No. 2 shooting guard in his class and the No. 34 overall player in his class, per 247Sports Composite.

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