Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn is headed to Michigan State.
A 5-foot-10, 175-pound Bahamas native, Nairn picked the Spartans over Minnesota, Oklahoma and Indiana after visiting all four schools.
“I took all my visits, but there was something different when I went there,” Nairn told Scout.com’s Evan Daniels. “The players were always together. The players put their arms around me and say ‘Tum, lets do this.’ And that meant a lot to me.
“Coach didn’t promise a starting spot or anything like that. He told me the situation and said they needed one. It just felt like home.”
“He will be the fastest, toughest and best leader in the program,” Belaire (KS) Sunrise Christian Academy coach Kyle Lindsted told SNY.tv.
Michigan State initially backed off Nairn to focus on other point guards, but recently re-engaged him. The Spartans missed out on Quentin Snider (Illinois) and Tyler Ulis (Kentucky) and won’t get Tyus Jones, either.
“He would have a chance to play right away,” Lindsted said. “And they are obviously in a situation where they need him bad.”
