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Michigan State transfer forward Xavier Booker commits to UCLA

Barkley-Truaxby:Barkley Truax•04/04/25•

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Freshman Xavier Booker is focused on playing with a consistent motor and being more aggressive on both ends of the floor (photo by Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

Michigan State transfer forward Xavier Booker has committed to UCLA, per On3’s Joe Tipton. Booker spent two seasons with the Spartans before entering the transfer portal on April 1.

Booker made 33 appearances and two starts with the Spartans during the 2024-25 season. He averaged 4.7 points and 2.2 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game while shooting 41.7% from the field and 23.3% from beyond the arc. He shot 2.2 3-pointers per game.

Booker played in MSU’s first-round win over Bryant in the NCAA Tournament. However, he did not play again during the Spartans’ run to the Elite Eight.

“It was a long year. We all built great bonds with each other throughout the whole year,” Butler said. “So it definitely sucks to see everything end the way it did. You look at it back in a few days or a week from now and can be proud of the overall picture and everything we had accomplished this year.”

Booker played high school basketball at Cathedral (IN), where he was a five-star prospect. He was the No. 14 overall player and No. 2 center in the 2023 recruiting cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services.

At the time of his commitment, Booker was the highest-rated recruit to ever announce he’s committed to Michigan State under head coach Tom Izzo. He was a Third-Team Naismith High School All-American and was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game.

He is now set to join a UCLA team that finished this past season 23-11 overall in its first season in the Big Ten Conference. UCLA’s season ended over the weekend during a 67-58 loss to Tennessee during the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32.

As of Wednesday, March 26, over 1,250 Men’s College Basketball players have entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. That number is expected to grow as the 2024-25 college basketball season nears its end.

The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Industry recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.