Two-sport star Drake Harris chooses Michigan State over Michigan

Posted on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 : 7:12 p.m.

One of the top football and basketball players in the state has made his decision.

Grand Rapids Christian standout Drake Harris, a member of the class of 2014, reportedly announced at his school Wednesday that he'll be playing both football and basketball at Michigan State.

Harris chose the Spartans over both Michigan and Notre Dame.

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Two-sport star Drake Harris, a Grand Rapids native, chose Michigan State over Michigan and Notre Dame on Wednesday.

Katie Greene | The Grand Rapids Press

According to MLive.com, Harris is expected to attend Michigan State on a football scholarship, and will also be permitted to play basketball for coach Tom Izzo.

The 6-foot-4, 180-pound Harris had offers to play both basketball and football at Michigan State and Notre Dame, per Rivals.com.

Harris had a football offer from Michigan, but, according to TheWolverine.com, he did not have a basketball offer.

Michigan basketball coach John Beilein presently has offers out to Rivals.com Top 50 prospects Devin Booker (No. 31), Keita Bates-Diop (No. 39) and Trevon Blueitt (No. 47).

Harris is rated as Rivals.com's 46th-best basketball prospect for 2014.

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Nick Baumgardner covers Michigan basketball for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at 734-623-2514, by email at nickbaumgardner@annarbor.com and followed on Twitter @nickbaumgardner.

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