Life when Jeremy Fears Jr. is on the bench should be a bit easier next season. Michigan State only had two Big Ten-level point guards last season: Fears and Divine Ugochukwu . Once Ugochukwu suffered a season-ending foot injury, though, that forced Denham Wojcik into action as the new primary backup. How Medlock Fits at MSU Wayne Memorial's Carlos Medlock Jr. looks to shoot during a boys basketball open gym on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. | Brandon Folsom/Hometown Life / USA TODAY NETWORK Tom Izzo's answer for backup point guard next season is Carlos Medlock Jr. The Wayne, Mich., native is currently a 4-star prospect ranked 49th overall on the 247Sports Composite and fifth among point guards. Medlock just spent his senior season in high school at Link Academy, where he was teammates with fellow incoming MSU freshman Ethan Taylor . Medlock is ranked below Taylor, but I think he's a more ready-made player for the Big Ten. Taylor has physical gifts as a big man that make him very projectable.…