The Orlando Magic had its choice between highly touted freshmen Jase Richardson and Liam McNeeley at No. 25 in the NBA Draft and will get a close-up view as to whether they made the right decision.

Before the NBA draft, Tom Izzo reached out to the Orlando Magic's president Jeff Weltman to give a major endorsement for Jase Richardson

Orlando selected Richardson with the No. 25 overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday night. Richardson was once projected to land as a lottery pick, but slowly slipped during the draft process and the Magic were thrilled to snag him in the late first round.