Michigan State basketball preview highlights key returning player for 2026 season
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 1, 2026, 2:30 PM
Last updated Aug 1, 2026
The Michigan State Spartans, coming off a 27-8 season, look to build on their Sweet Sixteen appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Star point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. returns after a breakout junior season, improving his scoring and assisting averages significantly. MSU graduates five seniors and a transferring sophomore but adds center Anton Bonke, a 7'2" transfer from Charlotte. Coach Tom Izzo remains optimistic about the team's performance this season as they prepare to host the Oregon Ducks, with the exact date yet to be determined.
- •Michigan State finished 27-8 last season, going 15-5 in conference.
- •Jeremy Fears Jr. improved to 15.2 points and 9.4 assists per game.
- •Center Anton Bonke joins the team after transferring from Charlotte.
- •MSU is set to host Oregon, with the date not yet announced.
- 2:30 PMYahoo Sports — Big Ten Summer Basketball Preview: Michigan State
"How’s it going, y’all? We’re back with another Big Ten basketball preview, and today we’re taking a little at the perennial powerhouse Michigan State Spartans. Last season the Spartans finished with a 27-8 record, going 15-5 in conference. They would make it to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament, losing to eventual runner-up UConn. […]
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