2026–27 season2Projected 2 seed, SouthModel projection
Michigan State
Spartans · Big Ten
- Record
- 3–0
- AP No. 5
- Projected seed
- 2
- South · at-large
- Hero rating
- +13.1
- No. 6 in Division I
- Home
- East Lansing, MI
- 78 mi from Detroit
- National titles
- 2
- 1979, 2000
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 365 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 365 Division I teams.
- StrengthContinuity: veterans of the programProgram experience: 2.26 yrs94th
- WeaknessWeak defensive reboundingDefensive rebound %: 59.6%6th
- StrengthTough interior defenseOpponent FG %: 34.1%93rd
- StrengthBig, tall lineupAverage height: 6′6.6″91st
- StrengthSmothers three-point shootersOpponent 3P %: 25.4%85th
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Jeremy Fears Jr.
- 14.3 ppg
- Tallest
- Anton Bonke
- 7′2″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- Jeremy Fears Jr.
- 4 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jeremy Fears Jr.Guard · Joliet, IL | 6′2″ | 190 | 4 | 3 | 28.0 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 74.1 | 26.3 |
| 6Jordan ScottForward · Reston, VA | 6′8″ | 200 | 2 | 3 | 26.3 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 26.7 | 0.0 | 20.2 |
| 25Jasiah Jervis · Bronx, NY | 6′4″ | 200 | 1 | 3 | 26.3 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 43.8 | 75.0 | 16.6 |
| 55Coen CarrForward · Stockbridge, GA | 6′6″ | 230 | 4 | 3 | 21.3 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 66.7 | 19.1 |
| 35Jesse McCullochForward · Cleveland, OH | 6′11″ | 245 | 3 | 2 | 17.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 15.1 |
| 34Anton BonkeCenter · Port Vila, Vanuatu | 7′2″ | 266 | 1 | 3 | 15.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 21.0 |
| 3Cam WardForward · Upper Marlboro, MD | 6′9″ | 230 | 2 | 3 | 15.0 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 20.2 |
| 7Carlos Medlock Jr. · Westland, MI | 5′11″ | 178 | 1 | 3 | 13.0 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 83.3 | 16.7 | 20.1 |
| 2Kur TengGuard · Manchester, NH | 6′5″ | 200 | 3 | 3 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 44.4 | 100.0 | 13.9 |
| 10Ethan Taylor · Kansas City, KS | 7′2″ | 252 | 1 | 3 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 16.2 |
| 8Kaleb GlennForward · Louisville, KY | 6′7″ | 215 | 2 | 3 | 11.7 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 70.0 | 28.8 |
| 0Julius Avent · Springfield, NJ | 6′7″ | 226 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| 43Colin WaltonForward · Okemos, MI | 6′8″ | 230 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.4 |
| 40Brennan WaltonForward · Okemos, MI | 6′8″ | 230 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.4 |
| 20Matthew Watkins · Perrysburg, OH | 6′4″ | 203 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.8 |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
3–0
ATS as favorite
2–0
ATS as underdog
1–0
ATS neutral court
1–0
ATS vs. tournament teams
1–0
ATS vs. ranked teams
1–0
Over / under
2–1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | vsQUIQuinnipiac | W96–59 | -30.25 | 152.5 | Cover | Over |
| Nov 5 | vsTOLToledo | W91–61 | -26.25 | 155 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 10 | NDUKE#2Duke1 | W79–73 | +7 | 148 | Cover | Over |
| Nov 13 | vsUNINorthern Iowa | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 17 | @TEN#11Tennessee7 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21 | vsDETDetroit Mercy | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 26 | NARK#19Arkansas9 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 2 | vsMINMinnesota | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 5 | vsDRADrake | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 9 | @MARMaryland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 12 | vsMERMerrimack | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 19 | NGON#14Gonzaga2 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 22 | vsOAKOakland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 29 | vsPENNPenn | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 2 | @NEB#25Nebraska6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 5 | vsWASWashington | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 9 | @UCLA#9UCLA6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 12 | @USCUSC | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 16 | vsOREOregon | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 23 | @OSUOhio State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 26 | vsPENPenn State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 30 | vsPURPurdue10 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 2 | vsMARMaryland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 5 | vsILL#3Illinois1 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 10 | vsRUTRutgers | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 13 | @MIC#20Michigan4 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 16 | @IOWAIowa8 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 20 | vsNEB#25Nebraska6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 23 | @INDIndiana | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 26 | vsMIC#20Michigan4 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 2 | @NORNorthwestern | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 6 | vsWISWisconsin11 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |