2023–24 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team will represent Michigan State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans will be led by 29th-year head coach Tom Izzo and will play their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.
| 2023–24 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big Ten) |
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| Home arena | Breslin Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner As of October 27, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2022–23 season 21–13, 11–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to Ohio State.[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East region.[2] This marked the school's 25th straight selection to the NCAA tournament making it the third longest streak, second longest active streak, and the longest streak by a coach in men's basketball ever.[3] The Spartans defeated USC[4] and Marquette to advance to their first Sweet Sixteen since 2019.[5] There they lost to Kansas State.[6] The Spartans were led by Tyson Walker who averaged 14.8 points per game and Joey Hauser who averaged 14.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
Offseason
Coaching changes
On July 13, 2023, the school announced MSU alum Lorenzo Guess had been named the team's head of strength and conditioning, replacing Marshall Repp who left the team in July.[7]
Departures
On March 24, 2023, forward Joey Hauser, who could have applied for a medical redshirt year, announced he would not return for another year to MSU.[8] He received an invite to the NBA G League combine.[9] On March 29, sophomore guard Pierre Brooks announced he was transferring to Butler.[10]
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Joey Hauser | 10 | F | 6'9" | 230 | RS Sr | Stevens Point, WI | Graduating |
| Pierre Brooks | 1 | G | 6'6" | 225 | So | Detroit, MI | Transferred to Butler |
Returning players
On April 10, 2023, senior guard and leading scorer Tyson Walker announced he would return to the Spartans for a fifth year (third at MSU) pursuant to the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] The next day, senior forward Malik Hall announced he too would return for a fifth and final season with the Spartans.[12]
On April 21, junior shooting guard Jaden Akins announced he was entering the NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[13] Junior point guard AJ Hoggard also submitted his name for the NBA draft, but made no announcement.[14] Neither player was invited to the draft combine.[15] On May 31, both players announced they had withdrawn their names from the NBA draft and would return to MSU.[16]
2023 recruiting class
On January 6, 2022, top-35 prospect, four-star point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. announced he would attend Michigan State in 2023.[17] On July 30, five-star forward Xavier Booker also announced he would play for the Spartans in 2023.[18] On August 2, four-star forward Gehrig Normand announced he too would play for MSU in 2023.[19] With these three commits, the MSU 2023 class was ranked the fourth best class in the country.[20] On August 9, four-star forward Coen Carr also announced that he would play for the Spartans in 2023.[21] His announcement moved MSU's recruiting class to the third in the country at the time.[22] All four players signed letters of intent on November 9 making the class the nation's third best.[23] In ESPN's final class rankings, MSU's class was ranked as the fourth best in the nation.[24]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Xavier Booker PF |
Indianapolis, IN | Cathedral High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 9, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
| Coen Carr SF |
Greenville, SC | Legacy Early College | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 9, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
| Jeremy Fears Jr. PG |
Joliet, IL | Joliet West High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 9, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
| Gehrig Normand SF |
North Richland Hills, TX | Birdville High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 9, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
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2024 recruiting class
On April 3, 2023, four-star shooting guard Kur Teng committed to MSU for the 2024 season.[25] On April 20, four-star center Jesse McCulloch announced he too would play for MSU in 2024.[26] On October 15, four-star shooting guard Jase Richardson, son of former MSU star Jason Richardson, announced he would join the Spartans in 2024.[27] Richardson will become the first son of a player who played for Izzo as head coach to commit to MSU.[28]
| US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Jesse McCulloch C |
Cleveland, OH | Lutheran High School East | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | April 20, 2023 (verbal) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
| Jason "Jase" Richardson, Jr. SG |
Miami, FL | Columbus High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | October 15, 2023 (verbal) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
| Kur Teng SG |
Manchester, NH | Bradford Christian Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | April 3, 2023 (verbal) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
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Early offseason rankings
Most early rankings for the 2023–24 season listed Michigan State as a preseason top-12 team. These included 247Sports (No. 12),[29] CBS Sports (No. 11),[30] ESPN (No. 3),[31] Fox Sports (No. 8),[32] Sports Illustrated (No. 10),[33] The Athletic (No. 6),[34] The Sporting News (No. 11),[35] and USA Today (No. 7).[36]
Preseason
Preseason Big Ten polls
Michigan State was picked to finish in second place in the conference by an annual, unofficial preseason poll of basketball writers.[37] In the same poll, Tyson Walker was named to the preseason first team while A. J. Hoggard was named to the second team. In an official conference preseason poll conducted by a panel of media members, Walker and Hoggard were each named to the preseason All-Big Ten team .[38]
Preseason rankings
After not being ranked in the preseason AP poll the prior two seasons, MSU received one first place vote and began the season ranked No. 4 in the country.[39] The Spartans were also ranked No. 4 in the Coaches poll.[40] The Spartans were also ranked in the top five of most other preseason rankings including Blue Ribbon Yearbook (No. 5),[41] ESPN (No. 4),[42] FOX Sports (No. 4),[43] and Lindy's Sports (No. 4).[44]
Injuries
On October 18, 2023, the school announced that sophomore forward Jaxon Kohler underwent foot surgery and would miss the beginning of the season.[45] He was expected to return before Christmas.[46]
Scrimmage
The Spartans held a team scrimmage on October 21, to help bring in fans for the later Michigan State-Michigan football game.[47]
Exhibition
MSU played Division II Hillsdale in an exhibition at Breslin Center on October 25.[48] The Spartans won easily as six players score nine or more points. A. J. Hoggard and freshman Jeremy Fears Jr. each had a game-high eight assists. Carson Cooper and Tyson Walker each scored 13 points in the 85–43 win.[49]
Roster
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Schedule and results
The Spartans will once again participate in the Champions Classic[50] and the Gavitt Tipoff Games.[51] MSU will play Arizona on Thanksgiving at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, California.[52] On April 25, 2023, the Big Ten announced MSU's conference opponents for the year.[53] Due to the Big Ten's unbalanced schedule, MSU will play six teams once and the other seven teams twice. The Spartans will face Iowa, Ohio State, and Rutgers only at home and Indiana, Nebraska, and Purdue on the road only.[54] On June 18, it was reported that the Spartans would play Baylor in December at Little Caesars Arena.[55] On August 30, the school announced that the team would play Tennessee in East Lansing in an exhibition for charity with all proceeds being donated to relief efforts associated with the Hawaii wildfires.[56] The teams had previously agreed to play a closed scrimmage as they had done in 2022.[57]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
No. 4 | Hillsdale College | W 85–43 | 13 – Tied | 7 – Walker | 8 – Tied | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | ||||
| October 29, 2023* 3:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 4 | No. 9 Tennessee Charity Exhibition |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 8:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 4 | James Madison | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | ||||||||
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 4 | Southern Indiana | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | ||||||||
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Duke Champions Classic |
United Center Chicago, IL | |||||||||
| November 17, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Butler Gavitt Tipoff Games |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| November 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Alcorn State Acrisure Classic campus game |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| November 23, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FOX |
vs. Arizona Acrisure Classic |
Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA | |||||||||
| November 28, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Georgia Southern | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| December 5, 2023 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
Wisconsin | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| December 10, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN |
at Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE | |||||||||
| December 16, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FOX |
vs. Baylor | Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI | |||||||||
| December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Oakland | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| December 21, 2023* TBA |
Stony Brook | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FS1 |
Indiana State | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
Penn State | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| January 7, 2024 TBA, BTN |
at Northwestern | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | |||||||||
| January 11, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
Illinois | State Farm Center Champaign, IL | |||||||||
| January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m./4:00 p.m., BTN |
Rutgers | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| January 18, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Minnesota | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS |
at Maryland | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||||
| January 26, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Wisconsin | Kohl Center Madison, WI | |||||||||
| January 30, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
Michigan Rivalry |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 5:30 p.m./8:00 p.m., FOX |
Maryland | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| February 6, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Minnesota | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBS |
Illinois | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| February 14, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN |
at Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX |
at Michigan Rivalry |
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
| February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
Iowa | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| February 25, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBS |
Ohio State | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| March 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX |
at Purdue | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
| March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Northwestern | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| March 10, 2024 4:30 p.m., CBS |
at Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||||
| Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13–17, 2024 TBD |
TBD | Target Center Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 4 (1) | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
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