- Joined
- May 8, 2002
- Posts
- 1,129,603
- Reaction score
- 59
You must be registered for see images attach
Mar 27, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Tom Izzo talks with guard Jeremy Fears Jr. (1) in the second half during a Sweet Sixteen game of the East Regional of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
Just a couple hours before midnight and the deadline for withdrawing from the NBA Draft, Michigan State’s All-American point guard announced he would be coming back for another season in East Lansing. Jeremy Fears Jr. certainly used up about as much of the clock as possible before finally announcing his decision.
For Tom Izzo, the MSU Basketball Team, and Spartan fans around the world, this is a massive score, even if it was believed by many that it would play out this way. Personally, the closer to the deadline this got, the more nervous I was getting. Either Fears was intentionally trying to build the drama or he was truly having a hard time making this decision.
Fears will officially be a redshirt junior next season, though it will be his fourth season playing for Tom Izzo. Had his freshman year not been cut short due to the gunshot wound he suffered over winter break back in his hometown, he would be entering his senior season. While Fears technically does have two years of eligibility remaining, this whole experience has to make Spartan Nation convinced that this will be his last season with the team.
Now that we have this behind us, we can officially start looking forward to the 2026-27 season. Michigan State will have one of the top candidates for preseason player of the year in Fears, the most athletic player in the nation in Coen Carr, a 7’2” center in Anton Bonke, a plethora of experienced talent on the wings with Jordan Scott and Kaleb Glenn and Kur Teng, depth in the front court in Cam Ward and Jesse McCulloch, and one of the best incoming classes with Carlos Medlock, Jasiah Jervis, Julius Avent, and Ethan Taylor.
The Road to the Final Four (in Detroit) is paved in Green & White.
Join the conversation!
Sign up for a user account and get:
- Improved notifications system!
- Fewer ads
- Create community posts
- Comment on articles, community posts
- Rec comments, community posts
Continue reading...
