Of all the recent rules changes in college sports Tom Izzo has disliked, there is one he truly has embraced. Playing anyone, anywhere at any time – and not having it count against his record with Michigan State basketball. For the second straight season, Izzo and the No. 6 Spartans will face Dan Hurley and No. 5 Connecticut in an exhibition game, with tipoff set for Breslin Center on Tuesday, Oct. 20 (7 p.m., BTN+).
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Michigan State’s men’s basketball team plays the second of three exhibition games on Tuesday, Oct. 20, hosting the UConn at the Breslin Center (7 p.m.). The game will tip off at 7 p.m. and will air live on B1G+, with Jacob Maurer, Jack Vohwinkle and Lyric Sloan calling all of the action.
Michigan State’s men’s basketball team was ranked No. 6 in the country in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 poll, which was released on Monday afternoon.
Michigan State basketball is about to learn how it measures up against one of the nation’s best teams. The Spartans are hosting UConn for an exhibition battle at the Breslin Center on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET, B1G+). MSU fell to the Huskies in the Sweet Sixteen last year and saw Connecticut reach the national title game. The preseason AP Poll hasn’t come out yet, but KenPom has Michigan State at No. 7 in the country and UConn at No. 11 entering the 2026-27 season.
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In front of a sellout crowd of 10,556 at Blue Cross Arena, No. 3-ranked Michigan State hockey took down RIT, 5-1, in its first road contest of the season on Saturday night. MSU improves to 3-0-0 overall while RIT falls to 1-3-1 on the season.
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No. 22 Michigan State volleyball took down Northwestern in four sets (25-16, 21-25, 25-21, 25-19) Saturday night inside Welsh-Ryan Arena. MSU moves to 15-3 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten with the win, while Northwestern drops to 7-12 and 0-8.
Michigan State was cruising toward a second straight overtime game Saturday against Northwestern, but the Wildcats decided they weren’t in the mood to stick around East Lansing any longer than necessary. After MSU’s go-ahead 33-yard field goal try from kicker Liam Boyd was blocked, the Wildcats moved down the field briskly without any timeouts and hit a game-winner of their own, as Jackson Kleather split the uprights from 34 yards to seal a 24-21 win for Northwestern with 2 seconds remaining.
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Last season, sophomore forward Jordan Scott was not expected to contribute on the court for Michigan State men’s basketball and was labeled a “surprise” by head coach Tom Izzo. Scott earned a starting spot midway through last season and enters his sophomore season with more eyes on him and an opportunity to become MSU’s No. 2 option.
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Emerson Sargeant and Renee Watson each scored goals and sophomore keeper Noelle Henning recorded her sixth shutout of the season as No. 5 Michigan State earned a 2-0 road victory at Indiana on a rainy, windy night in Bloomington on Friday. The Spartans (11-2-2, 7-2-0 Big Ten) got back in the win column on Friday, their only game of the week.
In an offensive battle, No. 12/15 Michigan State men’s soccer used a 89th minute goal from senior midfielder Richie Ludwig to earn a 3-2 win over Ohio State on Friday night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
For three years, Michigan State men’s basketball sophomore forward Jesse McCulloch and junior guard Kur Teng have shared a living space. Roommate horror stories are commonplace in college, but these two MSU role players turned a chance living arrangement into something that propelled them into the spotlight on this year’s team.
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For the No. 3-ranked Michigan State hockey team, Saturday’s game against RIT marks the first road test of the season. But for Associate Head Coach Jared DeMichiel, the game is also a return to a familiar home. DeMichiel was a goaltender for four seasons (2006-2010) at RIT, backing a winning program.
Saturday’s game will be streamed on FloHockey24/7 – a free ad supported streaming television (FAST) channel available on YouTube, Amazon Prime Video (US only), Fubo (US and Canda) and Bell Fibe (Canada only) among other select partner networks, including The Roku Channel and LG Channels.
It’s common for teams to enter a season aspiring to make a deep run in March. For Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo, those aspirations are expectations. Over the last two seasons, Izzo felt the Spartans had a shot at the national title, falling short both times: in the Elite Eight two seasons ago and the Sweet Sixteen last year. Izzo said his players learned from those losses and realized their potential.
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Tom Izzo spent Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Detroit, reminiscing about his Michigan State basketball squad’s run to the last Final Four there, in 2009, and dreaming about getting back there again in April. A day later and 88 miles to the northwest, the Hall of Fame coach sought to remind his players – and MSU fans – that the ultimate goal remains off in the distance. To make that journey down I-96 and back to what would be his ninth Final Four, Izzo knows the Spartans have the talent.
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No. 22 Michigan State volleyball fell in a hard-fought four-set battle against Illinois (25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22) Thursday night inside Huff Hall. MSU drops to 14-3 (4-3 B1G) with the loss, while Illinois improves to 12-6 (4-3 B1G).
When Michigan State basketball first landed 5-star center Ethan Taylor, it was seen as a major recruiting coup for the Spartans. Taylor is a legitimate seven-footer with some very tantalizing offensive abilities. However, after committing to the Spartans, Taylor’s star started to fall after having what was considered to be a disappointing senior season to finish his high school career.
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Michigan State fifth-year graduate center Trent Fraley has been named a midseason addition to the Rimington Trophy Watch List for his outstanding performance in the first six games of the season. The Rimington Trophy is awarded annually to the nation’s best center.