Category: Women’s Basketball

MSU head coach Robyn Fralick and the Michigan State women’s basketball team officially opened practice for the 2026-27 season on Tuesday afternoon at the Breslin Center. “I love the beginnings of stories. I love the energy that surrounds opening day,” Fralick said. “That is still an important thing in our program. It’s still exists, and I am excited for that. I am excited for this particular group to keep growing and getting better.”

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Michigan State women’s basketball head coach Robyn Fralick announced the 2026-27 schedule on Wednesday in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference. Once again, the Spartans’ women’s basketball season is presented by MSUFCU. Michigan State will play 17 games at the friendly confines of the Breslin Center, beginning with an exhibition against Michigan Tech on Oct. 28.

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Michigan State women’s basketball and the Big Ten Conference announced the 2026-27 conference breakdown on Monday. For the sixth-straight season, the Big Ten will play an 18-game schedule, after playing a 20-game schedule during the 2020-21 campaign. The conference also played an 18-game league schedule in both 2018-19 and 2019-20. 

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Theryn Hallock will be back for another season with Michigan State women’s basketball. The program and guard announced her return for the 2026-27 season on Thursday, May 7. Hallock missed a majority of the 2025-26 season due to a lower leg injury and made her last appearance in a Dec. 28 win over Rutgers.

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Michigan State women’s basketball has added some more size to its roster. Lake City native Alie Bisballe has announced her commitment to the Spartans. The 6-foot-4 Bisballe spent the last two seasons playing at Wisconsin. Bisballe appeared in 36 games during her two seasons with the Badgers. The forward averaged 1.0 points and 3.4 minutes while playing in 18 games last season for Wisconsin, which finished 16-18.

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The Michigan State women’s basketball program has added a pair of players from France to its incoming freshman class for the 2026-27 season. The program announced the signings of guard Emma Broliron and Kathy-Emma Otto on Monday, April 27. Both have FIBA international experience. Otto is a 6-foot-2 forward from Paris, while Broliron is a 5-7 guard from Charmes sur Rhone, France. Otto and Broliron join Michigan Miss Basketball winner Lilly Williams of Howell as the incoming freshmen for the Spartans.

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McCray contributed to West Virginia winning the Big 12 tournament and earning home court advantage for the opening rounds of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament tournament this winter. Now she will try to help the Michigan State women’s basketball team in its quest to keep building under coach Robyn Fralick

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Michigan State women’s basketball has landed another addition from the transfer portal. Forward Tabitha Betson, who spent two seasons playing at Colorado, has announced her commitment to join the Spartans for the 2026-27 season.

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The Michigan State women’s basketball program has landed one of the state’s recent Miss Basketball winners. Former Rockford star Anna Wypych, who spent last season at Butler, announced on Instagram plans to transfer to MSU on Wednesday, April 15.

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Former Michigan State women’s basketball forward Grace VanSlooten was drafted 39th overall (ninth pick of the third round) by the Seattle Storm at the 2026 WNBA Draft presented by State Street Investment Management SPY on Monday in New York City.

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The Michigan State women’s basketball program has had a second starter enter the transfer portal. Starting guard Rashunda Jones announced her decision to enter the portal on Tuesday, April 7, after spending just one season with the Spartans. Jones was a key component for the Spartans while helping them to a 23-9 mark that included reaching the second round of the NCAA tournament.

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Michigan State women’s basketball has only one recruit in the 2026 class, but Lilly Williams brings enormous potential as a day-one starter. Williams is a 6-foot-6 five-star center from Farmington Hills, Michigan, and one of the most highly touted players in the 2026 high school class. Rivals ranks her 21st nationally, and 247Sports ranks her 30th, with both outlets listing her as a high four-star prospect. ESPN is higher on her, ranking Williams 15th overall and giving her a five-star rating.

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One key part of the Michigan State women’s basketball team is exiting via the transfer portal. On Saturday night, On3’s Talia Goodman reported that starting MSU center Ines Sotelo is planning to enter the transfer portal once it officially opens on April 6. Sotelo started 20 of the 23 games she appeared in this season, averaging 6.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. She will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.

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Juliann Woodard plans to look for a new destination to continue her college career. Woodard plans to enter the transfer portal after spending two seasons in the Michigan State women’s basketball program, according to a report from On3. Woodard posted the On3 report to her Instagram page.

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Michigan State women’s basketball’s NCAA Tournament run came to a halt after the No. 5-seeded Spartans lost at No 4-seeded Oklahoma, 77-71, Sunday night in Norman, Oklahoma at OU’s Lloyd Noble Center Michigan State ends its historic season with a 23-9 record. Oklahoma improves to 26-7 and moves on to the Sweet Sixteen in Sacramento.

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No. 5-seed Michigan State women’s basketball will take on No. 4-seed and host Oklahoma in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 22. Tipoff time is set for 8 p.m. ET. Sam Gore and Tamika Catchings will be on the call for ESPN.

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It was probably not how Michigan State imagined how things would go, but the Spartans found a way.Despite trailing for a pretty good portion of the game, fifth-seeded MSU women’s basketball squeaked past (12) Colorado State, 65-62, during the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The game was tied after the third quarter and CSU had the chance to tie it up at the buzzer, but the Spartans managed to still hang on.

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Michigan State women’s basketball greeted the media on Thursday in Norman, Oklahoma, ahead of their NCAA First Round game against Colorado State on Friday. The Spartans arrived in Norman on Wednesday afternoon to sunny skies and warm weather. On Thursday, Michigan State started the day meeting with members of the media at Lloyd Noble Center. Senior forward Grace VanSlooten and redshirt-sophomore guard Kennedy Blair started on the dais. MSU head coach Robyn Fralick ended the media portion of the day.

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In her first year attending public school, Howell High School senior Lilly Williams did almost everything a high school women’s basketball player could hope for. She officially signed to play Division I basketball at Michigan State in November, was selected as a McDonald’s All-American in February, helped snap Belleville’s 35-game winning streak en route to winning the KLAA Championship on Feb. 26 and was named Gatorade Michigan Girls Basketball Player of the Year on March 13.

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