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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Izzo (29th season)
Assistant coaches	Doug Wojcik (5th overall season) Mark Montgomery (13th overall season) Thomas Kelley (2nd season)
Home arena	Breslin Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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 31, 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]

Departures

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
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]

Recruiting classes

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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

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
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
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

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

2023–24 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Jaden Akins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy Farmington, MI F 34 Xavier Booker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Cathedral High School Indianapolis, IN F 55 Coen Carr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Legacy Early College Greenville, SC C 15 Carson Cooper 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So IMG Academy Jackson, MI G 1 Jeremy Fears 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Joliet West High School Joliet, IL F 25 Malik Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Sunrise Christian Academy Aurora, IL G 11 A. J. Hoggard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Huntington Prep Coatesville, PA G 5 Trejuan Holloman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Cretin-Derham Hall High School St. Paul, MN G 13 Steven Izzo (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) GS Lansing Catholic East Lansing, MI F 0 Jaxon Kohler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Southern California Academy America Fork, UT F 7 Gehrig Normand 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Birdville High School North Richland Hills, TX G 20 Nick Sanders (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Detroit Country Day School Franklin, MI C 22 Mady Sissoko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Wasatch Academy Bafoulabé, Mali G 14 Davis Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Westminster Atlanta, GA G 2 Tyson Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Northeastern Christ the King Prep Westbury, NY	Head coach Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Mark Montgomery (Michigan State) Doug Wojcik (Navy) Thomas Kelley (Michigan State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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
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	L 88-89		–	–	–	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

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
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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