Michigan State basketball needs to pursue four positions in the portal

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It is officially the craziest time of the year, with the NCAA transfer portal being open and in full swing, roster moves are being made all over the country in order to gear up for the 2025-26 campaign. Despite Tom Izzo’s wishes, Michigan State is no exception to the rule, and the Spartans will need to use the portal to keep pace with the rest of the nation.

With the Spartans having three departing seniors, and news coming out about Tre Holloman and Gehrig Normand deciding to transfer, there are already multiple moves Michigan State is going to have to make several roster moves already, before considering the possibility of other decisions being made.

Currently, with what we know about the roster, even if another move or two were to happen, it is pretty cut and dry to determine what the Spartans needs are out of the transfer portal.

Starting shooting guard

Writing this post, I am assuming that Jase Richardson is going to enter the NBA Draft, as most expect him to do. If Richardson does decide to return to East Lansing, consider that your “transfer portal add” at shooting guard. If things go as expected, and Richardson departs, it is going to be imperative that Izzo seeks a starter for the shooting guard spot via the portal.

While upcoming sophomore Kur Teng may be someone who the Spartans are ready to give an increased role to, I personally do not believe the team will be looking to enter the season with him as the starter.

Michigan State already has been linked to a power conference shooting guard transfer, and you can expect more players to get into the mix now that we have a better idea of where the roster is at following Tre Holloman’s departure.

Backup point guard

Jeremy Fears Jr. is the point guard of the present, and the point guard of the future for Michigan State, but one thing is for sure, Holloman’s departure has left a hole at the backup point guard position. Aside from Fears, there is not a point guard on Michigan State’s roster.

I expect Fears to eat up about 30…

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Publish date : 2025-04-01 17:53:00

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