Jeremy Fears injury update: MSU G feels ‘a million times better’

EAST LANSING – Two days after rolling both of his ankles, Jeremy Fears Jr. went through practice in a limited capacity on Thursday, Oct. 22.

And with No. 6 Michigan State basketball preparing for one final exhibition tuneup Sunday against Marquette in Milwaukee, coach Tom Izzo plans to proceed with caution with his All-American point guard.

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“I was a little concerned yesterday, but he’s bounced back today,” Izzo said after Thursday’s workout. “He went through half of the practice. I just didn’t let him go live, so I think he’ll be 90% anyway. If he’s not 80%, I’m not playing him. But I don’t see that.”

Oct 20, 2026; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans guard Jeremy Fears Jr. (1) writhes on the court in pain after twisting his ankle in play against the UConn Huskies during the second half at Breslin Center. Mandatory Credit: Dale Young-Imagn Images

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Fears drove in and scored a left-handed layup but took a hard fall as he landed on the back of Connecticut’s Colben Landrew with 17:53 left in the second half of the Spartans’ 78-70 loss on Tuesday night. The preseason national and Big Ten player of the year pulled himself out of the game and immediately went to MSU’s training staff, but he quickly checked back in with 15:44 to play and finished the game by scoring 11 of his 23 points and four of his eight assists after the scare. Both were game highs.

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Izzo said Fears wore a walking boot on that left foot Wednesday as a precaution with the next-day soreness. However, the 6-foot-2 fourth-year junior said he also rolled his right ankle in the waning moments, despite finishing as the Spartans’ leader with 31 minutes played.

“It was a rough little stretch,” Fears said with a chuckle after Thursday’s practice. “But overall, I’m great. I feel great, and I should be ready to go for Sunday.”

Michigan State’s Jeremy Fears Jr., center, shoots as UConn’s Oskar Giltay, left,…

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