Michigan State basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
Michigan State returns 60% of last season's minutes, and adds one transfer and the No. 2 recruiting class.
Last season it ranked No. 11 in adjusted net rating (No. 30 on offense, No. 11 on defense). The biggest loss is Jaxon Kohler, 12.5 points a game, gone to BYU. The schedule has 32 games, 12 against last season's adjusted top 25.
2026-27 roster
PPG to MPG are last season’s numbers, wherever he played: a transfer’s line is from his old school. Freshmen have none yet.
Who left
The players who left played 40% of last season’s minutes. Also gone, under 5 minutes a game: Nick Sanders.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 122.7 (No. 30), defense 93.2 (No. 11).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 32 games, 20 in the Big Ten. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for Michigan State in 2026-27?
8 players who played for Michigan State last season: Jeremy Fears Jr., Coen Carr, Jordan Scott, Kur Teng, Cam Ward, Jesse McCulloch, Brennan Walton, Colin Walton. They played 60% of its minutes.
Who did Michigan State add for 2026-27?
Anton Bonke (transfer from Charlotte), Jasiah Jervis (freshman, No. 32 recruit), Ethan Taylor (freshman, No. 41 recruit), Carlos Medlock Jr. (freshman, No. 55 recruit), Julius Avent (freshman, No. 92 recruit).