Hall has the hallmarks of a Big Ten breakout candidate after registering the Spartans' highest overall BPR figure, per last season. His biggest limitation is a career 20% 3-point shooting mark. He should see an uptick on the 20.2 minutes per game he played last season and have a chance to become a double-digit scorer. He finished fourth in the Big Ten with 4.8 assists per game despite playing significantly fewer minutes than the players ahead of him in the category. Hoggard made a significant leap as a sophomore in 2021-22 and claimed a starting role for a chunk of the season's second half. Playing Walker and Hoggard together could be a jolt for the Michigan State offense in 2022-23 if Izzo can find a way to offset the potential negatives on the defensive side. After averaging 2.4 turnovers per game in his first 20 contests, he turned it over just 1.1 times per contest in the final 16 games as Izzo refined his point guard rotation. It took him some time, but Walker ultimately developed into a steady hand for the Spartans in 28 starts last season after transferring following two years at Northeastern. Once he gets there, anything can happen, as evidenced by the eight Final Four appearances the Spartans have made during Izzo's tenure.Īs the 2022-23 college basketball season creeps nearer, here's a glimpse at how Michigan State's starting lineup and rotation could shape up. Izzo, being the masterful orchestrator that he is, has more than enough clay to mold the program's 25th consecutive NCAA Tournament team. While seven of last season's 11 minutes leaders return, just 10 scholarship players are part of a roster that looks a bit lean on physicality amid the departures of bigs Marcus Bingham and Julius Marble along with well-sized wings Max Christie and Gabe Brown.īut here's the upside: eight of Michigan State's 10 scholarship players are former top-100 prospects, one is a proven mid-major transfer and the other is a true freshman who shouldn't be needed early in his career. The Spartans lose their top-three scorers from last season's roster, their top shot-blocker and their leading rebounder. 500 in Big Ten play over the past two seasons as legendary coach Tom Izzo prepares for his 28th season on the MSU bench with a. But a deeper look reveals a slightly more uncertain perspective for a program that is just. Sat.At first glance, Michigan State's losses from its 2021-22 roster appear minimal, as the Spartans bid farewell to just one double-digit scorer from a 23-13 squad that exited the NCAA Tournament with a second-round loss to No. 11/11 NCAA Regionals (University of Missouri) 10/28 Big Ten Championships (University of Michigan)įri. 10/21 Illini Open (University of Illinois)įri. 10/14 Bradley Pink Classic (Bradley University)įri. 9/17 John McNichols XC Invitational (Indiana State University)įri 9/30 Gans Creek Classic (University of Missouri)įri. 9/1 Illini Challenge (University of Illinois) Finally, Oklahoma State is set to host the NCAA Championships the week after on November 19th.
Missouri is slated to host NCAA Regionals on November 11th. Big Ten Championships are scheduled to begin the week after (10/28), in Ann Arbor.
The regular season wraps up October 21st at Illinois for the Illini open. The next three meets are on the road beginning at Indiana State University for the John McNichols Invitational (9/17), The Gans Creek Classic at The University of Missouri (9/30), and the Bradley Pink Classic at Bradley University (10/14). The Orange and Blue kick off the 2022 season hosting the Illini Challenge on Thursday, September 1st.
The Big Ten Championships start the last weekend of October with the NCAA Regionals and Championships in November. The Fighting Illini have five regular season meets that will take place September and October. – The Illinois men's and women's cross-country schedule have been released for fall 2022.