The basketball program michigan state is having a good time lately: a few weeks after a convincing “run” in the “March Madness” 2023 (defeat after the effort in the third round against Kansas State), and while a very solid quartet of “freshmen” will land on campus in the coming weeks (two players ranked in the Top 25 of the best high school students of the class of 2023, in particular), the leader Tyson Walkerto top it all, has just announced its return for a fifth university season.
A fifth season made possible, we recall, thanks to the exemption granted by the NCAA three years ago to all players whose 2019/20 season was abruptly stopped by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Best scorer (14.8) and second best passer (2.9) of the Spartans last season, the New York native therefore offers a last dance at East Lansing, where the Spartans look great for the 2023/24 season.
With a good mix between experience and youth, since four of the five starters from last season, all “juniors” or “seniors”, are now officially back (Walker, therefore, but also AJ Hoggard, Jaden Akins and Mady Sissoko), while the four future “freshmen” (Xavier Booker, Jeremy Fears, Coen Carr, Gehrig Normand) also represent important reinforcements in Tom Izzo’s rotation.
And if it is still too early to draw up rankings and make predictions for the 2023/24 season, the fact remains that on paper, Michigan State displays one of the densest, most talented and balanced “rosters”. of the country, and then imposes itself as one of the (early) credible candidates for the title in 2024.
