EAST LANSING – Basketball is back at the Breslin Center. Michigan State survived a challenge by Bowling Green to pull away for a 75-66 win in an exhibition opener on Thursday night. Here are notable quotes from coach Tom Izzo and players after the game:

ROSEMONT, IL — The season doesn’t begin for nearly a month, but the first Michigan State basketball exhibition game is two weeks away. Tom Izzo and his Spartans have a much better idea, a few weeks into practice, of what to expect from their new-look ...

Few people know the Michigan State Spartans–Michigan Wolverines rivalry quite like Nicole Niemiec, who spent three years as the university’s iconic mascot, Sparty, all while keeping her identity a secret.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/michiganstate as MSU Basketball Players Who Must Make Defensive Leaps. The Michigan State basketball team is preparing for the 2025-26 season and is looking to repeat another deep NCAA Tournament run.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State women’s basketball begins its season with an exhibition vs. Michigan Tech on Wednesday, and the team held its annual media day ahead of the season on Tuesday. The Spartans open the year ranked No. 23 in the AP Top 25, one of six Big Ten teams in the rankings to start the year.

A support system helped Alexander find her way back. She leaned on teammates, coaches, her mother and her friends for support. And MSU associate director of athletic performance Claire Sporer also had a role in helping Alexander gradually find her way back to falling back in love with basketball again.

In his 31st year as the Michigan State Basketball head coach, Tom Izzo has had an unexpected year of players transferring out to different programs, as well as

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo joined football coach Jonathan Smith's radio show and gave a vote of support with Michigan game next.