Spartans coach Tom Izzo, however, pumped the brakes on the hype surrounding their team after their resounding victory. Michigan State remained undefeated at 4-0, while Kentucky fell to 3-2.

Michigan State basketball has the number one recruiting class for the 2026 high school basketball class, according to 247Sports. This past week was the early si

Prior to the Champions Classic, Tom Izzo talked about the recent signing period, where he has signed the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation.

Michigan State handily defeated Kentucky 83-66 in the Champions Classic, in a battle of two teams that built their rosters in very different ways. While Kentucky was a team filled with transfers, MSU was a team filled with what Tom Izzo called “homegrown” talent.

Following the last tune up practice, Tom Izzo spoke to the media about the team's Champions Classic matchup against the "loaded" Kentucky Wildcats.

Taylor, 7-foot-1 and 244 pounds, is the No. 2 center and No. 23 player overall in the class. He picked the Spartans over his other finalists, Oregon, Kansas, Indiana and Oklahoma, while calling it “a pretty easy choice” due to Izzo and the fan base.

Tom Izzo has been coaching for 31 years, starting his Michigan State career back in 1995-96 with 1042 games under his belt and 740 wins — one of the best to ever do it, sitting comfortably with a .710 win rate and eight Final Fours with a national championship in 1999-00.

Tom Izzo isn’t softening his approach, and Michigan State’s players are responding with energy, effort, and highlight-reel moments early in the 2025-26 season.

Michigan State basketball picked up a major win on Saturday night, and one of the leading contributors to that Spartans win was freshman forward Cam Ward.

Tom Izzo landed five-star center Ethan Taylor last week, and a hilarious picture of the two emerged shortly after.