This news article provides an overview of the Michigan State basketball team, focusing on key players such as Cam Ward, Coen Carr, Kaleb Glenn, Jesse McCulloch, and Tom Izzo. It discusses their performances, improvements, and future prospects.
Michigan State's Cam Ward looks to score against UConn during the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena on Friday, March 27, 2026.
| Starr Portice, Michigan State Spartans on SIneeded improvementsMichigan State's Coen Carr looks on during a game against Michigan at the Breslin Center on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. | Starr Portice, Michigan State Spartans on SIand a long NBA career is a decent three-point shot. He started taking threes with some significant volume for the first time last season, averaging 2.2 attempts per contest, but the percentage only reached 27.6%.
Even though most teams were relatively fine giving Carr space on the perimeter, Carr still averaged 12.0 points per game last season, which was a jump from 8.1 the year before. His numbers as a rebounder and a passer also improved. Michigan State's Coen Carr checks the scoreboard during a game against Indiana at the Breslin Center on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.
| Starr Portice, Michigan State Spartans on SI Carr's ceiling is still as high as anyone's in college basketball, thanks to his off-the-charts athleticism. An NBA team will probably give Carr a shot in 2027 off of that alone. Wings need to be able to shoot three-pointers these days to play in the NBA, though. You can get there with amazing defense, like the Pistons' Ausar Thompson, but Carr isn't in that tier defensively.
This also goes a bit for Carr's mid-range shot. He took the occasional off-the-dribble mid-range jumper last season. It's not a shot the analytics are probably a huge fan of, but Carr's form has gotten better. It can become a more significant part of his game next season.
Mar 18, 2026; Buffalo, NY, USA; Michigan State Spartans forward Kaleb Glenn (8) shoots the ball during a practice session ahead of the first round of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Keybank Center. | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Imageslooks after he missed the entire 2025-26 season with a knee injury. Glenn transferred to MSU from Florida Atlantic after averaging 12.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game with the Owls in '24-25.
He also spent a year at Louisville before that, coming out of high school as a 4-star prospect ranked 85th overall in the class of 2023 on theAdditional shooting is one of the big things Glenn will provide. He made 41.0% of his threes during his season at FAU. He can also find other ways to score, making 61.3% of his two-point shots with the Owls.
Interestingly, Glenn's free-throw shooting doesn't match, though; he's made just 62.9% of his shots at the charity stripe during his career. Michigan State's Cam Ward shoots a free throw during a game against Rutgers on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Breslin Center. | Starr Portice, Michigan State Spartans on SIwill just need to develop his offensive game as a whole. He's shown several intangibles already in his time at Michigan State: high motor, rebounding, and good defense.
Ward averaged 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and was a player the Spartans needed on the court, but the next step is to improve that offensive game. Michigan State's Cam Ward blocks a North Dakota State shot during the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the KeyBank Center on Thursday, March 19, 2026. | Starr Portice, Michigan State Spartans on SI Ward finished last season with an offensive box plus/minus of minus-0.5.
That was only behind Denham Wojcik among scholarship players last year. Ward got many of his points from his high-motor style and his status as one of the team's better rebounders. Being able to add some moves in the post, a better jump hook, and improvement at the free-throw line (51.0% last season) will be musts for him moving forward.
Michigan State's Jesse McCulloch readies to shoot a free throw during a game against Michigan on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 at the Breslin Center. | Starr Portice, Michigan State Spartans on SI. He got phased out of MSU's rotation in late February and March this past season, but the Spartans are going to need a bigger role from McCulloch this coming season. Rebounding will be a big must for McCulloch next season.
He's 6-foot-11, but his presence on the glass isn't quite as obvious as it is with his similarly-sized teammates. McCulloch grabbed 7.0 rebounds per 40 minutes last season, which was the lowest number among players who didn't largely play either point guard or shooting guard
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