Couch: Analyzing Michigan State basketball's 2026-27 roster, player by player, as the season begins

Michigan State opens its men's basketball season Monday night at home against Colgate. Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch breaks down the Spartans ' roster. Fears took a massive jump last season, becoming a bona fide star point guard and lead guard who could sometimes carry a team. Last year's squad had a clearly defined identity and a core four players, whose strengths and weaknesses were understood. This will be a different sort of challenge for Fears, who now has more weapons around him but less certainty.