Michigan State Basketball: 2023-24 season preview for the Spartans

Postseason success is a regular occurrence at Michigan State Basketball under Tom Izzo. He’s led the Spartans for nearly three decades and is responsible for a national championship and eight runs to the Final Four. Michigan State has had consistent success in the Big Ten, produced national products and future NBA weapons, and been one of the top-level programs in the entire country.

Things have been different in recent years. The Spartans had won three straight regular season titles in the Big Ten up to the pandemic, but have settled for 8th, 7th, and 4th place finishes in the three seasons since. Things started to click at the end of last season, as the Spartans advanced to the Sweet Sixteen as a 7-seed, but the totality of the last three years has been comparably disappointing.

This season could change that, as the Spartans bring back every significant piece from last year’s squad except for Joey Hauser. While Hauser was an important scorer and cog in this machine, Izzo has also been very busy recruiting the next crop of talent, as Michigan State pulled quite the slate of freshman recruits this offseason. A few minor pieces are gone and Hauser will certainly be missed, but there’s certainly a net gain on this roster as a whole.

Could this be the year for something really special in East Lansing? Nobody in the Big Ten has won the national championship since Michigan State did it themselves back in 2000, but could that change this season? We’ll look closely at the players, the games ahead, and what exactly we’ll see and expect from the Spartans in this upcoming season. Do Izzo and these Spartans have something special up their sleeves?