Today is the first day of the Fall high school recruiting period for Division I Men’s Basketball coaches. Michigan State staff have been seen at multiple spots meeting with some of the top ranked players in the nation.

Head Coach Tom Izzo and Assistant Coach Thomas Kelly stopped in South Bend, IN making contact with recent scholarship offeree Steven Reynolds III. Reynolds is a 6’5 shooting guard ranked 80th by Rivals in the 2026 Class.

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Izzo and Kelley next made an appearance at national powerhouse La Lumiere in La Porte, IN to see Class of 2025 recruits Jalen Haralson and Darius Adams. Haralson, the 7th ranked player in his Class, is a dynamic 6’7 wing who will take an official visit in East Lansing on September 14th. Adams himself is one of the top players in the nation, the 6’5 guard is ranked 15th in the 2025 Class.

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MSU staff was also spotted in Maryland. Assistant head coach Doug Wojcik visited Bishop McNamara High School in Upper Marlboro, MD and then later at Largo High School in Largo, MD. McNamara boasts two Rivals top 100 shooting guards from the 2026 Class, Qayden Samuels and Prince-Alex Moody. At Largo, Wojcik’s attention was directed to Cam Ward, a 6’6 forward ranked as the 79th best Junior in the country.

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A busy day for the Spartan staff as they seek to secure their first commit for the 2025 Class while creating relationships with recruits who will be graduating in 2026 and 2027.

Cool video here by MSU’s creative team as they joined the team in Spain.

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Weekend Games Preview​

No. 5 Spartans Host Queens, Loyola Chicago to Wrap Up Non-Conference Play​

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Fifth-ranked Michigan State women's soccer wraps up non-conference action this week at DeMartin Stadium, beginning Thursday, Sept. 5 vs. Queens at 7 p.m. before hosting Loyola Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m.

Both games will stream on B1G+.

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FIRST TOUCH
MSU (3-0-2) is still undefeated after a 1-0-1 showing at DeMartin last week, earning 1-0 win over Ole Miss on Aug. 29 and 2-2 draw with then-No. 15 Xavier on Sept. 1. Graduate midfielder Emily Mathews recorded the second-half game-winner for the Spartans against Ole Miss for her first goal of the season. Sophomore midfielder Bella Najera and junior defender Maggie Illig notched goals against the Musketeers, with graduate midfielder Justina Gaynor adding assists on both goals. MSU goalkeeper Kaitlyn Parks made a season-high eight saves in the draw with Xavier.

The Spartans sit in the top five of the United Soccer Coaches Poll for the second-straight week after earning a program-high ranking at No. 4 last week. MSU has played three top-15 opponents in its first five games.

MSU will look to go undefeated in the non-conference portion of its schedule for the second time in the Jeff Hosler era this weekend, last doing so in Hosler's first season in 2021. Since the inception of Big Ten women's soccer in 1994, MSU has gone unbeaten against non-league opponents four times - 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2021.

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SCOUTING THE ROYALS
Queens University of Charlotte is led by head coach Shannon Neely Noel, who is 10-17-13 in three seasons with the Royals. The Royals are 3-2-0 this season after most recently defeating Winthrop, 2-0, at home on Sept. 1. Neely Noel served as an assistant coach at Grand Valley State University from 2009-11. Hosler was the head coach of the Lakers from 2014-21, where he captured three Division II national titles.

Thursday's meeting will be the first all-time between the Spartans and Royals.

SCOUTING THE RAMBLERS
Interim head coach Angela Staveskie is in her first season leading the Ramblers, who sit at 3-1-1 this season after a 1-0 home win over Bowling Green on Sept. 1. Sophomore forward/midfielder and 2023 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year Zoe Hevey leads Loyola Chicago in scoring with five points from one goal and a trio of assists this season.

The Spartans are a perfect 7-0-0 against the Ramblers all time, including a 3-0 record in East Lansing. The two teams last met on Sept. 12, 2010, with MSU securing a 3-0 win at DeMartin Stadium. In the seven-game series, Loyola Chicago has only scored one goal, which came in a 10-1 win for the Spartans in Chicago on Oct. 22, 1993. MSU holds a 32-1 advantage in goals in the series, which dates back to 1986.

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UP NEXT
The Spartans begin Big Ten play at Maryland on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. in College Park. The game will stream on B1G+.

Preview courtesy of MSU Athletics.

Via MSU Athletics:

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will tip off the 2024-25 season with Michigan State Madness, to be held on Friday, Oct. 4 at the Breslin Center.

The Spartans’ annual event celebrates the start of the college basketball season for both teams.

“I’m really excited to get our season started and for Michigan State Madness,” men’s basketball Head Coach Tom Izzo said. “It’s a new format for our programs and I think the setup will get our students engaged, and by starting a bit earlier, it will be even more family friendly. Once we’re done at the Breslin Center, every Spartan fan can get home in time for the football game.”

For the first time, Spartan fans can start their night with Michigan State Madness, and end the night at home, watching the football team play at Oregon (9 p.m. ET).

“Michigan State Madness is one of those nights that gets you excited for the start of the season,” women’s basketball Head Coach Robyn Fralick said. “Going into my second season as the head coach at Michigan State, I am really looking forward to this event. It will be great to see families, kids and students participating and making the Breslin Center rock. We can’t wait to see everyone there!”

Doors to the Breslin Center will open at 6 p.m. The evening program is slated to begin at 7 p.m. Admission to Michigan State Madness is free.

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The NBA's Detroit Pistons and Phoenix Suns will play a preseason game on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.

Former Spartan basketball player Mat Ishbia owns the Suns. Pistons owner Tom Gores is also a Michigan State alum.

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