Michigan State Basketball: 3 reasons to be optimistic about 2020-21 season

1. So much untapped potential

The untapped potential of this Michigan State team is incredible. The Spartans have guys who are entering their upperclassman years who have still yet to break out and some freshmen and sophomores who look to be budding stars. This team has so much intrigue in terms of untapped potential that the sky is really the limit.

All you have to do is look at the team by class.

Let’s start with some juniors who have yet to truly break out but with increased roles and plenty of talent, they’re ready to do just that. Marcus Bingham Jr., Gabe Brown, Thomas Kithier and Foster Loyer fit into that category. All of those guys should see an increase in workload and production. The first two could become stars.

Now we back it up to the sophomore class and there’s Rocket Watts, Julius Marble and Malik Hall. All of those guys are going to be better this season and each one has earned high praise from Tom Izzo. Stardom is on the horizon for at least two of them, if not all three.

Lastly, the incoming freshman class of Mady Sissoko and AJ Hoggard were both top-100 prospects and each will at least add depth early on and both are raw. The talent is undeniable for both and the potential is through the roof.

If there’s one team in the Big Ten with the most untapped potential, it has to be Michigan State. What happens when Izzo does inevitably tap into it this season? Good things.