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Michigan State Basketball: 3 reasons for optimism heading into 2022 Big Ten Tournament

By Connor Muldowney

Michigan State's Tyson Walker, right, moves with the ball as Maryland's Fatts Russell defends during the second half on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at the Breslin Center.
Michigan State's Tyson Walker, right, moves with the ball as Maryland's Fatts Russell defends during the second half on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at the Breslin Center. /
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Michigan State’s Tyson Walker, center, scores between Maryland’s Qudus Wahab, left, and Fatts Russell during the first half on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at the Breslin Center.220306 Msu Maryland 153a
Michigan State’s Tyson Walker, center, scores between Maryland’s Qudus Wahab, left, and Fatts Russell during the first half on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at the Breslin Center.220306 Msu Maryland 153a /

2. Tyson Walker looks like he’s growing into a scorer

It’s pretty clear that when Tyson Walker is given the green light, he’s borderline unstoppable. He struggled with confidence early this season after coming over from Northeastern, but he’s more than capable of being an offensive threat for the Spartans.

Although he averages just 8.3 points per game, he’s capable of scoring in double figures regularly if he can get a good amount of shots up. The more he shoots, the better off Michigan State is.

Sometimes he can be hesitant, but he’s learning to hunt his shot more and that’s a good sign for Michigan State. He finished the regular season with a 13-point showing against Maryland where he made just 5-of-14 shots which isn’t a great percentage, but at least he’s taking shots.

Walker is growing into a go-to scorer at the right time.

In fact, ever since a disappointing one-point performance in a Wisconsin loss in early February, he’s averaging 12.1 points while shooting 50 percent from 3-point range. He’s also taken seven-plus shots in 6-of-8 games which has to make Tom Izzo happy. This is a great sign.

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