Every time Michigan State plays, Coen Carr throws down a highlight-reel dunk that goes viral. Sometimes people forget that Carr is more than just a ferocious dunker -- he's actually a pretty good basketball player.
Carr had one of his best games as a Spartan on Tuesday night against UCLA, proving that point. He finished with a team-high 16 points with three rebounds, two assists, a steal, and two monster blocks.
It was one of his best all-around games at Michigan State.
Not only was he dunking the ball, but he was distributing, scoring from mid-range, driving the lane, and scoring from deep. He was everywhere on the offensive end of the floor, and his defense matched the intensity on the other end.
I mentioned two "monster" blocks by Carr because they were unforgettable. Both came on open-ish layups for UCLA, and one provided us with maybe the most athletic Coen Carr play we've seen to date.
UCLA had a fastbreak opportunity and Eric Freeny went up for a layup over Jeremy Fears and Carr came screaming down the floor for the block off the backbourt and into the waiting arms of Trey Fort.
The block wasn't the most athletic part of the play, it was the fact that Carr jumped over Freeny in the process. You just have to watch it for yourself:
Coen Carr CLEARED the offensive player after taking off for the emphatic rejection 🤯
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) February 18, 2026
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Freeny isn't a small guy, standing 6-foot-4, and Carr almost completely cleared him on what is a routine play for him. He got up high enough that he cleared Freeny's head and thankfully he wasn't hurt in the process.
These types of highlight plays by Carr are nothing new. He's jumping over defenders on dunks almost every game -- he would save the NBA Dunk Contest -- but he's never officially cleared anyone's head.
This dude is an alien.
Coen Carr: More than just a dunker
Any time you see a highlight play of a Carr dunk on social media, you can just assume that the replies are from rival fans who don't watch him actually play, saying things like "can he do anything else?" or "yeah, but let's see him make a jumper".
Carr does other things very well and he makes jumpers rather consistently these days.
A year ago, he wasn't much of a scorer outside of three feet, but he's become a much more well-rounded player and he even hit two threes against UCLA. He still has a ton of work to do, but he's looking more and more like a future NBA player by each passing day.
Senior year Carr is about to be scary.