It's Tuesday now so that means that our eyes should have fully recovered from the atrocity that was the Ohio State vs. Michigan State basketball game on Sunday in East Lansing.
The atrocious offensive effort had fans wondering if 2026 signee Jasiah Jervis could suit up and join the team for the rest of the season. While the shooting guard spot hasn't been the problem over the past few weeks thanks to the emergence of Jordan Scott, the offense has.
Scott is the only consistent player not named Jeremy Fears lately, and he's been averaging 11.8 points while shooting over 50 percent from three over the past couple of weeks. The rest of the team? Well, we'd be lucky to see anyone have two good games in a row. The half-court offense has been rather mediocre because the Spartans just don't have enough pure scorers.
Jervis is going to change that in 2026-27.
Don't believe me? Cleanse your recovering eyeballs with the incoming top-50 shooting guard's senior year highlights, courtesy of Sam Kayser.
Check out some highlights from Jervis’ senior season with @step_basketball.
— Sam Kayser (@KayserHoops) February 23, 2026
The 6-foot-5 guard is a big-time shotmaker who can get downhill and score at the rim with his elite athleticism and soft touch around the basket.
#31 overall in the @SCNext 100. https://t.co/vT6JJbdBIn pic.twitter.com/Hll88IQlxd
Jervis is often regarded as a sharpshooter, which he is, but these highlights prove that he can do just about everything. He can drive, he can slash, he can pull up, he can find a crease, he can thrown down. The future Spartan can do just about everything from the wing that Michigan State desperately needs. The Spartans need a pure scorer like that who isn't afraid to go get a bucket.
He raises the ceiling of next year's team exponentially.
Michigan State's 2026-27 backcourt is going to be scary
I know we're still in the middle of a 22-5 season with a team that's ranked No. 13 in the country and could earn a top three seed in the NCAA Tournament, but I can't help but to think about next year's backcourt.
This team could very well make a Final Four run in a month, but the 2026-27 squad is going to have scorers at every position. The backcourt could be one of the most improved in the country.
Not only does Jeremy Fears likely return for his junior year, but Kur Teng is back as the team's best shooter, Scott has stepped up as the shooting guard of the future, Jervis comes in as one of the best pure scorers in the 2026 class, and Carlos Medlock Jr. joins the program as one of the best point guards in the 2026 cycle.
All of those guys will be able to shoot and likely hunt their own shots. Unlike this year's team where there just aren't many pure scorers, next year's team will have several.
How about two straight national titles? We can dream.