Michigan State basketball locks in visit with 4-star C Tristan Reed

Add another official visit to the schedule for Michigan State basketball.

Over the weekend, Michigan State secured official visits with five-star center Ethan Taylor and four-star forward Jalyn Collingwood, and then Maximo Adams announced that he would be visiting East Lansing on Sept. 11. The Spartans also made countless top schools lists over the weekend, including that of Quinn Costello, who's visiting on Sept. 5.

Later on Monday, another priority target announced a visit to Michigan State this fall.

Tristan Reed, a four-star center in the 2026 class, will reportedly be on campus over the weekend of Sept. 20 for an official visit, says 247Sports' Justin Thind.

Reed is a relatively new name for a lot of Michigan State fans. He was just offered by Michigan State on June 19, and he has a similar size to the centers that Izzo typically targets: 6-foot-9 and around 230 pounds. In fact, Jaxon Kohler is 6-foot-9 and around 240 pounds, and he'll be playing plenty of minutes at center in 2025-26.

The four-star big man will be playing at Link Academy in Branson, Mo., this upcoming season, along with four-star Michigan State point guard commit Carlos Medlock Jr. and five-star center target Ethan Taylor. That's a heck of a team being pieced together at Link Academy.

This also gives Michigan State an advantage because Medlock can work on both Reed and Taylor.

Reed is also familiar with the state of Michigan as his brother, Tarris Reed, played for the rival Wolverines for a couple of seasons before transferring to UConn. This would be an interesting addition if he were to commit to Michigan State. Imagine the Spartans get Tarris Reed's brother and Michigan gets Jaxon Richardson. That'd make for some interesting battles.

The younger brother of Tarris is ranked as the No. 69 overall recruit and No. 6 center in the 2026 class, according to 247Sports.

Michigan State will host two of the top six centers in the 2026 class this fall.