The first “extended” clip from Michigan State’s summer practice has officially hit social media and fans are clearly excited about the 2026-27 team.
Michigan State fans got to see the newcomers for the first time in the green and white, and a couple of them looked really good in the highlight.
Anton Bonke made an appearance with an assist, Kaleb Glenn (yes, I’m considering him a newcomer because he missed all of last season) looked like he could be the third leg of the Spartans’ “Big 3”, and Carlos Medlock Jr. looks to be a walking bucket.
Medlock is the one that caught everyone’s eye.
It was just an 80-second clip, but Medlock looked like a guard who could see the floor much more than we all expected this season. He’s going to force Tom Izzo’s hand with the minutes allocation. Jeremy Fears won’t be able to play 35-40 minutes per game at point guard if Medlock is as effective as he was during his first public scrimmage.
Spartan fans are already in love with his game.
Carlos Medlock Jr. may be better than advertised
Medlock committed to Michigan State and soared in the recruiting rankings around the same time. He went to Link Academy for his senior year of high school and played really well there, finishing the 2026 cycle as a top-50 recruit in the country.
As a top-50 recruit, you’d obviously expect him to be good, but with Fears returning, he won’t have to be a star right away. We may have to adjust our expectations.
Medlock was the most prominent figure in the first scrimmage highlight of the offseason, hitting a mid-range jumper, a three, and driving to the basket and scoring on a nifty up-and-under layup. He’s crafty, he’s explosive, and he has confidence. It’s going to be fun to watch him grow, but from the looks of it, he’s going to be fully grown by the end of his freshman year.
It’s going to be nice to have a backup point guard with the type of game that Medlock has.
The last time that Michigan State had an elite duo at the point guard position was probably Travis Trice and Denzel Valentine but they could play together at the same time effectively. I’m not sure that Izzo will want to play Fears at the two and Medlock at the one too much. Medlock may just force his hand, though.
Add us as a preferred source on Google