Michigan State fans got a glimpse into what they can expect from FAU transfer Kaleb Glenn this season during Moneyball. He was lighting up the scoreboard and was one of the leading scorers at this year’s event, averaging 22.1 points per game.
Glenn looked healthy and played in eight Moneyball contests, but he was still going to be coming off a year-long absence following a preseason leg injury suffered last fall.
Shaking off that kind of rust is never easy and returning to full strength isn’t either.
Fortunately, according to Tom Izzo, Glenn has officially been cleared for all basketball-related activities. He missed all of last season with a knee injury and is now back as one of the most important players on the roster.
Michigan State's Kaleb Glenn (knee) has been fully cleared for all basketball related activities, per Tom Izzo.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 3, 2026
Transfer from Florida Atlantic who DNP last season due to injury, but averaged 12.6 PPG and 4.8 RPG in 2024-25.
The last time that Michigan State had to wait this long to see a transfer take the court was when Joey Hauser came over from Marquette and the NCAA made him sit a year. It’s safe to say that the anticipation for Glenn is closing in on how fans felt about Hauser. Now it’s official and the Spartans are getting him back for the start of the 2026-27 season.
The lineup possibilities with a healthy Glenn are limitless.
Kaleb Glenn can play multiple roles
Getting a 6-foot-7, 220-pound athlete like Glenn back is huge not just for team morale but also for the national title aspirations that have been bestowed upon the Spartans.
Glenn is going to give Michigan State some insane lineup options.
Let’s say Michigan State wants to run out a bigger lineup with Jeremy Fears still running the point, imagine this unit:
- PG: Fears
- SG: Glenn
- SF: Coen Carr
- PF: Jesse McCulloch
- C: Anton Bonke
Or let’s say that Michigan State wants a shooters-only lineup, here’s how it’d look:
- PG: Fears
- Wing: Jasiah Jervis
- Wing: Kur Teng
- PF: Glenn
- C: McCulloch
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Michigan State could have an all-vet lineup with Glenn, they could have a defense-heavy lineup, and also a small-ball lineup with him at the power forward as well. He gives the Spartans a ton of options, lineup-wise, when he’s healthy and able.
What Kaleb Glenn brings to the table
Glenn got his career started at Louisville before transferring to FAU the year following Dusty May’s departure for Michigan. He averaged 12.6 points and 4.8 rebounds and the former four-star also shot 53 percent from the field and 41 percent from deep.
Izzo wanted to add a shooter with some size and plenty of athleticism, so he landed Glenn in the transfer portal last offseason, much to the delight of Fears who has played with him before.
Glenn brings athleticism to the table where he can slash or create for himself, but he’s also a lob threat (obviously not quite like Carr) and he’s a knockdown shooter. His defense will come along when he’s more comfortable in Izzo’s system, but he’s the perfect weapon at the small forward or power forward spot.
The offense is going to unlock another gear with him back.
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