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3 takeaways from Michigan State basketball players at night one of Moneyball

By Trevor Michael

Michigan State and Team Case Credit Union's Frankie Fidler shakes hands with Team Goodfellas players after the game on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, during the Moneyball Pro-Am at Holt High School.
Michigan State and Team Case Credit Union's Frankie Fidler shakes hands with Team Goodfellas players after the game on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, during the Moneyball Pro-Am at Holt High School. / Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA
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3. Kur Teng is already showing what he can bring to the team

You either have to be a special talent or bring something the team desperately needs to receive significant playing time as a freshman under Tom Izzo. And I think Kur Teng fits that mold.

One thing Michigan State will be missing next season is elite three point shooting. They struggled at times last season shooting the ball and now some of their better shooters are gone.

This is where Teng comes into play.

Sure he is just a freshman, but he is one of the top shooters in his entire freshman class. He likely will also be one of the best three point shooters on the team if not the best next season. So that fact alone will force Izzo to give him significant playing time to give opposing defenses multiple looks they have to defend.

During Moneyball on Tuesday, Teng scored a solid 15 points. Sure this wasn’t as good of a night as others had, but I’ll gladly take it in his first showing in front of MSU fans.

Teng doesn’t need to be the best player on MSU next season, he just needs to be the best version of himself. And he had that on full display Tuesday night. Now let’s see if he can build on that throughout the rest of the summer.

Teng is going to play in 2024-25.

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