We all know what kind of role Jeremy Fears Jr. is going to play for Michigan State in 2026-27, but all eyes are going to be on his offseason improvements.
Fears doesn’t have a ton of weaknesses, but he isn’t the best shooter from deep, making just 32.1% this past season after making a little over 34 percent the year before. His 3-point shooting may not have improved as much as Tom Izzo would have liked or the Spartans needed, but he was much more effective in the mid-range and his confidence was through the roof.
Obviously we could all go without the extracurricular stuff, and I know that he’s going to be working on that in order to be a better teammate, but his role is clear: Mateen Cleaves 2.0.
What will Jeremy Fears Jr.‘s role be in 2026-27?
Fears is one of the best passers in Big Ten history and that’s going to continue in 2026-27. He averaged a college basketball-best 9.4 assists per game and he would have broken the single-season Big Ten assists record if not for Braden Smith going further in the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.
His passing was never the issue.
Shooting-wise, what can we expect from the soon-to-be junior point guard and All-American? It’s going to be the most improved aspect of his game. He’ll improve defensively, too, which is something he talked about during the NBA Combine, but his shooting will be closer to 45 percent from the floor and 36 percent from deep. That may be a bold prediction, but there’s not a harder worker on the team, especially after he tasted his NBA dream this offseason.
Michigan State needs him to also work on his finishing around the rim. He got a lot better this season but there were some baffling missed layups that really hurt the Spartans in critical moments.
As for his numbers, I’m going to predict he averages 18 points and 10 assists per game. He’a going to be the Big Ten Player of the Year and a finalist for national player of the year.
Legacy season incoming.
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