Tom Izzo tells me that Kur Teng has separated himself as Michigan State’s best outside shooter.
An under-the-radar piece to monitor in East Lansing as the Spartans look to transition post Jaden Akins/Jase Richardson on the wings.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 7, 2025
Michigan State basketball appears to have a potential star shooter ready to breakout this season.
Spartans head coach Tom Izzo recently spoke with CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jon Rothstein where he named one particular player as his best outside shooter. And that is Kur Teng.
Per a post on social media platform X, Rothstein said Izzo told him that Teng “has separated himself as Michigan State’s best outside shooter.” You can see the full social media post from Rothstein below:
As Rothstein pointed out, Michigan State is in need for guys like Teng to step up to replace a lot of last year’s outside shooting contributions from Jase Richardon, Jaden Akins and also Tre Holloman — who transferred to NC State. Teng was a four-star prospect and ranked just outside the top 60 nationally in the 2024 class. During his true freshman season this past year, he appeared in 19 games off the bench and averaged 0.5 points per game. He is expected to have a much larger role on the Spartans this season, so it’s great to hear that Izzo said his outside shot is one of the best on the team at this point in the offseason.
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