Colgate has made the NCAA Tournament five of the last seven seasons as the Patriot League champions
Key Opening Night games in College Basketball on 11/3:
Arizona/Florida (Las Vegas)
BYU/Villanova (Las Vegas)
Missouri at Howard
Quinnipiac at St. John’s
Colgate at Michigan State
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 10, 2025
Michigan State basketball’s season-opening opponent has been released.
College basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported a handful of notable opening night matchups for the upcoming 2025-26 season, which included the Spartans’ opener. According to Rothstein, Michigan State will play Colgate in the season-opener on November 3.
The game will be played at the Breslin Center, according to Rothstein.
Colgate went 14-19 last season, and finished in third place in the Patriot league. Prior to last year, Colgate had reached the previous four NCAA Tournaments and five of the last six.
The full Michigan State schedule has not yet been released, but it should be coming out very soon. The Spartans will be playing an exhibition game at UConn in the middle of November as a prep matchup for this season opener against Colgate.
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