Spartans rumored to face major Big East opponent in an exhibition game this season
Michigan State basketball is rumored to be lining up a big-time opponent for an exhibition game this upcoming season.
Storrs Central -- a UConn NIL marketing partner -- posted on social media on Thursday that Michigan State is expected to play the Huskies in an exhibition game this upcoming fall. There were no other details included on the date or location of the potential big-time exhibition matchup.
Michigan State and UConn have been two of the biggest and most successful basketball programs in the modern era. The Huskies have experienced more success recently, of course, with back-to-back national championships in 2023 and 2024. But Michigan State did get the best of UConn in their last meeting in the third-place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis in 2021.
Michigan State is already set to play a number of college basketball's biggest brands this upcoming season. The Spartans have already announced games against Duke (home), North Carolina (neutral site) and Kentucky (neutral site), and also rumored to play Arkansas (home). So adding this major exhibition game is just another fun wrinkle on the Spartans' 2025-26 schedule.
Should this exhibition game occur, it would be a third straight year the Spartans played in a marquee exhibition matchup. In 2023, Michigan State hosted Tennessee in a top 10 battle that also served as a charity event to benefit Maui wildfire relief efforts, and this past season the Spartans traveled to Northern Michigan to play an exhibition against Tom Izzo's alma mater.
We will keep our eyes out for any formal announcement or report of this potential exhibition matchup. I'm personally hoping this isn't just a rumor and becomes official soon enough.
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