Michigan State opened last season unranked before winning the Big Ten regular-season title and reaching the Elite Eight while finishing 30-7 in coach Tom Izzo’s 30th season. The Spartans will look a lot different next season after losing seven scholarship players.

Michigan Basketball will face three teams twice in 2025-26, including Michigan State and Ohio State. Here is our analysis of U-M’s Big Ten opponents next season:

Alijah Arenas, the Southern California basketball recruit who was involved in a fiery vehicle accident, has no major injuries and is expected to be leaving the hospital. The 18-year-old son of former NBA player Gilbert Arenas was removed from an induced coma a day after the crash in the Reseda section of the San Fernando Valley.

Alijah Arenas, the USC basketball recruit who was involved in a fiery vehicle accident, has no major injuries and is expected to be leaving the hospital.

Shaquille O'Neal is adding to his post-NBA resume. According to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania, O'Neal — who is famously known as Shaq — is returning to the college ranks, as he has agreed to be the general manager for the Sacramento State men's basketball program.

Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has agreed to become the general manager of the men’s basketball program at Sacramento State under new coach Mike Bibby