Michigan State’s backcourt depth has taken a step back this season compared to last year when the Spartans had Jase Richardson, Tre Holloman, Jaden Akins, and Jeremy Fears Jr. — that’s just an embarrassment of riches in the backcourt.
Tom Izzo lost Richardson, Holloman, and Akins and brought in Jordan Scott, Divine Ugochukwu, and Denham Wojcik. The proven depth took a massive hit.
It took an even bigger hit when Ugochukwu went down with a season-ending foot injury against Minnesota. There’s a “small chance” that Ugochukwu could still return over the next two weeks, but I would say there’s less than a one percent chance that happens…