Michigan State opens its men's basketball season Monday night at home against Colgate . Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch breaks down the Spartans’ roster.

PROJECTED OPENING NIGHT STARTERS

PG Jeremy Fears Jr., 6-2, redshirt sophomore

This is Fears’ show now. MSU will go only as far as he can take them. The Spartans don’t need him to be a prolific scorer, but they need him to control the game and get Coen Carr and Jaxson Kohler the ball in places where they can score. They need him to hit open shots and free throws, be tenacious defensively, and be their teeth personality-wise. Fears has a quality every team needs — he plays with an edge and wants to get in an opponent’s head. He’s got a little “I’ll fight you” to him, with no apologies. As long as he controls that and uses

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