The Michigan State Spartans basketball team delivered one of its most complete efforts of the young season on Thanksgiving, defeating the North Carolina Tarheels in the Fort Myers Tip-Off title game behind another breakout performance from Jeremy Fears Jr. The sophomore guard finished with 19 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds in the 74-58 win, guiding the Spartans through key stretches and establishing an early tone that held throughout the night. The showing set the stage for Tom Izzo to highlight how his emerging leader has grown into a central piece of the program’s identity.

In a post to X (formerly known as Twitter), Fox College Hoops shared Izzo’s comments after the win . The longtime Spartans coach discussed the growth in leadership he has seen from the sophomore guard and ho

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