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Tom Izzo confirms that Foster Loyer had shoulder surgery, will miss rest of season

Tom Izzo confirmed that junior guard Foster Loyer has had shoulder surgery and will miss the rest of the season.

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After a much-needed win over Indiana by his Spartans, Tom Izzo did have some unfortunate news to relay during his post-game press conference. Izzo confirmed that Michigan State Basketball junior and captain Foster Loyer will miss the rest of the season following shoulder surgery.

Loyer hasn’t played since MSU’s Feb. 16 loss to Purdue. He was averaging 16.6 minutes per game, scoring an average of 4.2 points per contest.

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The story the last few weeks around Loyer’s shoulder was that he wanted to try and tough it out and play through the injury, but Izzo finally helped him make the decision to have the surgery now instead of after the season.

Izzo said of the decision for Loyer to have the surgery:

“I want him to have a fair chance to play next year.”

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4 takeaways from Tom Izzo’s post-Ohio State win press conference: Foster Loyer likely out for the season

Tom Izzo spoke to the media on Friday and gave some updates and thoughts on two of his point guards.

Michigan State Basketball and Tom Izzo had two of their best consecutive wins in program history this week with victories over No. 4 Illinois and No. 5 Ohio State, but now Izzo’s attention is fixed on Sunday’s contest against Maryland.

Izzo spoke to the media on Friday following his team’s huge victory on Thursday night and gave some interesting insight into the situation with two of his points guards.

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Below, you can see some of the more interesting tidbits from Izzo’s latest call with the media.

Three takeaways from Izzo’s presser: Loyer out multiple games; more minutes for Marble, Sissoko

Check out some of the more notable takeaways from Tom Izzo’s press conference on Thursday.

Michigan State head basketball coach Tom Izzo met with reporters on Thursday to preview the Spartans’ upcoming match-up with Indiana.

Check out some of the more notable takeaways from Izzo’s presser on Thursday:

Foster Loyer considered questionable to play vs. Purdue with shoulder injury

Michigan State’s starting point guard Foster Loyer is considered questionable to play at Purdue on Tuesday due to a shoulder injury.

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Michigan State’s starting point guard Foster Loyer is considered questionable to play at Purdue on Tuesday evening due to a shoulder injury.

Head coach Tom Izzo revealed to the local media members on Monday afternoon that Loyer has been battling a shoulder injury he experienced during the Spartans’ home match-up vs. Nebraska on Feb. 6.

Loyer has apparently been held out of practice the past few days and it is unknown how much (or if at all) he’ll play on Tuesday against the Boilermakers.

Loyer has started the past two games since he experienced the injury against the Cornhuskers but has struggled to have much of an impact offensively. He is 0-9 from the field in the last three games and has scored just six points (all free throws against Nebraska).

Losing Loyer could have a huge impact on the Spartans’ backcourt vs. Purdue, with Rocket Watts also battling a sickness/illness right now that has kept him out of practice as well. Watts missed the entire second half of Saturday’s game vs. Iowa after feeling sick during the game. He tested negative for COVID-19 and is available on Tuesday, but Izzo is unsure how much he’ll be able to play.

With Loyer and Watts expected to not play a ton of minutes, Izzo said AJ Hoggard, Joshua Langford and Aaron Henry will mostly serve as the Spartans’ point guard on Tuesday.

Tip-off between Michigan State and Purdue is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday. This match-up can be seen on ESPN.

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Tom Izzo shuffling starting lineup against Iowa, Marcus Bingham and Foster Loyer to start

Tom Izzo is making some needed changes to his starting lineup to prevent more of a slide, adding Marcus Bingham and Foster Loyer.

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Tom Izzo continues to search for answers to fix his sliding Michigan State basketball team, and will try out a new lineup tonight against Iowa. Marcus Bingham and Foster Loyer will get the nod at center and point guard, respectively, with a new look for the Spartans against Iowa.

This will likely make the lineup:

  • PG Foster Loyer
  • SG Joshua Langford (or Rocket Watts)
  • SF Aaron Henry
  • PF Joey Hauser
  • C Marcus Bingham

The big move here will be the removal of Thomas Kithier from the lineup. Kithier is a solid player who excels at doing ‘the little things’ but his continued role as a starter has frustrated fans as the team continues to slide. He provides little-to-no rim protection and scoring, two things the team has lacked over this tough stretch of games.

Loyer will be the latest player to get a shot at point guard, after Rocket Watts and AJ Hoggard failed to turn the team’s fortunes around.

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MSU Basketball vs. Notre Dame Preview: Game Details, Keys to Match-Up & Prediction

Check out the game details, keys to the match-up, and my game prediction in this Michigan State-Notre Dame preview.

It doesn’t get much better than Spartan football and basketball back-to-back on a Saturday afternoon/evening. That’s what we’ll get today, and it’s even better that the Spartans basketball team gets a rivalry match-up.

Shortly after the football team finishes up at Spartan Stadium, the basketball squad will take the floor at the Breslin Center against Notre Dame. This will be the Spartans’ second game of the year, with MSU picking up an easy victory earlier this week against Eastern Michigan.

Let’s take a look at this match-up against the Fighting Irish, with game details, things to watch, and last but not least my prediction for this game.

WATCH: Highlights from MSU Basketball’s season-opening victory over Eastern Michigan

Michigan State basketball tipped off the season with a relatively easy victory over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday, 83-67.

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Michigan State basketball tipped off the season with a relatively easy victory over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday, 83-67.

The Spartans were led offensively by junior guard Foster Loyer, who hit 6-of-10 three-point attempts en route to a career-high 20 points. Junior forward Joey Hauser (15 points), junior forward Gabe Brown (12 points), and senior guard Joshua Langford (10 points) each joined Loyer with double-digit scoring efforts against the Eagles.

Check out highlights from Wednesday night’s season-opening victory below:

MSU returns to the court on Saturday against Notre Dame. This home match-up will tipoff at 8 p.m. EST and can be seen on the Big Ten Network.

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Foster Loyer leads MSU Basketball to season-opening victory over Eastern Michigan

MSU cruised to a season-opening victory over short-handed Eastern Michigan, 83-67, thanks to a career-high performance from Foster Loyer.

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Michigan State basketball cruised to a season-opening victory over short-handed Eastern Michigan, 83-67, thanks to a career-high performance from the Spartans’ new starting point guard — Foster Loyer.

Loyer hit 6-of-10 three-point attempts on Wednesday night to lead the Spartans with a career-high 20 points. Loyer also finished with two assists.

Joey Hauser (15 points), Gabe Brown (12 points), and Joshua Langford (10 points) also joined Loyer in the double-digit points column in the Spartans’ season-opening victory. Wednesday was the first time Langford had played in nearly two years after battling foot injuries the past few seasons.

It was announced shortly before tipoff that Eastern Michigan would be missing six players in this match-up, leaving the Eagles with only eight available players. It is unclear why the Eagles were without those players.

MSU got off to a sloppy start in the opening half of the season, with Eastern Michigan hanging around for the better part of the first half. The Eagles held a 19-17 point with 8:50 to go in the first half, but from that point on the Spartans took control. MSU ended the first half on a 26-to-8 run to take a 43-27 lead at halftime.

Loyer was the first half star for the Spartans with 17 of his career-high 20 points coming in the first 20 minutes.

The Spartans were able to build upon their halftime lead, with MSU leading by as many as 21 points in the second half. Eastern Michigan was never able to get the game within single digits in the second half.

MSU finished the game shooting 54.5% compared to 40.6% for Eastern Michigan. The Spartans were especially impressive from behind the arc, hitting 12-of-28 (42.9%) from three-point range against the Eagles.

One area that’ll need to be improved is protecting the basketball (yes, that issue again). The Spartans had 18 turnovers, which will surely be something head coach Tom Izzo will address moving forward.

Next up for MSU is the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame on Saturday. The Spartans will host Notre Dame at the Breslin Center, with tipoff at 8 p.m. EST. The game can be seen on the Big Ten Network.

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Foster Loyer, Thomas Kithier get the start in MSU Basketball’s game vs. Eastern Michigan

In Michigan State’s season opener against Eastern Michigan, Foster Loyer and Thomas Kithier are starting for the Spartans.

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Well, I predicted that this may be the case last week. Despite the assumption all summer being that Michigan State Basketball would be starting Rocket Watts at point guard, in their first game against Eastern Michigan they are starting Foster Loyer.

In addition, the Spartans are also starting Thomas Kithier over players like Marcus Bingham, Malik Hall, and Gabe Brown.

While I take some objection to these decisions, they are pretty consistent with an Izzo coaching style as Kithier and Loyer both have a lot of experience, something Izzo covets.

The starting lineup looks like this:

  • G Foster Loyer
  • G Joshua Langford
  • F Aaron Henry
  • F Thomas Kithier
  • F Joey Hauser

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MSU Basketball Season Preview: What you need to know as 2020-21 season begins

Before the season begins, let’s take a look back at some of the preseason headlines and get a better idea of what we can expect this season.

College basketball has returned to East Lansing, with the Spartans set to take the floor on Wednesday for their season-opener against Eastern Michigan. Tip-off is at 6 p.m. EST and the game can be seen on the Big Ten Network.

Before the season begins, let’s take a quick look back at some of the preseason headlines and get a better idea of what we can expect from the Spartans this season.