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Jersey Number 1
Jeremy Fears Jr.
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Joliet, Ill.
- High School:
- Joliet West
The Word
A point guard with length and a sturdy build … Plays with poise and composure … Had a quick burst to the basket going in either direction … Uses change of pace and direction extremely well … Has the ability to draw defenders and deliver timely and accurate passes … A floor general … Finishes well around the rim … Has the potential to be a tough defender.
2025-26 (Redshirt Sophomore): One of 10 players selected to the John R. Wooden Award® All-America Team … Earned five All-American honors, being named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press and third team honors from The Sporting News, the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) … An All-Big Ten First Team selection … Selected to the Great Lakes All-District Team by the NABC … One of four team captains … One of four players to start all 35 games … Led the team, and ranked 19th in the Big Ten, with 32.4 minutes played per game … Led the team in scoring with 15.2 points per game (No. 17 in the Big Ten) and in assists, with 9.4 per game, which not only ranked first in the Big Ten but was No. 1 in the country … Shot 43.1 percent from the floor (157-of-364), including 32.1 percent from 3-point land (35-of-109) … Hit a team-best 88.5 percent from the free throw line (184-of-208) … Added 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals … Ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten in free throw percentage (88.5%), second in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.86) and eighth in steals per game (1.29) … The only player in the country to average at least 15.0 points and 9.0 assists per game … Nationally, led the country in assists per game (9.4), was second in total assists (328), fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.86) and ranked No. 34 in free throw percentage (88.5%) … Handed out 13 assists in the Big Ten Tournament against UCLA, breaking the Michigan State single-season school record of 291 set by Cassius Winston in 2018-19 … Finished the season with a school-record 328 assists and his 9.4 per game average is also a Michigan State record … Became Michigan State’s first Wooden Award All-American since Cassius Winston 2019-20, when he earned consensus All-American honors from the NCAA for the second-straight year … Scored in double figures 28 times, led the team in scoring 13 times, had nine games with at least 20 points and one with at least 30 points … Handed out at least 10 assists 15 times and had 11 double-doubles in points and assists … Led MSU in assists in all 35 games and in rebounding once … In Big Ten games, averaged 17.6 points and 8.75 assists per game … In four postseason games, averaged 13.3 points and 11.8 assists per game and during three games in the NCAA Tournament, averaged 10.7 points and 11.3 assists … Scored a career-high 13 points against Michigan (1/30) … Played a career-high 43 minutes in a win over Illinois (2/7), scoring 26 points and handing out 15 assists … Handed out a career-high 17 assists while scoring 17 points in a win over Maryland (1/24) … Had four-straight double-double’s during the season, with 10 points and 11 assists at Minnesota (2/4), 26 points and 15 assists against Illinois (2/7), 14 points and 12 assists at Wisconsin (2/13) and 16 points and 10 assists against UCLA (2/22) … Scored 12 points and handed out 16 assists in a second round NCAA Tournament win over Louisville (3/21) … His 16 assists against Louisville set a Michigan State NCAA Tournament record, breaking the single-game record of 14 set by Earvin Johnson on March 16, 1978 against Western Kentucky.
Sophomore (2024-25): Appeared in 36 games and started 36 times … Missed one game due to illness … Finished sixth on the team in scoring with 7.2 points per game and led the team with 5.4 assists per game … Third in the Big Ten in assists per game … Ranked No. 9 nationally in assist rate at 38.9 percent, per KenPom …Handed out at least 5 assists in a game 26 times … Third in the Big Ten in assist/turnover ratio at 2.72 (196 assists, 72 turnovers) … Also averaged 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game … Shot 39.7 percent from the floor (71-of-179), including 34.2 percent from 3-point land (13-of-38) … Led the team in free throws made (103) and attempted (141) … Connected on 73.0 percent of his free throws … Scored in double figures 12 times … Had one double-double, led the team in scoring once and led the team in assists 21 times … In Big Ten games, averaged 6.9 points, 5.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals … Played a career-high 32 minutes, scoring 13 points with 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, in an overtime win against North Carolina (11/27) in the Maui Invitational … Matched his career-high of 14 points, adding 6 assists and 4 rebounds, against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament (3/15) … Set his career-high of 14 points for the first time, with 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, in a win at Iowa (3/6) … Had his first career double-double with 12 points and tied his career-best of 10 assists in a win over Washington (1/9) … Led the team in scoring with 12 points and 6 assists at USC (2/1) … An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Freshman (2023-24): Appeared in 12 games before being sidelined before Christmas and missing the remainder of the year … In 12 games, averaged 3.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 15.3 minutes per game … Scored at least 5 points in four different games … Led the team in assists in three games and had four games with at least 4 assists … Scored a season-high 9 points and had 5 assists in a win over Alcorn (11/19) … Scored only one point, but grabbed 5 rebounds and had 10 assists – a team season-high – against Stony Brook (12/21).
High School: The first player of the class to commit to MSU … Tabbed No. 27 in the ESPN100 … Ranked as the No. 1 recruit in Illinois by 247 Sports and On3 Sports and No. 2 by ESPN … Ranked No. 32 by 247 Sports, No. 38 by Rivals and No. 41 by On3 Sports … Among point guards, he was ranked No. 7 by 247 Sports and On3 Sports, No. 9 by ESPN and No. 11 by Rivals … Selected to play in the 2023 McDonald’s All-American game … An honorable mention Naismith High School All-American selection … Played at Joliet West High School … Rejoined Joliet West as a senior and played alongside his younger brother, Jeremiah … Named the MaxPreps Illinois High School Basketball Player of the Year … Led Joliet West to a 28-6 record and the Class 4A sectional finals … Averaged 18.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game … Spent his sophomore and junior years playing at LaLumiere in LaPorte, Ind. … Helped lead LaLumiere to a 21-5 record in 2021-22, averaging 8.5 points and 4.1 assists … Played for Bradley Beal Elite and the Indy Heat AAU … Has USA Basketball experience at several different age levels, most recently as a member of the U17 team that won the gold medal at the 2022 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup … Scored 17 points in the semifinals vs. Lithuania … Had 18 points and six assists in the final versus host Spain … Averaged 9.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists … Also a member of the U16 National Team that went 6-0 and won a gold medal at the 2021 FIBA American U16 Championship in Mexico … Selected as a Most Valuable Player at the Pangos All-American camp.
Personal: Jeremy Fears … Born on April 19, 2005 in Chicago … The son of Jeremy Sr. and Sekia Fears … Has three younger siblings, Jeremiah, Jamarri and Skylar … His father played college basketball at Ohio University and was a Mid-American Conference All-Freshman selection in 2005 before finishing his career at Bradley University … Favorite team is the Golden State Warriors and favorite athlete is Kevin Durant … His favorite meal, and what his mom makes best, is Alfredo pasta … Lists his parents as the people he most admires … Also played baseball and football.
A point guard with length and a sturdy build … Plays with poise and composure … Had a quick burst to the basket going in either direction … Uses change of pace and direction extremely well … Has the ability to draw defenders and deliver timely and accurate passes … A floor general … Finishes well around the rim … Has the potential to be a tough defender.
2025-26 (Redshirt Sophomore): One of 10 players selected to the John R. Wooden Award® All-America Team … Earned five All-American honors, being named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press and third team honors from The Sporting News, the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) … An All-Big Ten First Team selection … Selected to the Great Lakes All-District Team by the NABC … One of four team captains … One of four players to start all 35 games … Led the team, and ranked 19th in the Big Ten, with 32.4 minutes played per game … Led the team in scoring with 15.2 points per game (No. 17 in the Big Ten) and in assists, with 9.4 per game, which not only ranked first in the Big Ten but was No. 1 in the country … Shot 43.1 percent from the floor (157-of-364), including 32.1 percent from 3-point land (35-of-109) … Hit a team-best 88.5 percent from the free throw line (184-of-208) … Added 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals … Ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten in free throw percentage (88.5%), second in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.86) and eighth in steals per game (1.29) … The only player in the country to average at least 15.0 points and 9.0 assists per game … Nationally, led the country in assists per game (9.4), was second in total assists (328), fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.86) and ranked No. 34 in free throw percentage (88.5%) … Handed out 13 assists in the Big Ten Tournament against UCLA, breaking the Michigan State single-season school record of 291 set by Cassius Winston in 2018-19 … Finished the season with a school-record 328 assists and his 9.4 per game average is also a Michigan State record … Became Michigan State’s first Wooden Award All-American since Cassius Winston 2019-20, when he earned consensus All-American honors from the NCAA for the second-straight year … Scored in double figures 28 times, led the team in scoring 13 times, had nine games with at least 20 points and one with at least 30 points … Handed out at least 10 assists 15 times and had 11 double-doubles in points and assists … Led MSU in assists in all 35 games and in rebounding once … In Big Ten games, averaged 17.6 points and 8.75 assists per game … In four postseason games, averaged 13.3 points and 11.8 assists per game and during three games in the NCAA Tournament, averaged 10.7 points and 11.3 assists … Scored a career-high 13 points against Michigan (1/30) … Played a career-high 43 minutes in a win over Illinois (2/7), scoring 26 points and handing out 15 assists … Handed out a career-high 17 assists while scoring 17 points in a win over Maryland (1/24) … Had four-straight double-double’s during the season, with 10 points and 11 assists at Minnesota (2/4), 26 points and 15 assists against Illinois (2/7), 14 points and 12 assists at Wisconsin (2/13) and 16 points and 10 assists against UCLA (2/22) … Scored 12 points and handed out 16 assists in a second round NCAA Tournament win over Louisville (3/21) … His 16 assists against Louisville set a Michigan State NCAA Tournament record, breaking the single-game record of 14 set by Earvin Johnson on March 16, 1978 against Western Kentucky.
Sophomore (2024-25): Appeared in 36 games and started 36 times … Missed one game due to illness … Finished sixth on the team in scoring with 7.2 points per game and led the team with 5.4 assists per game … Third in the Big Ten in assists per game … Ranked No. 9 nationally in assist rate at 38.9 percent, per KenPom …Handed out at least 5 assists in a game 26 times … Third in the Big Ten in assist/turnover ratio at 2.72 (196 assists, 72 turnovers) … Also averaged 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game … Shot 39.7 percent from the floor (71-of-179), including 34.2 percent from 3-point land (13-of-38) … Led the team in free throws made (103) and attempted (141) … Connected on 73.0 percent of his free throws … Scored in double figures 12 times … Had one double-double, led the team in scoring once and led the team in assists 21 times … In Big Ten games, averaged 6.9 points, 5.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals … Played a career-high 32 minutes, scoring 13 points with 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, in an overtime win against North Carolina (11/27) in the Maui Invitational … Matched his career-high of 14 points, adding 6 assists and 4 rebounds, against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament (3/15) … Set his career-high of 14 points for the first time, with 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, in a win at Iowa (3/6) … Had his first career double-double with 12 points and tied his career-best of 10 assists in a win over Washington (1/9) … Led the team in scoring with 12 points and 6 assists at USC (2/1) … An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Freshman (2023-24): Appeared in 12 games before being sidelined before Christmas and missing the remainder of the year … In 12 games, averaged 3.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 15.3 minutes per game … Scored at least 5 points in four different games … Led the team in assists in three games and had four games with at least 4 assists … Scored a season-high 9 points and had 5 assists in a win over Alcorn (11/19) … Scored only one point, but grabbed 5 rebounds and had 10 assists – a team season-high – against Stony Brook (12/21).
High School: The first player of the class to commit to MSU … Tabbed No. 27 in the ESPN100 … Ranked as the No. 1 recruit in Illinois by 247 Sports and On3 Sports and No. 2 by ESPN … Ranked No. 32 by 247 Sports, No. 38 by Rivals and No. 41 by On3 Sports … Among point guards, he was ranked No. 7 by 247 Sports and On3 Sports, No. 9 by ESPN and No. 11 by Rivals … Selected to play in the 2023 McDonald’s All-American game … An honorable mention Naismith High School All-American selection … Played at Joliet West High School … Rejoined Joliet West as a senior and played alongside his younger brother, Jeremiah … Named the MaxPreps Illinois High School Basketball Player of the Year … Led Joliet West to a 28-6 record and the Class 4A sectional finals … Averaged 18.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game … Spent his sophomore and junior years playing at LaLumiere in LaPorte, Ind. … Helped lead LaLumiere to a 21-5 record in 2021-22, averaging 8.5 points and 4.1 assists … Played for Bradley Beal Elite and the Indy Heat AAU … Has USA Basketball experience at several different age levels, most recently as a member of the U17 team that won the gold medal at the 2022 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup … Scored 17 points in the semifinals vs. Lithuania … Had 18 points and six assists in the final versus host Spain … Averaged 9.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists … Also a member of the U16 National Team that went 6-0 and won a gold medal at the 2021 FIBA American U16 Championship in Mexico … Selected as a Most Valuable Player at the Pangos All-American camp.
Personal: Jeremy Fears … Born on April 19, 2005 in Chicago … The son of Jeremy Sr. and Sekia Fears … Has three younger siblings, Jeremiah, Jamarri and Skylar … His father played college basketball at Ohio University and was a Mid-American Conference All-Freshman selection in 2005 before finishing his career at Bradley University … Favorite team is the Golden State Warriors and favorite athlete is Kevin Durant … His favorite meal, and what his mom makes best, is Alfredo pasta … Lists his parents as the people he most admires … Also played baseball and football.
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