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Jersey Number 35
Jesse McCulloch
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- Lutheran East
The Word
Sat out last season but played a critical role on the scout team ... A 4-star recruit who the coaches feel has a lot of upside … Coaches love his energy and passion to be at Michigan State … A good shooter and a very good communicator on the floor ... Can be an inside-outside presence similar to senior Jaxon Kohler ... Comes from a winning program in Cleveland, winning three state titles.
2025-26 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in 28 games, averaging 2.4 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.5 minutes per game … Blocked 13 shots … Shot 47.9 percent from the floor (23-of-48), including 50.0 percent from 3-point land (9-of-18) … Hit 92.4 percent of his free throws (13-of-14) … Appeared in 16 Big Ten games, averaging 1.3 points and 0.9 rebounds in 6.4 minutes … Played a career-high 16 minutes and registered a career-best nine points in a win over Iowa at home (12/2) … Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against Toledo (12/16), scoring seven points and blocking a career-high three shots in the process … Scored eight points, hitting a career-high two 3-pointers against Kentucky in the Champions Classic (11/18) … An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2024-25 (Freshman): Redshirted his first season on campus and did not see any game action.
High School: Ranked among the top-100 players in the country (no. 99) by ESPN … Listed among the top-30 power forwards, coming in as high as No. 12 by ESPN … Ranked No. 28 by 247 Sports and Rivals and No. 37 by On3Sports among power forwards … Ranked No. 4 in the state of Ohio by ESPN, as well as No. 5 by 247 Sports and No. 6 by On3Sports … Played for one of the top prep basketball programs in Ohio at Lutheran East … In three years at Lutheran East, has helped lead the team to a 77-23 record and three state titles … Named the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Division III Player of the Year … Finished second in Mr. Basketball of Ohio voting … As a senior, averaged 22.4 points, 14.1 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and 2.0 assists per game … Was an all-state honoree as a junior … Averaged 17.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
Personal: Jesse McCulloch … Born on Nov. 30, 2005 in Cleveland, Ohio … The son of Cedric and Laurie McCulloch … His dad played college basketball at Dickinson State University in North Dakota … Has a younger brother, Alex … Lists The Lion King as his favorite … His favorite team is the Michigan State basketball team … Lists LeBron James as his favorite athlete … Lists his father as the person he most admires because “he’s the guy who taught me how to work hard” … Grew up playing football too … Enjoys fishing and playing pool.
Sat out last season but played a critical role on the scout team ... A 4-star recruit who the coaches feel has a lot of upside … Coaches love his energy and passion to be at Michigan State … A good shooter and a very good communicator on the floor ... Can be an inside-outside presence similar to senior Jaxon Kohler ... Comes from a winning program in Cleveland, winning three state titles.
2025-26 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in 28 games, averaging 2.4 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.5 minutes per game … Blocked 13 shots … Shot 47.9 percent from the floor (23-of-48), including 50.0 percent from 3-point land (9-of-18) … Hit 92.4 percent of his free throws (13-of-14) … Appeared in 16 Big Ten games, averaging 1.3 points and 0.9 rebounds in 6.4 minutes … Played a career-high 16 minutes and registered a career-best nine points in a win over Iowa at home (12/2) … Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against Toledo (12/16), scoring seven points and blocking a career-high three shots in the process … Scored eight points, hitting a career-high two 3-pointers against Kentucky in the Champions Classic (11/18) … An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2024-25 (Freshman): Redshirted his first season on campus and did not see any game action.
High School: Ranked among the top-100 players in the country (no. 99) by ESPN … Listed among the top-30 power forwards, coming in as high as No. 12 by ESPN … Ranked No. 28 by 247 Sports and Rivals and No. 37 by On3Sports among power forwards … Ranked No. 4 in the state of Ohio by ESPN, as well as No. 5 by 247 Sports and No. 6 by On3Sports … Played for one of the top prep basketball programs in Ohio at Lutheran East … In three years at Lutheran East, has helped lead the team to a 77-23 record and three state titles … Named the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Division III Player of the Year … Finished second in Mr. Basketball of Ohio voting … As a senior, averaged 22.4 points, 14.1 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and 2.0 assists per game … Was an all-state honoree as a junior … Averaged 17.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
Personal: Jesse McCulloch … Born on Nov. 30, 2005 in Cleveland, Ohio … The son of Cedric and Laurie McCulloch … His dad played college basketball at Dickinson State University in North Dakota … Has a younger brother, Alex … Lists The Lion King as his favorite … His favorite team is the Michigan State basketball team … Lists LeBron James as his favorite athlete … Lists his father as the person he most admires because “he’s the guy who taught me how to work hard” … Grew up playing football too … Enjoys fishing and playing pool.
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