Tom Izzo's Michigan State receives a huge blow as incoming transfer Kaleb Glenn's summer workout turns grim

Michigan State incoming transfer Kaleb Glenn and MSU coach Tom Izzo. (Images via Instagram @ka1ebglenn and michiganstatebasketball)
Michigan State incoming transfer Kaleb Glenn and MSU coach Tom Izzo. (Images via Instagram @ka1ebglenn and michiganstatebasketball)

It's a tough blow for coach Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans, as incoming transfer Kaleb Glenn will be sidelined for the entire 2025-26 season after suffering a torn patellar tendon injury on Monday. According to On3's Joe Tipton, the 6-foot-7 forward is expected to redshirt the coming season as he recovers from the injury.

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Glenn concluded last season, his college sophomore year, with the Florida Atlantic Owls, where he also spent his freshman season. As a freshman, he averaged 3.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, he ended his sophomore year with an average of 12.6 ppg and 4.8 rpg.

Kaleb Glenn's performance last season caught the attention of Tom Izzo and the Spartans, which is why they made the move to grab him out of the transfer portal.

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Glenn isn't Michigan State's only addition from the transfer portal this offseason, though he is the highest-rated. Izzo and the Spartans also landed former Miami guard Divine Ugochukwu and former Samford guard Trey Fort III. The program added two four-star high school recruits from the 2025 class: 6-7 forward Cam Ward and 6-foot-6 forward Jordan Scott.

With the additions, Tom Izzo and the Spartans hope to build on their performance from last season. Last year, they ended with a 30-7 record, winning the Big Ten. However, they crashed out of the NCAA tournament, losing against Auburn in the Elite Eight.

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"I feel terrible for Kaleb and for his family," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo on Kaleb Glenn's injury

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo released a statement on Wednesday addressing Kaleb Glenn's injury.

"I feel terrible for Kaleb and for his family but we will be with them throughout this process," Izzo said. "It's awful that this happened just a couple of weeks after he got here in East Lansing and was working out with the guys and getting to know them.
"In just a short time with us since he committed, we have really enjoyed having him and his family as part of our program. We're going to do everything that we can to support him and get him back on the floor."

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Edited by Alvin Amansec
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