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Izzo and Michigan State basketball have opened practice for their quest to get to the Final Four in Detroit.
The Spartans’ road map for the journey ahead also is now set.
MSU released its full schedule for the 2026-27 season shortly before hitting the court for the official start of college hoops on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Here is a look at the slate that is ahead for Izzo’s 32nd season:
- Oct. 2: Incarnate Word (exhibition), 7 p.m.
- Oct. 20: Connecticut (exhibition)
- Oct. 25: at Marquette (exhibition)
- Nov. 2: Quinnipiac
- Nov. 5: Toledo
- Nov. 10: Duke (Champions Classic, Chicago)
- Nov. 13: Northern Iowa
- Nov. 17: at Tennessee
- Nov. 21: Detroit Mercy
- Nov. 26: Arkansas (Little Caesars Arena, Detroit)
- Dec. 2: Minnesota
- Dec. 5: Drake
- Dec. 9: at Maryland
- Dec. 12: Merrimack
- Dec. 19: Gonzaga (Acrisure Series, Palm Desert, California)
- Dec. 22: Oakland
- Dec. 29: Penn
- Jan. 2: at Nebraska
- Jan. 5: Washington
- Jan. 9: at UCLA
- Jan. 12: at USC
- Jan. 16: Oregon
- Jan. 23: at Ohio State
- Jan. 26: Penn State
- Jan. 30: Purdue
- Feb. 2: Maryland
- Feb. 5: at Illinois
- Feb. 10: Rutgers
- Feb. 13: at Michigan
- Feb. 16: at Iowa
- Feb. 20: Nebraska
- Feb. 23: at Indiana
- Feb. 26: Michigan
- March 2: at Northwestern
- March 6: Wisconsin
Contact Chris Solari: csolari@freepress.com. Follow him @chrissolari.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan State basketball's complete 2026-27 schedule is out now
