Summer Shootaround: Ken Pomeroy talks Michigan St. and its quest to make a ninth F4 under Izzo

On today's Summer Shootaround, Matt Norlander talks all things Michigan State with Ken Pomeroy. How high will KenPom rank the Spartans in the preseason? Is Jeremy Fears the preseason National Player of the Year? Plus, Tom Izzo, win predictions and national hoops chit chat with Ken.

(0:00) Intro + Sparty shootaround time!

(1:00) Ken Pomeroy joins to talk Michigan State

(2:45) Spartans return a ton … how high will they rank preseason?

(5:30) Is Jeremy Fears the preseason player of the year? + Trivia Time!

(12:00) Roster Breakdown: Plenty coming back, center position & newcomer questions

(17:30) Is Ken a Michigan State skeptic?

(22:50) Non-conference schedule (which is still incomplete) + Big Ten schedule

(25:30) Regular season predictions, NCAA Tournament seed

(30:30) College hoops and KenPom questions

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