Michigan State's women's basketball program began to rebuild somewhat this offseason after losing two of its top three scorers, guards Moira Joyner and Dee Dee Hageman.
On Friday, the show officially announced the signing of their newest trio.
Oregon's Grace VanSleuten, Arizona State's Ja'Dan Simmons, Ball State's Nyla Hampton and Ohio State's Emma Shumate all committed to the program after joining the Spartans last month. signed. All of them were transfers.
Van Sleuten was a two-time All-Pac-12 selection and averaged 15 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in the 2023 season.
The transferred forward will be key for the Spartans. That's not only because of her scoring and rebounding, but also because of her familiarity with Oregon and other Pac-12 teams that will be joining the Big Ten next season.
Shumate is an addition from Big Ten foe Ohio State. Although she didn't have the numbers that the other two players had during her time with the Buckeyes, she is developing and could serve as a solid role player for the Spartans.
She appeared in 27 contests for the Buckeyes last season and was part of an Ohio State team that won the Big Ten regular season championship and advanced to the Elite Eight in 2023.
Simmons is a two-way threat who can not only score, but also shut down opponents on defense. She averaged 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game last season and was named honorable mention to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team.
Simmons also earned this honor last season.
Hampton is another two-way threat who comes to Michigan State as a four-time MAC All-Defensive selection and former MAC Defensive Player of the Year. He averaged 8.7 points, 4.8 assists and 3.3 steals last season.
These four additions were huge for a Michigan State team that needed to improve its scoring and defense after the success of Robin Fralick's first year as head coach. Fralick led the Spartans to a 22-9 record, their best overall record since 2016.
After his first season at Michigan State, it didn't take long for Fralick to start scouting through the transfer portal. That way you'll know she means business.
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