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Kaleb Glenn injury update: Michigan State forward to miss 2025-26 season with torn patellar tendon

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Former Louisville, Florida Atlantic forward Kaleb Glenn
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Michigan State forward Kaleb Glenn will miss the 2025-26 season after suffering a torn patellar tendon, he told On3’s Joe Tipton. The plan is for the Florida Atlantic transfer to take a redshirt.

Glenn committed to Michigan State in April after spending last year at Florida Atlantic. He averaged 12.6 points and 4.8 rebounds before entering the transfer portal and becoming one of the first additions for the Spartans this cycle.

Glenn started his career at Louisville before arriving at FAU. By preserving a redshirt, he will still have two years of eligibility remaining.

As a freshman at Louisville in 2023-24, Glenn appeared in 22 games and made 11 starts as he averaged 3.9 points and 3.6 rebounds. He took a big leap forward at FAU, leading the Owls in scoring while also adding 4.8 rebounds and shooting 53.1% from the field across 35 games, including four starts.

Kaleb Glenn is a Louisville native, but played high school basketball at La Porte (IN) La Lumiere School, where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 79 overall player from the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. After entering the portal, he came in as the No. 43-ranked power forward in the On3 Industry Transfer Rankings.

Glenn is one of three players to commit to Michigan State out of the portal this cycle and was the highest-rated of the group. The Spartans also secured commitments from former Miami guard Divine Ugochukwu and former Samford guard Trey Fort III.

Michigan State also has two highly rated recruits coming in from the high school ranks, led by four-star Cam Ward. A Washington, D.C. native and product of Upper Marlboro (Md.) Largo, he was the No. 51 overall player and No. 12-ranked small forward out of the 2025 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking. Four-star forward Jordan Scott is also on his way to East Lansing as the No. 53-ranked player in the country.

Michigan State is coming off an impressive 2024-25 season, finishing 30-7 overall to win the Big Ten regular season title. The Spartans then rattled off a run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, where they fell to Auburn in Atlanta.