Jeremy Fears Jr. is a college basketball player for the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference. He was also a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top players of the Class of 2023. He was a McDonald’s All-American winner as well as a Jordan Brand Classic winner in 2023.
Fears Jr grew up in Joliet, IL, where he attended Joliet West High School. At the end of his freshman year, he transferred to La Lumiere in La Porte, IN, but he returned to Joliet West before his senior year. He averaged 18.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game and was named the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year.
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His father, Jeremy Fears Sr., played basketball at Ohio State University and Bradley University. His father earned a spot Mid-American Conference All-Freshman team in 2005. However, his father is certainly not the only one in his family to play basketball.
Jeremy Fears Jr. was shot in the leg while home for the holiday break last season.@BTNJourney sits down with the @MSU_Basketball PG and his mother to share the story of that night.#B1GMBBall pic.twitter.com/ToKSVAPUtm
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 26, 2025
Fears Jr. also has a younger brother, Jeremiah Fears. Jeremiah plays basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners. Fears isn’t just another freshman phenomenon, he’s already lived a lifetime of highs and lows, and the craziest part is he’s just 18 years old.
From winning gold with Team USA to overcoming a horrific family tragedy, where his brother Jeremy was shot in the thigh, Jeremiah has seen it all. In his 33 games played in his freshman year, Jeremiah averaged 17.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists. He also averaged 1.6 steals, starting 30 of them.
Jeremiah shot 43.6% from the field, including 27.5% from beyond the arc. To make matters more impressive, Jeremiah also averaged 30 minutes per game, and Jeremy is going to try to replicate the same thing at Michigan State.
After redshirting his whole freshman year, Jeremy played in 30 games this season with Michigan State, starting all 30 games. He averaged 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 5.5 assists. He has a decent three-point shot, which he has shot 40% from beyond the arc in his sophomore year.
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It’s safe to say that basketball runs through the family’s veins. Jeremy and his brother Jeremiah are following in their father’s footsteps. While it remains to be seen how their careers play out, one thing we know for sure is that they have the potential to not only be good but great.
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