Overview
- UCLA visits the Breslin Center on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 8:30 p.m. ET on Peacock in Booker's first game back in East Lansing since transferring.
- Booker starts at center for the Bruins and is averaging 7.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 20.3 minutes with 55.3% shooting from the field and 41.5% from three.
- His performance has fluctuated, highlighted by a career‑high 24 points against Rutgers on Feb. 3 and brief near‑DNPCD stretches in early January.
- Izzo publicly reaffirmed support for Booker, asked fans to treat him with respect, and acknowledged shared responsibility for how Booker's MSU tenure unfolded.
- After limited, inconsistent minutes at Michigan State, Booker left on what both sides describe as an amicable split, and Mick Cronin moved him to the five as a career reboot with continued staff backing.