(EAST LANSING) – Michigan State point guard Jeremy Fears is joining the team for an upcoming overseas trip and plans to play for Tom Izzo for the first time since he was shot last winter. Izzo said the redshirt freshman is close to 100% after seeing him in recent practices, preparing to leave next week for three scrimmages in Spain. A five-star recruit from Joliet West High School in Illinois, Fears was shot in the leg Dec. 23 2023 while on holiday break in his hometown and endured a 3 hour surgery to remove the bullet from his left thigh. Investigators believe the victims, Fears and an unidentified woman, were inside the residence along with others when a male suspect armed with a handgun entered through the front door and opened fire before fleeing. Fears acknowledged a lot has changed since he stepped on campus a year ago. Fears was granted a redshirt, giving him four more seasons of eligibility after he was limited to 12 games last season. He averaged 3.5 points and 3.3 assists in 15-plus minutes, and had a season-high 10 assists in a win over Stony Brook two days before he was shot.