Michigan & Michigan State Basketball Teams Now Playable In NBA 2K26

It's been an interesting couple of years in the world of college athletics since the landmark 2021 Supreme Court ruling that allowed college athletes to be paid for their time on campus through NIL and revenue sharing. One of the bright spots of this ruling has been the return of College sports video games, with EA SPORTS College Football returning in 2025 to much fanfare.

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Now, basketball is getting in on the action, with the announcement that the University of Michigan and Michigan State University will be among 16 men's and women's programs joining NBA 2K26 as myTeam programs with items and players unlockable in the game.

Michigan & Michigan State in NBA 2K26

Among the 16 programs included in this season 5 update, you will be able to play as players from both the men's and women's UoM and MSU teams, with Jeremy Fears Jr. and Grace VanSlooten highlighted from MSU, and Yaxel Lendeborg and Olivia Olson highlighted for UoM.

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Murals, team jerseys, and logos are available in MyTEAM, MyCAREER, and The City. 2K Games were reportedly on the MSU campus back in November to scan all the players, with Coen Carr specifically being flown to San Francisco to have a dunk animation be featured in the game.

MSU gets some bonus representation in the form of a 100 overall Draymond Green card in his MSU jersey, the top reward of the entire season, and a Sparty mascot costume. Unfortunately, you'll need to purchase the Season 5 Season Pass to get both these items.

This is more of a teaser for things to come, as a full NCAA College Basketball game is in the works for 2027. But it's still fun to see Sparty dunking on players in a video game, considering it's been 16 years since the original NCAA Basketball series ended.

Season 5 is live now.