On this edition of the state of Michigan State athletics podcast, Spartan Nation senior writer Jon Schopp and publisher Hondo Carpenter discuss what s next for MSU athletics.
The Golden Gophers went 14-15 and finished in 13th place in the Big Ten this season after a strong start. This marked the program’s second consecutive sub-.500 season.
Minnesota started the season 11-4 and were ranked as high as No. 16 nationally in the AP Poll after blowing out Michigan. However, the Golden Gophers faltered down the stretch and lost 10 of 12 to close out the regular season with six of those losses by double digits.
Goodman reports that Pitino, the son of legendary coach Rick Pitino, is a “co-leader” for the New Mexico job, which opened in late February.
Pitino reached the NCAA tournament just twice in his eight seasons at the helm of the program. His predecessor, Tubby Smith, brought Minnesota to three NCAA tournaments in his seven seasons with the program.
The Spartans are safely in the field of 68, and with a loss to Maryland, Michigan State will likely avoid seeing Baylor or Gonzaga in the second round.
Big Ten Teams NCAA Tournament Outlook By Schmolik64 @Schmolik64 on Mar 1, 2021, 5:59pm CST +
Hello, Big Ten Basketball Fans!
It s March! Assuming the tournament isn t canceled like last year, it should be a great year for the Big Ten. Currently there are four teams ranked in the top ten in the NCAA s NET rankings. In 2019, the Big Ten sent eight teams to the NCAA Tournament which I believe is a record. If the season ended today and I was in charge, the Big Ten would send a record nine teams to the NCAA s. This FanPost looks at the teams in contention for the NCAA Tournament and their outlook in the next two weeks.