I love this Mississippi St team...
Ben Howland has took Pittsburgh to 3 Big East title games in 4 years being there
He Took UCLA to 3 str8 Finals fours, including one National Title Game...
His defensive minded style, shines in Tournaments, shown in the above examples...
This team won 25 games last year...
He was able to keep that youth motivated in the NIT (which is very difficult) leading them to the semifinals (final four of NIT)
They bring back basically all of their talent,
Returning 7 Players who averaged over 6 points per come including 3 in Double Digits
They have a top 15 recruiting class in the nation
The kid Tshisumpa reminds me a lot of Mohammad Bomba, he's a but of a project but a lottery talent @ 6/10 260
Reggie Perry is a combo stretch 4 @ 6/9 200
Dj Stewart & Bobby Woodard are 6/6 Wings that will have an impact right away as well..
The Sec has been down for a while, but they are on the rise, don't forget they put 8 teams in the tourney last year...
They will be tested in conference,
This is a no brainer Play
25/1 to Make Final Four
100/1 to Win Tourney...
Next year this team will be a preseason top 10 squad...
So lets take a shot on it a year early, w/ those prices...