Quote Originally Posted by messageboardsuperhero View Post
Per twitter, Howland and McCray went to see Kasongo this weekend in Toronto and today took a private jet to see him again in Idaho... This guy is obviously a HUGE priority for us on many levels- with our obvious need for an impact big man, his connection to Malik Newman, plus Newman's desire for us to sign another post player. Getting those two to sign on for next year would expedite the rebuilding process tremendously, IMO.
If we get Newman and Kasongo and hold onto Tookie and Spoon we have got to have a top 10 class. Howland's very last signing class at UCLA was ranked #1 in the country. Man did we ever land a whale in Howland! We are incredibly lucky right now. Timing is EVERYTHING in life. Not even a week after we get Howland, Tennessee, Texas, Arizona St. and St. John's all have their HC spot open up. Bama too. This decision to fire Ray and Hire Howland has leapfrogged MSU all the way to a top 25 program again and it's a decision that will have a lasting hugely positive effect on the basketball program for twenty years. What a fantastic week for MSU basketball!