The Final Four Is Not On The Schedule - A Podcast Discussing Michigan State Basketball.

September 15, 2025: Next on the list of Big Ten previews is our #13 team - the Washington Huskies. Last year can only be summed up as a dreadful first year in the Big Ten for the Huskies. They finished last and were bad in just about every category - offensive, defensive, rebounding, turnovers, shooting, and general competitiveness.

This year, head coach Danny Sprinkle appears to be making some serious upgrades to his team both thr...

September 11, 2025: It was a disappointing year for Northwestern and Chris Collins due in large part to the season ending injuries to Brooks Barnhiser and Jalen Leach. The depleted ‘Cats managed to stay competitive all the way to the end and make the Big Ten Tournament but didn’t have enough to compete for a third straight NCAA tournament bid.

This year will feature a senior Nick Martinelli and some intriguing new pieces which we h...

September 8, 2025: The Nebraska Cornhuskers have had an interesting journey under head coach Fred Hoiberg. Hoiberg seemed like the perfect hire for Nebraska’s basketball program back in 2019 with his previous success at Iowa State and ability to identify talent using the transfer system.

Now, in an era where the transfer is a staple of the college game, one would think he would be suited best. However, the results at Nebraska have ...

September 4, 2025: The Minnesota Golden Gophers have basically had a lost four years for their basketball program. Colorado State head coach Nico Medved was discussed as a possible replacement for Richard Pitino 4 years ago buy the Gophers went with Ben Johnson. Now they find themselves in a nearly identical position with a flailing program and Nico Medved as a coaching candidate.

Medved returns home to Minneapolis with a tough job...

September 1, 2025: Today we talk about Rod’s predicted #17 team in the Big Ten - just above the cellar - the Penn State Nittany Lions. Mike Rhoades enters his third season with what looks very similar to his year 1 venture - a bare cupboard and a whole lot of new pieces.

Last year was not the season the Lions had hoped for as they finished 17th in the league and missed the Big Ten Tournament. And with the situation in State College...

August 28, 2025: Things haven’t gone as planned for the Rutgers basketball program for a couple years now. They began their journey into the Big Ten as the ultimate has been or doormat. But under the leadership of Head Coach Steve Pikiell, he developed a program culture that was focused on toughness and eventually winning. That process led them to two straight NCAA tournament appearances.

Unfortunately, with the expansion of transf...

August 19, 2025: If there’s one constant with the recruiting trail for MSU, it’s that it isn’t constant - or at least always evolving. After the commitment from fast rising point guard Carlos Medlock, Jr., there has been a slew of high profile players scheduling their official visit to East Lansing. We review all those players and handicap the likelihood they end up Spartans in the episode.

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August 12, 2025: Noted Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch joined the show to today to talk some MSU hoops and provide his thoughts on this year’s team. We discussed how surprising the last year was and whether this year can repeat that success.

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August 5, 2025: Divine Ugochukwu joins the show to talk about what it’s like playing point at MSU, defending under Tom Izzo, and yoga.

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July 31, 2025: Denham Wojcik joined the show to talk about what it’s like to play for his Dad, playing the break with Carr and Fort, and being home for home cooking.

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July 29, 2025: Trey Fort joined the show to talk about how he ended up at MSU, what he brings to the team, and how he (almost) feels sorry for opposing teams when he’s on the fast break with Carr.

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July 25, 2025: Michigan State landed its first high school recruit for the 2026-27 season with 6’0” point guard Carlos Medlock, Jr.  Medlock played his first three years at Wayne Memorial High School where he started all of them. He will be playing his senior year in Missouri at Link Academy.

Although Medlock was not heavily recruited last year he has blasted up the charts and received high major offers from teams all ...

July 22, 2025: We are joined tonight with our friend Jay Bilas to once again talk about the Spartans and the state of college basketball. Jay weighed in on what he thought about MSU’s season and whether he was surprised. Then we talked a little Big Ten and coaching before hitting the meat of the discussion.

Bilas was probably one of the earliest analysts to talk about what was coming in college athletics with respective to player m...

July 17, 2025: It’s summer which means Moneyball is happening in Lansing. In case you aren’t aware, Moneyball is a free pro-am tournament that runs for two months every summer featuring current MSU players. Moneyball Sportswear sponsors the event at Holt High School which is free to attend.

There are only some things to take away from Moneyball. You can’t learn much about defense or rebounding since the effort level is very low. Ho...

July 10, 2025: There have been a lot of great players who have played under Tom Izzo. In his 30 years as head coach, he has had top recruits who have gone on to play pro and others who were barely recruited who became great. It’s easy to forget the trajectory of some of these greats but ultimately Rod goes over why he thinks they are the best of the best.

We rank the top fifteen Spartan players of the Izzo era starting from third t...

July 2, 2025: Tonight we were joined by MSU assistant coach, Saddi Washington who joined the team last year after a long stint in Ann Arbor. Washington is the son of former MSU great, Stan Washington, one of the all time greats in MSU basketball history.

Coach Washington talked to us about his career and what he has learned under some great head coaches: Tom Izzo, John Beilein, and Greg Kampe. We talked about the current team and w...

June 28, 2025: It might be the off season but there’s still a lot going on at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Incoming sophomore transfer, Kaleb Glenn, tore his patellar tendon and is out for the year. We discuss the implications of the injury, our expectation for its impact, and more.

Then we move on to talk about the new offers for high school players for 2026 and what it might say about where Tom Izzo sees his needs next yea...

June 18, 2025: We are joined this week with MSU assistant coach, Jon Borovich. Borovich joined the staff 3 years ago from Northwestern although he has had a long history with Tom Izzo. Not only did he serve as a grad assistant perviously under Izzo but he worked under former Izzo assistant coaches Mark Montgomery and Brian Gregory.

Borovich goes over the upcoming roster: where he has seen development with returning players and what...

June 12, 2025: It’s easy to forget with the constant buzz about the transfer portal but high major D1 schools still do recruit high school athletes. Of course, MSU is no stranger to going after big fish and the 2026 class is no different.

Some very interesting recruitments include legacy kids like Jaxon Richardson, Mateen Cleaves Jr., and KJ Torbert. However, in a sign of the times, there is a very good chance that Michigan State n...