Originally Posted by
Reisen
As for the non-conference teams you mentioned, both UConn and MSU that year were significantly better than any team in the field this year. Remember, MSU wound up with only one loss in conference play, and a 33-5 record overall (with 2 of those five losses being to us). Mateen Cleaves and co. would, of course, go on to win the title the very next year...UConn was even better, and would go on to finish with the same number of losses we did that year (2), also winning their conference. Rip Hamilton would, of course, go on to be an NBA stud, as would Jason Richardson from MSU (I think he played that year, if I'm wrong, someone correct me). That's to say nothing of role players like Khalid El'Amein, Jake Voskuhl, and whatever that lock-down-D player I can't think of's name is...