Michigan State basketball is a top 15 team at this point in the offseason, according to Gary Parrish of CBS Sports.
There was plenty of buzz in the college basketball world on Tuesday when numerous big-time players withdrew from the NBA draft and returned for another year of college hoops. The Spartans haven’t received any good news on that front. We’re still holding onto a sliver of hope that Jase Richardson turns down the NBA to chase a national championship next year. Even without him, Michigan State is still in Parrish’s latest top 15.
Parrish has the Spartans at No. 15 in his latest rankings released on Tuesday. That is essentially where he has had Michigan State since the NCAA Tournament ended.
Among their Big Ten peers, Michigan State is No. 4 on Parrish’s list. He has the following teams ranked ahead of Michigan State from the Big Ten: Purdue (No. 4), Michigan (No. 8) and UCLA (No. 10). Parrish also included Oregon (No. 16), Illinois (No. 23), Wisconsin (No. 25) and Ohio State (No. 26) in his rankings.
Check out the complete “Top 25 And 1” rankings from Parrish by clicking on the post below:
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This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: Michigan State basketball listed in top 15 of latest CBS Sports’ early preseason rankings
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