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5 reasons Michigan State basketball will be back in 2020 Final Four

By Connor Muldowney

Cassius Winston, Michigan State basketball (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 31: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates a basket against the Duke Blue Devils during the second half in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 31: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates a basket against the Duke Blue Devils during the second half in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

1. Cassius Winston is back

This is the most obvious reason there is. Arguably the best returning player in all of college basketball will be in East Lansing for his senior season.

Cassius Winston was named Big Ten Player of the Year as a junior, averaging about 19 points per game and shooting a solid clip from the floor. He could drill threes, take the ball to the rack and he even averaged 7.5 assists per game. He got his teammates involved and was a big reason the offense flourished even without Josh Langford.

Having Langford healthy is actually another major reason Michigan State is in good shape for another Final Four run next season, but Winston’s return has to be No. 1.

Where would Michigan State have been without Winston in 2018-19? There’s no chance this team would be able to replace Cassius, who averaged nearly 34 minutes per game, and still make it to the Final Four. He put the team on his back and carried it to the finish line.

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Not many teams have a player like Cassius and he will set the Spartans apart from the rest of the nation.

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