Enjoy Xavier Tillman while you still can, Spartan fans.
The junior big man from Grand Rapids was a minimal contributor as a true freshman, but he didn’t need to do much with a loaded roster. But that Michigan State team fell way short of expectations, losing int he Round of 32 to Syracuse and squashing Miles Bridges’ goal of bringing a national title to East Lansing.
And to start the 2018-19 season, Tillman was more of a sixth-man type of player. He came off the bench and brought some energy, but he wasn’t going to play 25-plus minutes per game.