The book is closed on the 2015-16 version of the MSU basketball team, so we can look ahead to what 2016-17 may bring.
Ben Howland has a pretty good record of turning struggling programs around. In year one at Pitt and UCLA he had a losing record but in year two he went to postseason play (NIT at Pitt, NCAA at UCLA). By year three he’s had all of his stops in the big dance: Northern Arizona, Pitt and UCLA.
Year one at MSU featured a 14-17 record so that’s about par for the course.