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Inside the mind of Brandon McCoy

Being a five star recruit will do that for you. So it really shouldn’t have come as a surprise that when he announced his college decision on April 25, the Twitter-sphere immediately fell into anarchy.

McCoy, a product of Cathedral Catholic high school in San Diego, decided to spurn Oregon and Michigan State for UNLV.

UNLV?!?

Yes, this is the same Oregon team who just made it to the Final Four a month ago. The Michigan State program headed by one of the greatest coaches ever in Tom Izzo and who will return their best player in Miles Bridges.