This is the second post of my Season in Review series where I will analyze each MSU player’s season and give each a grade based on (my) preseason expectations
Going into Branden Dawson’s senior year, he was named a first-team preseason All-American by Sportingnews based on his dominant play in the 2014 Big Ten Tournament, where he was named the MVP and his excellent play in the 2014 NCAA tournament, where he scored a combined 50 points against Harvard and Virginia. This was the year where Dawson was expected to make the jump from rebounding-energy role player to legitimate college star.