Not only does Michigan State have the top basketball coach in the Big Ten, it has a pair of the league’s best assistants.
Dwayne Stephens and Dane Fife rank No. 1 and No. 3, respectively, in the conference, according to a survey conducted by Stadium’s Jeff Goodman, who polled at least 20 coaches, primarily assistants.
Stephens, a Ferndale native, played at Michigan State from 1989-93 and started his coaching career as an assistant at Oakland University in 1997.