The season is finally here and the new-look Gophers take the Barn floor to face Western Michigan.
Western Michigan
Mascot: Broncos
Record: 0-0
KenPom Rank: 268
The Broncos were 8-23 last year and finished last place in the MAC. This should be a Gopher win, but what do they need to do?
KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN
Rebounding - Dwayne Stephens was the long-time top assistant coach for Tom Izzo at Michigan State. I’m making an assumption here that he is going to try and play a similar style here as they did in East Lansing.