Aric Holman and Quinndary Weatherspoon are the old guys on this team. It happened quickly, but now as juniors, they represent the first people to sign on with Ben Howland, believe in what he was doing and commit themselves to seeing his vision become a reality.
Three years ago, they were told they could help return Mississippi State basketball to the spotlight, and when they arrived on campus, they stated that as their goal. It took all of those three years to start seeing the fruits of their labor, but Wednesday night in The Hump – even if it wasn’t the exact tournament they were hoping for – was a return to the postseason for a once-proud program that seems to have found its pride once again.