Chris Jans discusses Mississippi State basketball loss to Georgia Tech
By Ethan Lee
After Tuesday’s matchup with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went sideways, Mississippi State basketball coach Chris Jans took responsibility for the loss.
Tuesday evening wasn’t much fun for the Mississippi State men’s basketball team. Really the past few days haven’t been great for Mississippi State basketball in general. The MSU men’s basketball team fell Tuesday and then Sam Purcell’s MSU women’s basketball team lost Wednesday.
But, specifically looking at the loss on Tuesday, the Bulldogs were brought back down to earth due to a deflating 67-59 loss to an uninspiring Georgia Tech team. Mississippi State’s previously unblemished record is now 6-1 and State is looking to bounce back as it moves forward.
Unsurprisingly, following the loss, Chris Jans (the head coach of the MSU men’s basketball program) shared his disappointment with how the game went, but he made it clear that he blames himself for what happened.
“I didn’t do a good enough job, obviously the way we came out of the gates,” Jans explained.
Mississippi State fell behind by double digits at halftime after a horrendous start to the game. Down 39-26, Jans’ Bulldogs needed to drastically turn things around in the second half against Georgia Tech.
“We put ourselves in a deep hole and they took advantage of it,” Jans stated.
Mississippi State basketball: Chris Jans addresses MSU’s loss to Georgia Tech
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And while the Bulldogs, down 13 points at the half, attempted to make a comeback, that sort of deficit just happened to be insurmountable for the Mississippi State men’s basketball team. So, the road trip to Atlanta ended in the 59-67 loss we saw.
State was inconsistent all over the place and Josh Hubbard’s performance is a pretty good example of how the Bulldogs had some solid potential, but there are things that certainly need to be cleaned up.
“He’s a big cog in what we’re doing. He’s a different kind of freshman,” Jans said.
Josh Hubbard led the Bulldogs with 17 points, but it took him 18 field goal attempts to get there. Jans made it clear that efficient scoring from his budding star is imperative.
“17 points but it also took him 18 shots to do it ,so they made him a volume scorer. Again I’m not saying he didn’t compete and he didn’t help us, you know, have a chance but, he’s got to be more efficient,” Jans explained.