Chris Jans makes exciting hire for Mississippi State basketball

There's plenty of excitement around Mississippi State basketball. After back to back 20-win seasons with consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, the Bulldogs look poised to finally break through into being a contending team.

State returns one of the best scorers in the country in Josh Hubbard along with one of the nation's best "do it all" players in Cam Matthews. They just signed the #5 ranked transfer portal class in the nation to fill our their 2024-2025 roster. And head coach Chris Jans signed a major extension that made him one of the Top-15 highest paid coaches in college basketball.

The 2024-2025 season should be the best we've seen at Mississippi State in several years, and now Chris Jans is making a move that should generate even more buzz around the direction of the program.

Chris Jans hires Hoop Vision's Jordan Sperber to his Mississippi State basketball staff

Chris Jans is embracing the analytics world with the hire of Jordan Sperber of Hoop Vision. Sperber, who previously worked with Chris Jans as Video Coordinator at New Mexico State, operated Hoop Vision, a company geared towards providing analytical data for college basketball and consultation for coaches.

Sperber's specialty lies in his ability to use analytics to breakdown teams and unearth their strengths, weaknesses, and tendencies. With Sperber on staff, the Bulldogs will be able to profile their competition in more exact ways than before to, ideally, gain an edge on the court.

College basketball world praises Mississippi State's hire of Jordan Sperber

When news broke of Mississippi State's hire of Jordan Sperber, the college basketball community on "X" made things very clear: this is an outstanding move by Chris Jans.

By all accounts, Mississippi State is getting an absolutely brilliant basketball mind in Jordan Sperber. Chris Jans is already a great coach, and now he's adding a piece to his staff that could help him take the Bulldogs to the top of the SEC.