Michigan State Basketball

Michigan State Spartans men's basketball

The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Michigan State University. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I college basketball. The Spartans have won two NCAA National championships, 17 Big Ten regular season championships, and six Big Ten Tournament championships. Their home games are played at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing, Michigan. Tom Izzo has been the head coach since 1995. Their two national championships came in the 1979 NCAA tournament and the 2000 NCAA tournament. The 1979 national championship game was the most watched college basketball game in history, with 35.11 million television viewers. The 1979 National Championship team was coached by Jud Heathcote, and included tournament MVP Magic Johnson, Greg Kelser, and Jay Vincent. The Spartans defeated the previously unbeaten Indiana State, led by future Hall of Famer Larry Bird.

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• Entity:  College Basketball Team

• University:  Michigan State University
• First season:  1898–99, 128 Years Ago
• Conference:  Big Ten
• Location:  East Lansing, Michigan
• Head coach:  Tom Izzo (32Nd Year)
• Arena:  Breslin Center, (Capacity: 14,759)
• Nickname:  Spartans
• Student section:  Izzone
• Wikidata description:  Basketball Team That Represents Michigan State University
• Wikidata label:  Michigan State Spartans Men's Basketball
• Wikidata aliases:  Michigan State Spartans Men's Basketball, Michigan State Spartans Basketball, Michigan State Men's Basketball, Spartans Men's Basketball, Spartans Basketball, Spartan Basketball, Msu Basketball, Msu Men's Basketball, Msu Spartans Basketball, Msu Spartans Men's Basketball, Michigan State University Spartans Men's Basketball, Michigan State University Men's Basketball, Michigan State University Basketball, Michigan State University Spartans Men's Basketball Team, Michigan State University Spartans Basketball Team, Michigan State University Basketball Team, Michigan State Spartans Men's Basketball Team, Michigan State Spartans Basketball Team, Michigan State Basketball Team

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