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NCAA Final Four Champion > Michigan State > 1979 |
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1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Teams 40 Finals Site Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah Champions Michigan State (1st title) Runner-Up Indiana State (1st title game) Semifinalists DePaul (2nd Final Four) Penn (1st Final Four) Winning Coach Jud Heathcote (1st title) MOP Magic Johnson Michigan State Attendance 262,101 Top scorer Tony Price Penn (142 points) |
The 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing
in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division
I college basketball. It began on March 9, 1979, and ended with the championship
game on March 26 in Salt Lake City, Utah. A total of 40 games were played,
including a national third place game. Michigan State, coached by Jud Heathcote, won the national title with a 75-64 victory in the final game over Indiana State, coached by Bill Hodges. Indiana State came into the game without a loss all season, but couldn't win their final game. Magic Johnson of Michigan State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. |
On December 13, 2003, Michigan State and Kentucky played at the most-attended basketball
game in history, when they held a match in front of 78,130 at Ford Field,
a stadium in Detroit. Kentucky won 79-74. Since 1995, the team has been coached
by Tom Izzo, who has a 278-120 record. Izzo's coaching helped the team make
four of nine NCAA Final Fours from 1999-2007, winning the title in 2000. Michigan
State basketball has been selected for ten consecutive NCAA tournament bids
from 1998-2007, making four final fours during that span. Overall, Michigan State
has made it to the final four six times and has made 23 NCAA Tournament appearances. |
MSU's men's basketball team has won the National Championship twice: in 1979 and
again in 2000. In 1979, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, along with Greg Kelser, Jay Vincent,
and Mike Brkovich, led the MSU team to a 75–64 win against the Larry Bird-led
Indiana State Sycamores. In 2000, three players from Flint, Michigan, Morris
Peterson, Charlie Bell, and Mateen Cleaves led the team to its second national
title. Dubbed the "Flintstones", they were the key to the Spartans' win against
the University of Florida. |
March 18, 2008 UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Host: University of Dayton UD Arena Concierge March 20 and 22, 2008 Honda Center Anaheim, California Host: Big West Conference Honda Center Concierge Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Hosts: Colorado State University Pepsi Center Concierge Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Hosts: Creighton University Qwest Center Omaha Concierge Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Host: Georgetown University Verizon Center Concierge March 21 and 23, 2008 BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Host: Southeastern Conference BJCC Arena Concierge Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas Host: University of Arkansas Alltel Arena Concierge RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina Host: North Carolina State University RBC Center Concierge St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Host: University of South Florida St Pete Times Forum Concierge March 27 and 29, 2008 East Regional Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Host: University of North Carolina Charlotte Arena Concierge West Regional US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona Host: Arizona State University US Airways Center Concierge March 28 and 30, 2008 Midwest Regional Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Host: University of Detroit Mercy Ford Field Concierge South Regional Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Host: University of Houston and Rice Reliant Stadium Concierge Final Four: April 5 and 7, 2008 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Host: Univ. of Texas-San Antonio Alamodome Concierge |
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Spartans formerly or currently in the NBA include Earvin "Magic" Johnson,Greg Kelser,Jay Vincent,Steve Smith, Scott Skiles,Jason Richardson,Mateen Cleaves, Alan Anderson,Zach Randolph,Morris Peterson, Eric Snow, and Charlie Bell. |
