Kevin Pauga - Director of Basketball Operations 3.3 National Invitation Tournament appearances.Kentucky won this game by a score of 79–74. They played this game in front of 78,129 people at Ford Field, a football stadium converted to a basketball court for this game in Detroit. On December 13, 2003, Michigan State and Kentucky played at the most-attended college basketball game in history known as the Basketbowl.
The program is also fourth all time in NCAA tournament winning percentage.
Only six schools have more total Final Four appearances. Overall, Michigan State has been to the Final Four a total of eight times in its history (1957, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, and 2010), which is tied for seventh all time, and has made 25 NCAA Tournament appearances. Michigan State basketball has been selected for 14 consecutive NCAA tournament bids (1998–2011) as of the end of the 2010 season, which is the third-longest active streak of NCAA tournament bids, behind Kansas (22) and Duke (16). Granger, Charlie Bell, Jason Richardson and MVP Mateen Cleaves leading the team in a victory over the Florida Gators. The 2000 National Championship was achieved by Morris Peterson, A.J. MSU beat the then undefeated Indiana State Sycamores, led by future NBA hall of famer Larry Bird. It was achieved by a team under the coaching of Jud Heathcote that included MVP Magic Johnson, Greg Kelser and Jay Vincent. The 1979 National Championship story line was highly touted as Magic vs. The Spartans won the National Championship in both the 1979 NCAA Tournament and 2000 NCAA Tournament. The team has won two NCAA championships and 12 Big Ten championships in men's basketball. Michigan State men's basketball team has a long history that is rich in tradition. The men's basketball program is considered one of college basketball's elite, an annual NCAA Tournament contender. The team currently plays at the Breslin Student Events Center.
The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represents Michigan State University (MSU) and competes in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I.
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