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Michigan State University Spartans Tickets Information
The Michigan State Spartans are one of 11 teams in the Big Ten Conference - along with the Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, and Wisconsin Badgers.
The Michigan State Spartans are the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) men's football and basketball teams for Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, one of 9 public universities in the Big Ten, and one of 2 in the state of Michigan, the other being the University of Michigan Wolverines. They are two of the university's 25 varsity teams.
The Michigan State Spartans play their football home games at the 75,000 seat Spartan Stadium and their basketball home games at the 14,992 seat Breslin Student Events Center. The team uniform colors are green and white, and the mascot is Sparty the Spartan, a muscular costumed male in a Greek gladiatorial outfit.
Football:
Established in 1896, the Michigan State Spartans boast a 592-403-44 (.569) record overall, including a 7-11 record in postseason bowl games, 6 claimed national titles (the latest in 1966), and 9 conference championships.
The Spartans are coached by Mark Dantonio. He is entering his third year at the helm and has led them to a 16-10 record so far. He comes from a head coaching position at Cincinnati where he spent two years.
There are 16 current NFL players that can call Michigan State their alma-mater including Flozell Adams (Dallas Cowboys), Renaldo Hill (Denver Broncos), Muhsin Muhammad (Carolina Panthers), and T.J. Duckett (Seattle Seahawks).
The Spartans finished with a 9-4 record during 2008. They were voted as the 18th best team in the nation in the coaches poll, and ranked 19th in the AP rankings. The team is on the upswing, and it is important that you get your tickets today to be there in person on game day.
Basketball:
Since 1995, the Michigan State Spartans have been coached by Tom Izzo who led the team to 4 Final Fours in the 7 years 1999 to 2005, and holds a personal career record of 336-137.
The Michigan State Spartans have a number of school heroes in their previous rosters including the following who've made it to the NBA: Alan Anderson (Charlotte Bobcats), Charlie Bell (Milwaukee Bucks), Mateen Cleaves (Seattle Supersonics), Morris Peterson (New Orleans Hornets), Zach Randolph (Memphis Grizzlies), and Jason Richardson (Phoenix Suns).
The men's college basketball game with the highest record attendance (78,129) in NCAA history was known as the Basketbowl. It took place at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on December 13, 2003 between the Spartans and the Kentucky Wildcats.
Since the Big Ten championship tournament first started in 1998, the Michigan State Spartans have won 2 consecutive Big Ten tournament titles (in 1999 and 2000) and 10 Big Ten regular season titles (most recently this past year, in 2009). As part of the Big Ten, they have won 2 NCAA championships, in 1979 and 2000, though they've made 20 NCAA championship tournament appearances, and they've appeared in 7 Final Fours. This past year, the Spartans made it to the NCAA finals and lost a close match to the North Carolina Tar Heels.
In 2008-09 the Michigan State Spartans finished 1st in the conference with a 15-3 (.833) record in the Big Ten and 31-7 (.816) in the NCAA. Pick up your Michigan State Spartans tickets now and check out their games this season!
