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1978–79 Michigan State Spartans Men's Basketball Team
The 1978–79 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were coached by Jud Heathcote in his third year and played their home games at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season 26–6, 13–5 in Big Ten play to earn a share of the Big Ten championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Mideast region. They defeated Lamar, LSU, and No. 1-seeded Notre Dame to advance to the Final Four, only the school's second trip to the Final Four. They defeated Penn to advance to the national championship game where they defeated Indiana State to win the school's first national championship in basketball. Previous season The Spartans finished the 1977–78 season 25–5, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten championship. They beat ...
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Jud Heathcote
George Melvin "Jud" Heathcote (May 27, 1927 – August 28, 2017) was an American basketball player and coach. He was a college basketball head coach for 24 seasons: five at the Montana Grizzlies basketball, University of Montana and nineteen at Michigan State Spartans men's basketball, Michigan State University Heathcote coached Magic Johnson during his two years at Michigan State, concluding with the 1978–79 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, 1979 national championship season. He also coached the University of Montana to a national handball championship in 1974. Early years Born in Harvey, North Dakota, to Marion Grant Heathcote and Fawn (Walsh), Heathcote's father was a coach, but died in a 1930 diphtheria epidemic. His mother was a teacher and moved to live with her parents in Manchester, Washington, west of Seattle. Heathcote developed into a fine three-sport athlete at South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington, Port Orchard, and after a year i ...
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1977–78 Michigan State Spartans Men's Basketball Team
The 1977–78 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by second-year head coach, Jud Heathcote. MSU finished the season 25–5, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten Championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, NCAA Tournament where they defeated Providence Friars men's basketball, Providence and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball, Western Kentucky before losing to 1977–78 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Kentucky in the Mideast Regional Final. The team was led by freshman Magic Johnson, Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Greg Kelser, Gregory Kelser. Previous season The 1976–77 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Spartans finished the 1976–77 season with ...
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NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
The Most Outstanding Player (MOP) is awarded to one player after the conclusion of the championship game of the NCAA Division I NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, men's and NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, women's basketball tournaments. The award is also often referred to as the Final Four Most Outstanding Player, referencing the conclusion of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#Final Four, Final Four semifinals and championship games. Accredited media members at the championship game vote on the award. The players that win the award are predominantly members of the championship team. However, ten men and one woman have won it as players on the losing squad. On the men's side, Houston Cougars men's basketball, Houston's Hakeem Olajuwon, Akeem Olajuwon was the last to do so in 1983, while Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball, Virginia's Dawn Staley was the only woman to do so, in 1991. One player's award has been officially vacated (not recog ...
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Larry Bird
Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend" Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He is the only person in NBA history to be named NBA Rookie of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year, NBA Most Valuable Player Award, Most Valuable Player, Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, Finals MVP, 1982 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star MVP, NBA Coach of the Year Award, Coach of the Year, and NBA Executive of the Year Award, Executive of the Year. Growing up in French Lick, Indiana, Bird was a local basketball star. Highly college recruiting, recruited, he initially signed to play college basketball for coach Bob Knight of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball, Indiana Hoosiers. However, Bird dropped out after one month and returned to French Lick and attended a local colle ...
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The Detroit News
''The Detroit News'' is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, .... The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival ''Detroit Free Press'' building. ''The News'' absorbed the ''Detroit Tribune'' on February 1, 1919, the ''Detroit Journal'' on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960, it bought and closed the faltering ''Detroit Times''. However, it retained the ''Times'' building, which it used as a printing plant until 1975, when a new facility opened in Sterling Heights, Michigan, Sterling Heights. The ''Times'' building was demolished in 1978. The street in downtown Detroit where the Times building once stood is still called "Times Square (Detroit), Times Square." The Evening News Associati ...
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Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball
The Wisconsin Badgers are an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. The Wisconsin Badgers, Badgers' home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 1,732 wins through the end of the 2024–25 season which is List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball, top 50 all-time among Division I college basketball programs. Wisconsin has appeared in the NCAA tournament 28 times. The Wisconsin Badgers currently have 50 players in their 1,000-point club as well. History Early years (1898–1911) Wisconsin Badger basketball began in December, 1898 with the formation of its first team coached by Dr. James C. Elsom. The Badgers played their first game on January 21, 1899, losing to the Milwaukee Normal Alumni 25–15 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin] In 1905, Christian Steinmetz became the first Wisconsin Badger basketball player to be named A ...
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1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Team
Regular season In head coach Lee Rose's first season at Purdue, where he introduced a slowed-down, tempo-controlled style of play, he led the Boilers to a Big Ten Conference co-title, along with 1978-79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team, Iowa and the eventual NCAA Champion, Ervin Johnson-led 1978-79 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Michigan State. With only a 40 team NCAA Tournament field in 1979, the Boilermakers were forced to enter the NIT, instead, due to the favor Michigan State had over Purdue for their head-to-head record on the season. Purdue qualified for the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to the 1978-79 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, Indiana Hoosiers in the tournament finals. National Invitation Tournament *First Round **Purdue 97, Central Michigan 80 *Second Round **Purdue 84, Dayton 70 *Quarterfinal **Purdue 67, Old Dominion 59 *Semifinal **Purdue 87, Alabama 68 *Final **Indiana 53, Purdue 52 Awards and honors ...
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1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Team
The 1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1978–79 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season with a 20–8 record and, with a 13–5 conference record, earned a Big Ten Championship (three-way tie with Michigan State and Purdue). To date, this is the last regular-season conference title for the Hawkeyes men's basketball team. Roster Schedule Rankings Awards and honors * Ronnie Lester – Second-Team AP All-American, Third-Team UPI and NABC All-American * Kevin Boyle – Big Ten Freshman of the Year References {{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Team Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Hawkeyes Hawkeyes Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the ...
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Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball
The Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Buckeyes are a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes play their home games at Value City Arena, Value City Arena in the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, which opened in 1998. The official capacity of the center is 19,200. Ohio State ranked 28th in the nation in average home attendance as of the 2016 season. The Buckeyes have won one national championship (1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, 1960), been the national runner-up four times, appeared in 10 Final Fours (one additional appearance has been vacated by the NCAA), and appeared in 27 NCAA Tournaments (four other appearances have been vacated). Thad Matta was named the head coach of Ohio State in 2004 to replace coach Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1949), Jim O'Brien, who was fired due to NCAA violations which made Ohio State vacate 113 games between 1998 ...
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1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels Men's Basketball Team
The 1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels finished with an overall record of 23–6 (9–3 ACC) As an automatic qualifier they were a #1 seed in the 1979 NCAA Tournament. In the second round North Carolina were upset by the Ivy League Champions Penn. 72–71. Schedule , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book
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Jay Vincent
Jay Fletcher Vincent (born June 10, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. Vincent was selected 24th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1981 NBA draft. He played for several NBA teams, including the Dallas Mavericks, Washington Bullets, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers. Vincent also played professionally in Italy. College A 6'7" forward, Vincent played at Michigan State University under coach, Jud Heathcote, where he teamed with Magic Johnson and Greg Kelser to win the 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Vincent won the Big Ten scoring championship in his junior and senior years. Professional career He was then selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 1981 NBA draft (24th overall pick), and he went on to have a productive 9-year NBA career, playing for the Mavericks (1981–86), Washington Bullets (1986†...
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