Spartan Brew 12/4: MSU at MSG

Men's hoops will play Rutgers at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 25!

What else do we have brewing today?

🏀 B1G time
🏈 Best of the B1G
💚 And much, much more

🔼 B1G Time. It’s Big Ten season for Michigan State men’s basketball!

After playing in the Hawaiian islands last week, the Spartans are in Minneapolis today to take on Minnesota at 8:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. The Gophers are 6-3 on the season, with losses to Wichita State and Wake Forest at the ESPN Events Invitational last week before bouncing back against Bethune-Cookman on Sunday.

🔼 All-Conference Spartans. The Big Ten announced its All-Big Ten football honorees on Tuesday!

Kicker Jonathan Kim and punter Ryan Eckley both received Second Team nods, while defensive lineman Khris Bogle, linebacker Jordan Turner, offensive lineman Luke Newman and defensive back Charles Brantley earned Honorable Mention spots.

🔼 Spartans In The Rankings. Michigan State men’s tennis has four singles players and four doubles pairs ranked in the ITA Rankings!

In singles, Ozan Baris is No. 8, Aristotelis Thanos is No. 27, Matthew Forbes checks in at No. 40 and Max Sheldon at No. 83. In doubles, Danial Rakhmatullayev and Taym Alazmeh are ranked No. 66, Thanos and Baris are No. 94, Forbes and Baris are No. 99 and Sheldon and Forbes are No. 107.

🔼 Regional Accolades. A quartet of Michigan State women’s soccer players have earned All-North Region honors — Justina Gaynor, Maggie Illig, Meg Hughes and Kaitlyn Parks!

🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA

Michigan State men's basketball is pulling down 40.4 rebounds per game this season. Where does that rank among Big Ten teams?

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This season, Abbott and the Big Ten are pitting school against school in the largest blood donation competition of our lifetime to fight the largest blood shortage in a generation.The winning school will receive $1 million to advance student or community health. Individual donors will be offered a free one-month subscription to B1G+ and will be entered to win a trip to the 2024 Discover® Big Ten Football Championship Game on December 7, 2024. Learn more and give blood today.

💚 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Grow The Program. “I just couldn't be more proud of the continued growth we show in our program.”

Another incredible season concluded with women's soccer's second consecutive Sweet 16 appearance. In four years, head coach Jeff Hosler has taken the program to threee straight NCAA Tournament appearances.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Wednesday, December 4
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Minnesota @ 8:30 p.m. | BTN | Listen | Live Stats

Thursday, December 5
No scheduled events

💚 Have a great Wednesday, everyone!