Spartan Brew 3/21: Game Day In Charlotte

The NCAA Tournament is officially here for MSU men's basketball.

What else are we serving up in today's Brew?

๐Ÿ€ Letโ€™s dance
๐Ÿคผ Back on the mat
๐Ÿ’š And much, much more

๐Ÿ“ˆ STOCK UP

๐Ÿ”ผ Time To Dance. No. 9 seed Michigan State menโ€™s basketball tips off its run at the NCAA Tournament today at 12:15 p.m. against No. 8 seed Mississippi State on CBS in Charlotte, N.C.

The Spartansโ€™ NCAA Tournament appearance is the 26th in a row for the program, the longest streak in Big Ten history.

The winner of todayโ€™s matchup between the Spartans and Bulldogs will advance to take on the winner of No. 1 seed North Carolina and No. 16 seed Wagner.

๐Ÿ”ผ Crown A Champ. Five members of the Michigan State wrestling program are in Kansas City this weekend competing at the NCAA Championships at the T-Mobile Center.

Caleb Fish (No. 21 seed โ€” 165 pounds), Layne Malczewski (No. 23 seed โ€” 1854 pounds), Chase Saldate (No. 24 seed โ€” 157 pounds), Jordan Hamdan (No. 28 seed โ€” 141 pounds) and Tristan Lujan (No. 33 seed โ€” 125 pounds) will all be competing.

๐Ÿ”ผ Classroom Champs. The Big Ten Conference announced its Winter Academic All-Big Ten honorees on Wednesday, and 61 Spartans made the list!

๐Ÿ”ผ See Ya There! Michigan State Athletics will welcome fans to Spartan Stadium on Saturday, April 20 to get a first glimpse at head coach Jonathan Smith and the 2024 Spartans when it hosts the Spring Showcase, presented by Michigan Achievement Scholarship, at 2 p.m.

Admission is free and the stadium gates will open at 12:30 p.m. Additional information on the Spring Showcase will be released soon.

๐Ÿค” SPARTAN TRIVIA

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๐Ÿ’š ONE BIG THING

๐Ÿ”ผ Start Fast And Finish. Michigan State football is off and running with spring practice, and the countdown is officially on for the Spartansโ€™ season opener against Florida Atlantic!

(163 days, by the way!)

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๐Ÿ“… UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Thursday 3/21

๐Ÿคผ Wrestling at NCAA Championships โ€” Kansas City, Mo.

๐Ÿ€ Menโ€™s Basketball vs. Mississippi State @ 12:15 p.m. | Listen

๐Ÿ’š Have a great Thursday, everyone!