Tag: Gregory Kelser

Tom Izzo joins host Greg Kelser on Fox Sports Detroit’s Straight Talk

Michigan State Basketball coach Tom Izzo will join host and former Spartan Greg Kelser on Fox Sports Detroit’s Straight Talk show.

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Michigan State Basketball HC Tom Izzo has been all over the news for all of the right reasons lately. He has also joined a number of different shows, discussing sports issues and more. Now, Tom Izzo joins host and former MSU Basketball player Greg Kelser on the Fox Sports Detroit show, Straight Talk, this Sunday on Facebook at 7:30 P.M.

Other guests on Straight Talk include Detroit Pistons coach Dwayne Casey, Michigan Basketball coach Juwan Howard, University of Detroit Mercy Basketball coach Mike Davis, and Oakland University coach Greg Kampe.

According to Fox Sports Detroit, this show will focus on discussions surrounding social and racial injustice.

You can watch the show here.

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On this day in history: MSU beats Penn for first Final Four win ever

On March 24, 1979, Michigan State beat Pennsylvania to earn their first ever Final Four win.

March 24, 1979 is a momentous day in Michigan State Men’s Basketball history, as noted today by Phil Friend of the Lansing State Journal. On this day in history, the No. 2 ranked Spartans picked up their first ever Final Four victory against No. 9 Pennsylvania in a massive 101 – 67 victory in the National Semifinal.

This was nothing short than a beatdown, with MSU leading Penn 50-17 at halftime. Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson recorded a triple-double (29 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) and Gregory Kelser added 28 points and 9 rebounds.

The Spartans would go on to beat Larry Bird and Indiana State 75-64 in the championship game to earn their first national title, the only championship of the Jud Heathcote era.

You can watch the highlights below:

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