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Hear From The 1979 NCAA Championship Team
 
Audio clips from several players and Coach Heathcote.
 
 
Earvin "Magic" Johnson and the Spartans cut down the nets after winning the 1979 NCAA Championship.
 
Earvin "Magic" Johnson and the Spartans cut down the nets after winning the 1979 NCAA Championship.
 
 

Feb. 21, 2009

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the 1979 NCAA Championship men's basketball team this weekend. The team will be recognized at halftime of Sunday's game. On Saturday, the group toured parts of campus and took in some practice of the 2008-09 Spartan squad. They also took time to talk with the media about their memories of their championship season, and what it means 30 years later.

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