EAST LANSING, Mich. – Let’s put Michigan State’s upcoming 20th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament in perspective and give it some texture.
Announced Sunday evening as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region, the 19-14 Spartans will face No. 8 Miami of the Atlantic Coast Conference on Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The seeds for MSU’s remarkable streak were actually planted in Oklahoma 11 years before it began under 22nd-year Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo in 1998, when he landed his first full-time Division I coaching job at the University of Tulsa.