8 MICHIGAN STATE
Ivan Maisel
November 28, 1983
In the four seasons since 6'8" Magic Johnson left the Great Lake State to become a great Laker, Michigan State hasn't even gone to the NCAA tournament, much less repeated its 1979 title-winning performance. The Spartans should take the Big Ten championship and return to the NCAA tournament this season, led by a 6'8" guy from Los Angeles named Johnson (below). Fair is fair.
"I sense a quiet confidence," Heathcote says. That should change quickly, however, when the crowd gets cranked up in Jenison, one of the few remaining barns among the nation's arenas. The Spartans don't have Magic this year, but they may have magic.
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