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Breslin Student Events Center
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| Jack Breslin Student Events Center | |
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| Location | One Birch Rd East Lansing, MI 48824 |
| Broke ground | July, 1986 |
| Opened | November 9, 1989 |
| Owner | Michigan St. University |
| Operator | Michigan St. University |
| Architect | Giffels/Hoyem-Basso |
| Tenants | |
| Michigan State Spartans (Men's & Women's Basketball) |
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| Capacity | |
| 16,280 | |
The Jack Breslin Student Events Center is a 16,280 (although it typically only holds around 15,000 for most event's floor or stage setup) -seat multi-purpose arena in East Lansing, Michigan. The arena opened in 1989, and is named for Jack Breslin, MSU alumnus, former athlete and administrator, who first began pushing for the arena in 1969. It is home to the Michigan State University Spartans men's and women's basketball teams. The arena replaced Jenison Fieldhouse. It is also home to the one of the largest and one of the most feared student sections in college basketball, the Izzone, which is named after head coach Tom Izzo. [1]
The arena's current basketball court is the same floor where the Spartans won the 2000 NCAA Men's Tournament, which was at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The school purchased the floor from the NCAA and Final Four floor installer Horner Flooring (based in Dollar Bay, Michigan) after the title game, and had a plaque installed on the baseline near the Michigan State tunnel to commemorate the floor's purpose in the school's history[1].
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On March 4, 2000, Michigan State beat in-state rival Michigan 114-63.
On February 20, 2007, Michigan State beat #1 ranked Wisconsin 64-55 behind a standout performance from junior guard Drew Neitzel (28 points).
On March 18 & 20, 2007, Breslin played host to first and second round games in the 2007 Women's NCAA Tournament.
It was the site of a 53-game home winning streak which spanned from 2000 to 2002 for the Michigan State Men's Basketball team.
1997 - Breslin Center added a color replay board above center court, dubbed Spartanvision.
2005 - Breslin Center added a large black drop curtain to close off the upper deck in efforts to make smaller events "less empty".
2006 - Breslin Center replaced the scrolling advertisements at the score's table with TV screens.
2007 - Breslin Center is slated to renovate the locker rooms, not only to update them, but also to raise the ceiling as players on both the men's and women's teams are approaching 7'. Visitors locker rooms will not be included in the renovations.
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