The Jack Breslin Student Events Center, one of the premier facilities in the country, serves as the home to the Michigan State basketball programs. Besides accommodating the programs, the arena is used for student commencements, concerts, trade shows, conventions, banquets and other functions of interest to both the university and the community. The 14,797-seat arena recently finished its 23rd season of Spartan basketball.
The $43-million facility is named in honor of “Mr. MSU,” Jack Breslin, who prior to his death in August of 1988, was a senior consultant to former MSU President Dr. John DiBaggio. Breslin was the captain and most valuable player of the 1945 football team. He also earned varsity letters in baseball and basketball and was the 1946 senior class president. He worked for the university for more than 30 years, serving since 1969 as vice president for administration and public affairs before retiring in 1986.
The Jack Breslin Student Events Center, one of the premier facilities in the country, serves as the home to the Michigan State basketball programs. Besides accommodating the programs, the arena is used for student commencements, concerts, trade shows, conventions, banquets and other functions of interest to both the university and the community. The 14,797-seat arena recently finished its 23rd season of Spartan basketball.
One of the greatest venues in the country for college basketball, MSU has ranked among the nation’s top programs in attendance over the past eight seasons. Over the span, MSU has been among the top-15 nationally each season and has averaged 6,643 fans per game, which ranks second in the Big Ten behind Purdue.
Last season, the Spartans set a single-season attendance record by averaging 7,505 fans a game. That number ranked second in the Big Ten and eighth nationally, MSU’s best national ranking ever.
Michigan State recorded its first official sell out in 2010-11 against Michigan (Feb. 13, 2011), attracting a school-record 14,797 fans.
The Spartans surpassed 1 million fans all-time at Breslin Center three seasons ago against Washington (Dec. 19, 2009). In the 23-year history at Breslin, 1,290,926 fans have watched a MSU women’s basketball game.
All-time, MSU is 238-82 (.744) at Breslin Center, including a 103-19 (.844) mark since the beginning of the 2003-04 season. The Spartans had a 20-game winning streak at Breslin snapped two seasons ago, the second longest streak in school history. In addition, Michigan State has hosted the 2007 and 2009 NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds in Breslin.
