Senior guard Bryn Forbes, 5, and the rest of the MSU Spartans get excited during the game against Northern Michigan on Nov. 4, 2015 at Breslin Center. The Spartans defeated the Wildcats, 94-53.
—ESPN College GameDay announced Wednesday that the show's first stop on its 2016 college basketball schedule will be in East Lansing on Jan. 23 for the MSU men's basketball game against the Maryland Terrapins.
We're opening the hoops season in East Lansing! @MSU_Basketball vs @umterps on Jan. 23. Don't miss it. pic.twitter.com/o6Qcbl7AHc
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) January 6, 2016
Both teams are currently ranked in the top five in the country, with Maryland (13-1) at No. 3 in the AP Poll and MSU (14-1) sitting at No. 5.
This month's visit to Breslin Center will be the fourth in the show's history, with previous visits taking place in 2007, 2011 and 2014.
The time in which the game will be broadcast has yet to be determined.
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