Question: Which NBA All-Star MVP also played for the Michigan State Spartans in 1979?

Context articles: 1993 Michigan State Spartans football team
Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan–Michigan State men's basketball rivalry
Magic Johnson
2013 Michigan State Spartans football team
2006 Michigan State Spartans football team
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
1946 Michigan State Spartans football team
1995 Michigan State Spartans football team
1996 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1993 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 Head coach George Perles was in his 11th season with the Spartans.
 Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
 The Spartans went 6–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play.
 Michigan State was invited to the 1993 Liberty Bowl and was defeated by Louisville, 7–18.
The Michigan State Spartans football program represents Michigan State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level.
 The Spartans are members of the Big Ten Conference.
 Michigan State claims a total of six national championships (1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1965, and 1966); the AP Poll voted Michigan State as national champion one time (1952).
 They have been named national champions twice in the Coaches Poll (1952 and 1965).
 The Spartans have also won two Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships (1903 and 1905) and nine Big Ten championships (1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2013, and 2015).
The Michigan–Michigan State basketball rivalry is a college basketball rivalry between Michigan Wolverines men's basketball and Michigan State Spartans men's basketball that is part of the larger intrastate rivalry between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University that exists across a broad spectrum of endeavors including their general athletic programs: Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans.
 On the field, the athletic rivalry includes the Paul Bunyan Trophy and the Michigan–Michigan State ice hockey rivalry, but extends to almost all sports and many other forms of achievement.
 Both teams are members of the Big Ten Conference.
 The rivalry has been evidenced both on the court and off the court.
 Among the off the court elements of the rivalry, recruiting of basketball talent has resulted in battles, the most notable of which turned into the University of Michigan basketball scandal when both schools sought the services of Mateen Cleaves.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons.
 After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers.
 He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s.
 Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award.
 After protests from his fellow players, he retired again for four years, but returned in 1996, at age 36, to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time.
The 2013 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
 Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan and were led by seventh year head coach Mark Dantonio.
 The Spartans finished the year 13–1, 8–0 and undefeated in Big Ten play.
 By winning the Legends Division, they earned a trip to the Big Ten Championship Game, their second appearance in the championship game.
 Facing No. 2-ranked Ohio State, they defeated the Buckeyes 34–24, knocking Ohio State out of the running for the BCS National Championship Game.
 The Spartans received an invitation to the Rose Bowl, their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1988.
 There they defeated No. 5-ranked Stanford for the school's first Rose Bowl win since 1988.
The 2006 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
 Michigan State competed as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
 The Spartans were led by fourth-year head coach John L. Smith.
 Smith had compiled a combined 18–18 record in his previous seasons at Michigan State, and he was fired after the 2006 season in which the team finished 4–8.
 The Spartans did, however, set the record for the greatest comeback from a deficit in college football history.
The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represents Michigan State University (MSU) and competes in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I College basketball.
 Their home games are played at the Breslin Student Events Center.
 Tom Izzo has been the head coach since 1995.
 The Spartans have won two NCAA championships and 13 Big Ten Conference Championships.
 Their two National Championships came in the 1979 NCAA Tournament and the 2000 NCAA Tournament.
 The 1979 National Championship Game was the most watched college basketball game in history, with 35.11 million television viewers.
 The 1979 National Championship team was coached by Jud Heathcote and included tournament MVP Magic Johnson, Greg Kelser and Jay Vincent.
 The Spartans defeated the previously unbeaten Indiana State Sycamores, led by future Hall of Famer Larry Bird.
 The 2000 National Championship team defeated the Florida Gators in the final.
 The team was coached by Tom Izzo and led by players Morris Peterson, Charlie Bell, Jason Richardson and tournament MVP Mateen Cleaves.
The 1946 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1946 college football season.
 In their 13th and final season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 5–5 record.
 The 1946 Spartans lost their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 55 to 7 score.
 In intersectional play, the Spartans beat Penn State (19-16), Maryland (26-14), and Washington State (26-20), but lost to Boston College (34-20), Mississippi State (6-0), and Kentucky (39-14).
 In mid-December 1946, Michigan State hired Biggie Munn to replace Bachman as head coach.
The 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 Head coach Nick Saban was in his first season with the Spartans.
 Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
 The Spartans went 6–4–1 overall and 4–3–1 in conference play during the regular season.
 The team played in the on December 29, 1995, and were defeated 45–26 by Saban's future employer, LSU.
The 1996 Michigan State Spartans football team competed on behalf of Michigan State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 Head coach Nick Saban was in his second season with the Spartans.
 Michigan State played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
 The Spartans went 6–5 overall and 5–3 in conference play during the regular season.
 The team played in the Sun Bowl on December 31, 1996, and were defeated 0–38 by Stanford.