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Including 12 years as an assistant, the 2023-24 season is Izzo’s 41st with the Spartans, as he is the longest serving active Big Ten men’s basketball head coach. He is also a leader among his peers, serving as the NABC President from April 2010-April 2011, while currently serving as Director Emeritus.
Apr 12, 2023 · When it comes to Spartan Nation, one name stands out on campus more than any other: Tom Izzo. He's the legendary, Hall of Fame men's basketball coach who delivered an NCAA Championship in 2000....
Jan 31, 2024 · ESPN. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo notched his 700th career victory on his 69th birthday Tuesday as the Spartans romped past the rival Wolverines 81-62.
Oct 24, 2023 · Updated 8:56 AM PDT, October 24, 2023. EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tom Izzo has built a Hall of Fame career by being a hard-driving, tough-to-please coach at Michigan State. Izzo’s frank assessments of his teams over the last few decades usually are critical. Not this year.
Mar 19, 2024 · Updated 3:02 AM PDT, March 19, 2024. EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — March Madness kept Tom Izzo sleepless for more than 24 hours before he heard and saw Michigan State made it into a 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament.
Jan 31, 2024 · The Spartans mauled Michigan in the second half for an 81-62 victory on Tuesday night in East Lansing to give Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo yet another milestone: 700 wins. He’s one...
Tom Izzo. Growing up in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Tom Izzo learned the value of hard work early in life. That work ethic carried over to the basketball court where the walk-on became a Division II All-America at Northern Michigan University.
