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Thomas Michael Izzo (/ ˈ ɪ z oʊ /, Italian pronunciation:); born January 30, 1955) is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Michigan State University since 1995. On April 4, 2016, Izzo was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame .
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Mar 23, 2024 · 03-23-2024 • 6 min read. (Getty Images) Tom Izzo hasn't lost a step in his career. Michigan State reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed, marking Izzo's 26th consecutive trip to...
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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.
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.
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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.
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Mar 7, 2022 · EAST LANSING – At some point in the future, Tom Izzo. will come to terms with what he accomplished Sunday. Michigan State's 77-67 win over Maryland marked Izzo's 663rd triumph with the...
Aug 11, 2022 · Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo has agreed to a new contract with Michigan State, the school announced Thursday. The deal is a rolling five-year agreement that will effectively...