TOM IZZO

Updated 04-May-2020.

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Watch Tom Izzo: Inside Michigan State Basketball – The Athletic: Tom Izzo has been coaching basketball on the MSU campus for 37 years … and counting, 25 as head coach. As his Spartans make a run at a national title, Izzo gave The Athletic rare access to practice – the secret of his success – and insight into why he has never left State.

Tom Izzo’s Wife Lupe Marinez Izzo – PlayerWives.com: Tom Izzo’s wife Lupe Marinez Izzo is originally from Texas, but grew up in East Lansing, Michigan. It was also in East Lansing that the former Lupe Marinez met her future husband. In fact, for their first date, Tom invited Lupe to a Michigan State game (where he was the Associate Head Coach at the time). This wasn’t

After making the Hall of Fame, only one goal remains for Tom Izzo: Izzo will now be one of six Hall of Famers to coach a college basketball team next year

Former Maryland coach Gary Williams to introduce Tom Izzo at Hall of Fame enshrinement: All inductees must be introduced by a current Hall of Famer and the choice is solely the decision of the incoming Hall of Famer.

‘I’m ecstatic’: MSU’s Izzo makes Hall of Fame: A couple of months ago, the folks at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame told Tom Izzo he was a finalist to be inducted as part of the 2016 class.

Spartans’ Tom Izzo wins Dean Smith Award: The U.S. Basketball Writers Association will present Izzo with the award at a to-be-determined home game this season.

The Highest-Paid College Basketball Coaches: John Calipari and Tom Izzo lead a group of 31 college hoops coaches earning seven figures annually.

Michigan State’s Tom Izzo is Mr. March: For Tom Izzo, success means more than how his Spartans perform

Shaq, Iverson, Ming headline Hall of Fame class: Shaquille O’Neal,Tom Izzo,Jerrry  Reinsdorf, Sheryl Swoops, Yao Ming and Allen Iverson have been elected to the Naismith Basketball of Fame class of 2016.

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Tom Izzo (born January 30, 1955) is an american college basketball coach . he has been the head coach at Michigan State University since 1995 . on April 4, 2016, he was elected to the Naismith basketball hall of fame Izzo is the longest-tenured coach in the Big Ten Conference . he has won four national coach of the year awards . Izzo has won ten regular-season conference titles . in his hometown he met best friend and former NFL head coach Steve Mariucci . both he and his friend attended iron mountain high where they were teammates on the football, basketball and track teams . Izzo played guard for the Izzo was then named a part-time assistant at Michigan State in September 1983 . after a short two-month stay in 1986 as an assistant coach at University of Tulsa, Izzo returned to Michigan State . in his first two seasons as head coach, Izzo went 9–9 finishing 6th and 7th in the conference . in 1998, MSU’s record in conference improved to 13–3 . 1998 also saw Michigan State begin Izzo’s official record against the Wolverines is 24–14 . in 2000, Izzo led MSU to its second NCAA national championship . Izzo has been pursued by the Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls “Izzo fell short of obtaining his second national championship in 2009, losing to North Carolina 89–72 . his streak of three straight Final Four appearances from 1999 to 2001 is the third-longest of all time . Vegas odds had them pegged the favorite to win the title . Middle Tennessee led from start to finish and held off repeated Michigan State threats to take the lead . Izzo led the 2018-2019 Spartans to a 32-7 overall record, his fifth 30-win season, and 19th season with 20+ wins . the team reached the Final Four for the eighth time under Izzo . Brown went on to win a second NBA championship in 2010 . he is known for scheduling extremely tough non-conference schedules as preparation for the NCAA tournament in march . Draymond green became the second former player under Izzo to win an NBA Championship . green went on to win a second NBA championship in 2017 and a third in 2018 . he was assistant coach of the team that had Izzo’s team won the tournament championship in 2005 . they have a daughter, Raquel, and an adopted son, Steven . Steven is a Walk-on player for his father at Michigan State.