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Tom Izzo. Thomas Michael Izzo [1] ( / ˈɪzoʊ /, Italian pronunciation: [ˈittso] ); born January 30, 1955) is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Michigan State University since 1995. [2] On April 4, 2016, Izzo was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. [3]
Mar 23, 2024 · 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 March Madness. And for the third year in a...
Oct 28, 2022 · — Back on July 19, 1983, Tom Izzo, an impassioned 28-year-old ex-Division II college basketball player, was named a part-time assistant men’s basketball coach at Michigan State University. He’d...
Following his graduation from NMU in 1977, Izzo took over as head coach at Ishpeming High School and served in that position for the 1977-78 campaign. A native of Iron Mountain, Michigan, Izzo and former NFL head coach Steve Mariucci were Iron Mountain High School teammates in football, basketball, baseball and track.
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.
Jan 31, 2024 · 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 · 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.
