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Athlon ranks Tom Izzo No. 1 men's basketball coach
Athlon ranks Tom Izzo No. 1 men's basketball coach
Athlon recently released its ranking of the top 30 men's basketball coaches, and Michigan State's Tom Izzo found his name atop the prestigious list. Izzo beat out the usual suspects, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and Kentucky's John Calipairi, for top billing and was one of six Big Ten coaches who the made cut. That's half of […]
A Day at BTN: Spartan coaches do our jobs
A Day at BTN: Spartan coaches do our jobs
Perhaps you heard BTN entertained Michigan State coaches Wednesday in our Chicago studios. Mark Dantonio, Tom Izzo and the rest of the coaches were in town as part of the athletic program's Michigan State coaches tour. What better way to spend the day at BTN than give the coaches a chance to do what we […]
Did You See This? Tom Izzo at Wrigley Field
Did You See This? Tom Izzo at Wrigley Field
On Wednesday, Michigan State's Tom Izzo spent the day at BTN learning how we put on a live show. On Thursday, Izzo was at Wrigley Field, where he was spotted talking to Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland on the field prior to the first pitch. Oh, to be able to hear the conversation between those […]
Michigan State's Izzo, Green Win NABC National Awards
Michigan State's Izzo, Green Win NABC National Awards
Michigan State's Tom Izzo and Draymond Green were honored as the best in the nation by the National Association of Basketball Coaches on Sunday night. Green became the third Spartan to earn National Player of the Year honors as he was named NABC Division I Player of the Year, while Izzo was named UPS NABC […]
Tom Izzo: Ohio State-Kansas analysis
Tom Izzo: Ohio State-Kansas analysis
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, he of six Final Fours and one national championship, joined our crew of Dave Revsine, Gary Williams and Jim Jackson following Ohio State's 64-62 loss to Kansas in the national semifinal Saturday night (AP recap). His thoughts: "God, it was a game that's going to frustrate (Ohio State's) coaching staff, […]
Rivals.com Spotlights Big Ten Coaches
Rivals.com Spotlights Big Ten Coaches
The Big Ten has no shortage of respected and successful football and men's basketball coaches. Both of the conference's sports boast a who's who of the modern day coaching world. From Tom Izzo to Joe Paterno, the names are legendary and iconic. But what about when you consider the nation's best football and men's basketball […]
