Tom Izzo, Rutgers and Michigan State
Tom Izzo's impact is felt beyond the basketball court and throughout Michigan State's athletic department and community.
Tom Izzo didn't hold anything back. "You must be on something," Izzo said. For a Spartans team that was chosen fifth by the media in the Big Ten preseason poll and lost its top three scorers from ...
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo highlighted the performances of bench players Jase Richardson and Coen Carr in their win over Rutgers.
No. 12 Michigan State got the test that many were waiting for when it hosted No. 19 Illinois on Sunday afternoon. The Spartans passed the
Michigan State guard Jase Richardson, top left, blocks a shot by Penn State guard Ace Baldwin Jr. (1) as Michigan State center Carson Cooper (15) watches during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis) AP
Tom Izzo managed to beat his old friend Brad Underwood on Sunday as Michigan State basketball held on to beat Illinois at home. It was a tough, grind-it-out win over Illinois as the Spartans struggled to hit shots, but they did outperform Illinois at the free throw line and that was ultimately the difference.
An incensed Tom Izzo called Michigan State basketball's second-half defensive issues "a problem" after surviving Penn State for a 10th straight win.
When asked what he would have said had someone told him on Nov. 4, the opening day of the college basketball season, that his team would be 16-2 and sitting atop the Big Ten standings after ...
Despite the Michigan State basketball team winning 12 straight games, Tom Izzo shares why he is "disappointed" with the team.
To be fair to Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, there aren't as many Alan Andersons and Shannon Browns across college basketball as there once were.
Tom Izzo knows what he's got with his current team, but he's seen quality groups get in their own way before. So far this season, that hasn't really been an iss