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...

Nov 12, 2024 · Tom Izzo is a pillar of not only Michigan State’s basketball program, but the sport of college basketball as a whole.. Since taking over for Jud Heathcote ahead of the 1995-96 season, Izzo has ...

When the Spartans were selected for the 2023 NCAA Tournament, Izzo became the first men’s basketball head coach in history to lead his team to 25-straight appearances and he extended that streak to 26 in 2024.

Dec 5, 2024 · To say that Tom Izzo, Hall of Fame class of 2016 and head coach of the Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball team since 1995, is not one of the game’s greats is foolish thinking. When he succeeded his mentor Jud Heathcote after 12 years as a top assistant, such luminaries as Clem Haskins, Gene Keady, and Bob Knight were on their ...

Oct 4, 2024 · As Tom Izzo enters his 30th season as Michigan State head coach and approaches his 70th birthday, he has reaffirmed his commitment to be tough and demanding with his players — but available ...

Jan 21, 2024 · When Tom Izzo was picked as Jud Heathcote's successor as the men's basketball coach at Michigan State in the early 1990s, he received counsel from then-Spartans football coach George Perles.

1 day ago · LOS ANGELES — UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin said he knew he was actually in the Big Ten when, at the conference’s media day back in October, he ran into Michigan State coach Tom Izzo.