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Tom Izzo (HC Michigan St. Spartans)

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  • Tom Izzo is an American college basketball coach. Since 1995, he has been the head coach for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, presiding over a prolonged period of success.
  • Born: January 30, 1955 (age 59), Iron Mountain, MI
  • Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
  • Nationality: American
  • Team: Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
  • Spouse: Lupe Marinez Izzo (m. 1992)
  • Education: Northern Michigan University
 
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Tom Izzo: Spartans over NBA

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said he'll remain with the Spartans next season despite rumors that he is a candidate for NBA openings in Minnesota and Detroit.

"First of all, I'm going to be at Michigan State,'' Izzo said Wednesday on ESPNU's College Basketball podcast. "I still listen to things every day in our town about Nick Saban saying I'm not going to be the Alabama coach [when Saban was coach of the Miami Dolphins].

Entire article: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...ays-coach-michigan-state-spartans-next-season
 
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If you thought Tubby (as Shaft) on a motorcycle was bad, check this out.

Tom Izzo, In Makeup, Plays Accordion With KISS At MSU Midnight Madness

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Tom Izzo is smart enough not to get on a motorcycle, but he'll take some risks. Last night, those risks included wearing KISS makeup and playing accordion onstage with the glammed-out rockers.

See video: http://deadspin.com/tom-izzo-in-makeup-plays-accordion-with-kiss-at-msu-m-1650639543

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...s-up-as-a-member-of-kiss-for-midnight-madness
 
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Tom Izzo rips into Division-II team after Michigan State beats them 101-46 - MSN

Michigan State destroyed St. Cloud State, then Tom Izzo went to their film session to call them out for their bad performance.

Pretty much every Division I team plays a lower-level opponent as a tune-up for the regular season. Pretty much every one of them wins, as they take on significantly weaker opposition.

What makes Michigan State's 101-46 win over St. Cloud State different is that the connection between the big school and the little school didn't end with the blowout. Izzo showed up at the Huskies' film session the next day and berated the Huskies, criticizing their lackluster play against his Spartans. From the St. Cloud Times:
 
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Garrick Sherman is hanging his dirty laundry up on Twitter today...

http://thebiglead.com/2015/05/27/garrick-sherman-ranted-on-twitter-about-tom-izzo-weed-and-the-ncaa/

At the final four izzo told me “not to fucking embarrass myself in front of a crowd bigger than my home town” after I air balled a shot
— Garrick Sherman (@gsherm11) May 27, 2015

I pissed in a condom and gave it to Durrell summers to pass a drug test. Suck it #NCAA #stillwenttothefinalfour #suckstobeyou
— Garrick Sherman (@gsherm11) May 27, 2015

Izzo might actually hate me more ( if that’s possible) when he loses scholarships cause I drunkenly spilled half his team smoked weed
— Garrick Sherman (@gsherm11) May 27, 2015
 
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