697 NCAA tournament winning percentage (53-23). ![]() The 28th-year coach won the 2000 national championship and has led MSU to the most Final Four appearances of any program since his first in 1999, and ranks third among active coaches behind Self and Calipari with a. Detroit Free Press Sports, Detroit, Michigan. In Izzo’s quarter-century streak, he has built the Spartans into bluebloods by building them into a model of consistency - one of his biggest dreams when he took over for his mentor Jud Heathcote in 1995-96. The Spartans (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten) will love it a little more after A.J. SHAWN WINDSOR: Tom Izzo still figuring out his Michigan State basketball team. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press EAST LANSING Jayden Reed’s punt return thanks to some well-executed deception gave Michigan State football new life and, eventually, somehow. "And you as the head coach have maintained some sense of consistency over a long time."īOUNCE BACK: Michigan State looks ahead after upset: 'We're not as bad as we played today' Detroit Free Press Detroit Lions land RB David Montgomery in free agency, say good-bye to Jamaal Williams Montgomery ran for career-highs of 1,070 yards and 8 TDs in 2020 and has averaged. "What does it mean to me? Probably everything, probably more than any other thing, because it means you got a group of people that have bought into a system," Izzo said. Izzo's 53 NCAA tournament wins is third among active coaches, behind Calipari (56, before vacated victories) and Self (55), and rank seventh all-time behind Krzyzewski's 101. Choose from a wide variety of Detroit Free Press newsletters including Openings & Closings, Learning Curves, News Alerts and more. Kentucky's John Calipari and Kansas' Bill Self, with four apiece, are the only other active coaches with more than two Final Four appearances. TIME TO FILL IT OUT: Print your bracket, make your March Madness picks now THE MATCHUP: Scouting MSU's NCAA tournament first-round game vs. The Blue Devils eliminated the Spartans in last year’s second round of the NCAA tournament in Greenville, South Carolina, en route to Krzyzewski’s record 13th Final Four before his retirement after the season. Izzo last year moved into a tie with Mike Krzyzewski, whose streak of 24 straight berths with Duke ended in 2021. "We don't know much about USC, so it's gonna be to be fun and interesting." But he wouldn't want us to do anything more than just put that aside now and just focus on our opponent and get geared up and excited for this opportunity. Sports news, analysis, links and chatter from the Detroit Free Press, including the Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons, Wolverines and Spartans. ![]() I mean, 25 (straight) and setting the record, it's unbelievable for him. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press COLUMBUS, Ohio One after another, Michigan State football players continued to find themselves relegated to the sidelines. "This year was just a great achievement for coach Izzo. "It's always exciting," said senior forward Joey Hauser, who transferred to MSU from Marquette before the 2019-20 season. ![]() With a victory, MSU would play the winner of 2-seed Marquette vs.
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