Happy Birthday Coach Izzo. (not the game thread)

[DWags]

go get your 700th victory on the day you turn 69!

[kingstonlake]

I think this is the perfect game thread. Big game for the basketball squad started by a Dwobbles with a foot injury. Everything lines up!

[Floyd Robertson]

go get your 700th victory on the day you turn 69!

Against your rival no less.

[DWags]

Sometimes we all should go back and give a quick read of his bio. We are so damn lucky.

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]

Izzo has led the Spartans to eight Final Fours in the NCAA Tournament, which include the NCAA National Championship in 2000 and a Runner-Up finish in 2009. His teams have won ten Big Ten regular season titles and six Big Ten tournament titles in his 28 years at Michigan State. Izzo has the most wins in school history and has appeared in 25 consecutive NCAA tournaments, the longest streak of tournament appearances all-time in men's college basketball. He has never had a losing season as a head coach.[4] In addition, MSU set the Big Ten record for the longest home court winning streak between 1998 and 2002. Several of these accomplishments led former ESPN analyst Andy Katz to deem Michigan State the top college basketball program for the decade of 1998 to 2007.[5]

Izzo is currently the longest-tenured coach in the Big Ten Conference and his teams are often recognized for their rebounding prowess and defensive tenacity. He has won four national coach of the year awards and maintains a considerable coaching tree—several of his former assistants are currently head coaches at other Division I schools. Izzo has won 10 regular-season conference titles, the third most in conference history. He has also won the most Big Ten tourney titles (six) in conference history.

On March 6, 2022, Izzo surpassed Bob Knight for the most wins by a men's basketball coach at a Big Ten school with 663.[6]

[AvgMSUJoe]

"Over the hill, outta touch with today's game. Sucks ass and we should can him because derp derp derp PORTAL. Mediocre. We deserve better."
-Shitty Posters and Sports Radio/Podcast listeners

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