March Madness and Michigan State synonymous under Tom Izzo
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo observes a moment of silence before the team's NCAA college basketball game against Indiana, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. Hundreds of people filled a Detroit church Tuesday for the funeral of a 19-year-old Detroit-area woman, an aspiring doctor who was one of three students fatally shot last week at Michigan State. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Al Goldis]
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is the first coach to earn 25 straight bids to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The seventh-seeded Spartans will face No. 10 Southern California on Friday in Columbus, Ohio, in the East Region. Izzo’s streak breaks the record he shared with former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Basketball Hall of Fame coach was praised by the school’s university president for bringing the community together in the days following last month’s shootings on campus that killed three students and hospitalized five students.
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Michigan State's head coach Tom Izzo reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Ohio State at the Big Ten men's tournament, Friday, March 10, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo argues during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Ohio State at the Big Ten men's tournament, Friday, March 10, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Ohio State, Saturday, March 4, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
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