Top Five Players of Tom Izzo Era at Michigan State

Posted by Blake Baumgartner on July-26-2014 Add Comments

Tom Izzo’s accomplishments at Michigan State since taking over the program from Jud Heathcote prior to the start of the 1995-96 season are well known.

In his time at the helm, Izzo has racked up seven Big Ten titles, four Big Ten Tournament titles, six Final Four appearances, eight Elite Eight trips and the 2000 national championship in the midst of transforming Michigan State into a national brand.

But as he would be the first to tell anyone, any coach worth his salt owes his success to the pupils he gets to work with on a yearly basis.

While most point to what someone does in the NBA in terms of impact a player has for a program, I’ll focus more on what a...

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