Tom Izzo

Tom Izzo

Izzo speaking at The Pentagon in May 2014
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Michigan State
Conference	Big Ten
Record	544-220 (.712)
Biographical details
Born	(1955-01-30) January 30, 1955 (age 62) Iron Mountain, Michigan
Alma mater	Northern Michigan 1977
Playing career
1973–1977	Northern Michigan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1979	Ishpeming HS
1979–1983	Northern Michigan (assistant)
1983–1995	Michigan State (assistant)
1995–present	Michigan State
Head coaching record
Overall	544-220 (.712)
Tournaments	NCAA: 47-19 (.712)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division I Tournament (2000) 7× NCAA Regional – Final Four (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015) 7× Big Ten regular season (1998–2001, 2009, 2010, 2012) 5× Big Ten Tournament (1999, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Awards
AP College Coach of the Year (1998) Henry Iba Award (1998) 2× NABC Coach of the Year (2001, 2012) 3× Big Ten Coach of the Year (1998, 2009, 2012)
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2016

Thomas Michael Izzo (/ˈɪzoʊ/, Italian pronunciation: [ˈittso]; born January 30, 1955) 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. On April 4, 2016, Izzo was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Under Izzo, Michigan State has been one of the most successful collegiate basketball programs in the country. Izzo has led the Spartans to the 2000 NCAA Division I National Championship, the 2009 NCAA National Championship Game, seven Final Fours, seven Big Ten Championships, and five Big Ten Tournament Championships in his 21 years at Michigan State. The coach with the most wins in school history, Izzo's teams have earned invitations to 19 consecutive NCAA tournaments, in addition to setting the Big Ten record for the longest home winning streak. These accomplishments led analyst Andy Katz at ESPN to deem Michigan State the top college basketball program for the decade from 1998 to 2007.

Currently the longest tenured coach in the Big Ten Conference, Izzo, whose teams are often recognized for their rebounding prowess and defensive tenacity, 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 is just the fifth coach in Big Ten history to win seven conference titles. His immense success during the NCAA Tournament has earned Izzo the nickname "Mr. March" among active coaches.