Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo
MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo, widely respected nationwide, has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, The State News reports.
The announcement came Monday as part of the Final Four Weekend in Houston, Josh Hall of the State News writes. Izzo will be enshrined Sept. 9 at the Hall in Springfield, Mass.
In 21 seasons, Izzo has led the Spartans to seven Final Four appearances.
“I’ve always told my players that they need to dream something before they can achieve it,” Izzo said in a press release. “Growing up in Iron Mountain, I had plenty of dreams, many of them seemed like long shots. But I’d be lying if I said being in the Hall of Fame was one of those dreams – it seemed too big. Even today, it’s surreal."
