Ever since his high school days, Matt Costello was an aggressive basketball player. When he committed to play Michigan State basketball, Tom Izzo knew he’d be getting a hard-nosed Big Ten-type player who wasn’t afraid to get his hands dirty in the post.
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Oh yeah, and he’s quite the character. Not many former players would have gotten away with picking the Hall of Fame head coach up by the waist and twirling him around like Costello did during a home game against Maryland during his senior year.