Cassius Winston thanks MSU fans for their support as he deals with tragic loss of his brother, Nov. 18, 2019 after win over Charleston Southern. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press
EAST LANSING — The call came in after midnight. Tom Izzo didn’t hear it. But when he saw a few minutes later that it was Milt Barnes, he figured the former Eastern Michigan University basketball coach wanted tickets to that day’s game against Binghamton.
“I’ll call him back in the morning,” Izzo thought.
Five minutes later, his phone rang again. It was David Thomas, Michigan State’s director of basketball operations.