Michigan State Spartans basketball coach Tom Izzo speaks to the media on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in East Lansing. Detroit Free Press
Tom Izzo’s decade began and ended with a Final Four appearance, with another sandwiched in between.
It was one of the reasons the Michigan State coach was named the Big Ten basketball coach of the decade by Big Ten Network on Thursday.
“I’m greatly humbled and appreciative, because I know how many good coaches (are in the conference). … It makes me feel good,” Izzo said on Big Ten Network. “It makes me feel like I had a lot of good players.