Detroit Free Press · Mar 14, 2016
Rexrode: B1G title proves MSU equipped for long NCAAs run
The seldom-used backup forward was a big part of Michigan State's win in the Big Ten tournament final Sunday in Indianapolis. Video by Joe Rexrode/DFP
(Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier DFP)INDIANAPOLIS – And now for Tom Izzo’s best crack at a national championship since he won his first.
That was in 2000, and Izzo has had good ones since then. The next season featured what might have been his most talented team, and it got to the Final Four before getting drubbed by Arizona.
The 2005 run to the Final Four might have gone longer if not for a knee injury to Alan Anderson. The 2009 team had only one problem with the championship game in Detroit — having to play an incredible North Carolina team in it.