There are few accomplishments that top winning the Big Ten title. Obviously making a Final Four and winning a national title would top that, but for Tom Izzo, winning the Big Ten is special.
Izzo just won his 11th Big Ten title in 2024-25, topping the conference by a whopping three games — something that just doesn’t happen these days. The deepest Big Ten field in conference history was won by the Spartans and by three whole games. That’s something that Izzo is proud of and he worked hard for.
So when a reporter comes along and tries to diminish that title by saying the winner of the Big Ten Tournament “won the Big Ten”, you know Izzo is going to check them.