Emoni Bates scores 63 points and grabs 21 rebounds in Ypsilanti Lincoln's double-overtime 108-102 win over Chelsea on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Detroit Free Press
Ten years ago, Tom Izzo waited to hear from LeBron James.
The call never came.
Izzo turned down a chance to jump to the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and instead remained at Michigan State. Less than a month later, James announced on ESPN he would be taking his talents to Miami.
It turned out to be the right move for Izzo.