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Michigan State basketball goes unbeaten in December and January for first time in Tom Izzo’s career

This year’s Michigan State team has done something that has never been done in the Tom Izzo era

After thirty years as the head coach at Michigan State, it’s rare to see Tom Izzo do anything for the first time, but that’s exactly what happened on Tuesday night.

With a blowout win at home against Minnesota on Tuesday night, Michigan State basketball has achieved something for the first time in program history since Tom Izzo took over thirty years ago by going unbeaten in December and January.

The Spartans are currently on a 13-game winning streak, which, coincidentally, started with a win on the road against Minnesota back on Dec. 4. That winning streak led them all the way up to Tuesday’s win, again, over Minnesota, achieving the mark.

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Michigan State baseball coach Jake Boss tells touching story about Tom Izzo

Jake Boss told a touching story about Tom Izzo in his press conference this week

At this point, if you are reading this post, you probably know how much Tom Izzo loves Michigan State and all the faculty, students and alumni there. But, in case you had any doubts, Michigan State baseball coach Jake Boss told an anecdote on Wednesday that should those up for you.

Coach Boss lost his mother over the weekend. Tom Izzo had one of his biggest games of the season on Sunday against Illinois, but that didn’t stop him from calling both Coach Boss, and Boss’ father, multiple times on Sunday to check on them and give his condolences.

You can watch him tell the story below:

Michigan State baseball will have its first official practice on Friday with the first pitch dinner set for Sunday, Feb. 2.

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— Spartans Illustrated (@SpartansRivals) January 22, 2025

Tom Izzo frustrated with Spartans’ following win over Penn State

MSU’s winning streak continued on Wednesday night, but that doesn’t mean head coach Tom Izzo was happy about the performance

Michigan State basketball’s winning streak continued on Wednesday night, but that doesn’t mean head coach Tom Izzo was happy about the performance.

The Spartans fended off a pesky Penn State team en route to a 90-85 victory on Wednesday night from the Breslin Center. Michigan State led throughout the entire game but was never able to pull away for a comfortable win.

Michigan State is now 15-2 overall and 6-0 in Big Ten play following the victory. The Spartans have won 10 straight games, which is the program’s longest winning streak since 2018.

Hear Izzo express his frustration following the victory in the video below.

This video is courtesy of SpartanMag

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Tom Izzo comments on ‘specialness’ of Michigan State basketball program

For Tom Izzo, Thursday night’s alumni game against Washington was ‘bigger than the game’

One common refrain I have noticed from Tom Izzo in his later years is his constant mission to make sure that fans, alumni, faculty, media members – basically anyone who comes in contact with the Michigan State basketball program – appreciates what a unique program they have in East Lansing.

On Thursday night, the Spartans blew out the Washington Huskies on alumni night, and after the game, Tom Izzo made sure to give credit to all the alumni who came back and noted the ‘specialness’ of the program he has overseen all these years.

Watch it below:

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— Michigan State Men's Basketball (@MSU_Basketball) January 10, 2025

Watch Tom Izzo recap MSU Basketball’s win over Western Michigan

Watch Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo recap and analyze the Spartans’ win over Western Michigan on Monday

Michigan State basketball extended its winning streak to six games with another double-digit win over Western Michigan on Monday.

The Spartans overcame a sloppy start and overall poor effort to earn an 80-62 victory over Western Michigan on Monday from the Breslin Center. Michigan State led throughout the second half, but never truly put away the Broncos until the final few minutes.

Michigan State was led in scoring by Jaden Akins (18 points) and Carson Cooper (13 points) in the win. Eleven different Spartans recorded points in the game.

Michigan State improves to 11-2 overall with the win over Western Michigan. The Spartans will return to conference play on Friday in a road game at Ohio State.

Hear what Tom Izzo had to say about the Spartans’ win over the Broncos in the video below.

This video is courtesy of SpartanMag

Watch MSU head coach Tom Izzo recap win vs. Florida Atlantic

Watch MSU head coach Tom Izzo recap the Spartans’ victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday

Michigan State basketball picked up its tenth win of the season on Saturday.

The Spartans made relatively easy work of visiting Florida Atlantic on Saturday afternoon at the Breslin Center. Michigan State won by the final score of 87-69, with the Spartans leading by double-digits throughout the entire second half.

With the win, Michigan State improved to 10-2 overall on the year. This was the fifth straight victory for the Spartans.

Hear what head coach Tom Izzo had to say about his Spartans’ performance in the win over Florida Atlantic in the video below.

This video is courtesy of SpartanMag

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Tom Izzo teases match-up between Michigan State and Duke in 2025 in the Breslin Center

Tom Izzo teased a match-up with Duke in the Breslin Center on his weekly radio show

Every year, we get the pleasure of seeing Michigan State basketball play against some of the top programs in the country when they face one of Kentucky, Duke, or Kansas in the annual Champions Classic. On his weekly radio show, Tom Izzo talked about his desire to bring more of those marquee match-ups to the Breslin Center, starting with a potential home-and-home series with Duke that would start with a game in East Lansing in 2025.

Izzo teased the news on his weekly radio show, which you can watch here.

Tom Izzo lists who he would like to replace him at Michigan State when he retires

Tom Izzo named a few people who he would like to replace him at Michigan State when he eventually retires

This offseason, fresh off a hip replacement surgery, Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo seemed like he found the fountain of youth and made a point to tell the media multiple times that he has no plans to retire anytime soon.

“I got no interest in getting out of it,” Izzo said Monday on the College Hoops Today Podcast, per Fan Duel’s Jon Rothstein. “When I’m done, I’m going to talk to Mateen Cleaves, Steve Smith, Magic Johnson, and Draymond Green. I don’t want to lose the culture that I’ve seen for 40 years as a GA on up. I think it’s being lost somewhat now in college sports. Not just for me, but the players who come back and are a part of things. At least here at Michigan State, it’s important. It may not be that way at other places.”

It would be a little hard to imagine 65-year old billionaire Magic Johnson taking over that job, and it’s also worth noting that Draymond Green said back in July that he doesn’t have any interest in coaching Michigan State. Then again, he could also just be referring to those four as people he will consult with after he retires and not who he actually thinks will directly replace him.

Tom Izzo names Michigan State basketball captains for 2024-25 season

Tom Izzo has announced his captains for the 2024-25 season

After Michigan State basketball’s blowout win of Niagara on Thursday night, Tom Izzo made an announcement about his team regarding the captains for the 2024-25 season.

Izzo has selected two of his guards, senior Jaden Akins and junior Tre Holloman, to be the captains of his team this year. In addition, there will be a third captain, but that will change on a weekly basis.

Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press reported it first.

Watch Tom Izzo recap, analyze Spartans’ season-opening win vs. Monmouth

Watch MSU head coach Tom Izzo recap the Spartans’ season-opening win over Monmouth on Monday

Michigan State basketball opened up the regular season with a convincing victory over Monmouth on Monday.

The Spartans led the entire way in route to the 81-57 victory over the Hawks. Monmouth cut the Spartans’ lead to six points early into the second half, but from that point Michigan State built a lead that was comfortable until the final whistle.

Michigan State was led in scoring by guard Jaden Akins, who had a career-high tying 23 points night. Freshman Jase Richardson also reached double-digits with 10 points in his first career game as a Spartan.

Hear what head coach Tom Izzo had to say about the Spartans’ victory over the Hawks in the video below:

Video is courtesy of SpartanMag