Legendary Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo - whose Spartans take on Duke in his seventh trip to the Final Four on Saturday - was almost a Chippewa.It was 24 years ago that Izzo, then a top assistant at MSU under Jud Heathcote, was lured to take a serious look at Central Michigan University's vacant coaching job, which would have been his first collegiate shot as a head coach.
Twenty-four Years Ago, Central Michigan Almost Landed Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo
By Rick Mills @RickMills2 on Twitter, The Macomb Daily
Fri, 04/03/2015 - 1:05pm
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