EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -Despite his success, fame and fortune, Michigan State coach Tom is still an approachable guy. His cell phone vibrates constantly, and his windowed office on campus give friends and strangers a chance to knock on the glass and give him a big thumbs-up.
There have been a lot of those lately.
The 55-year-old coach has led his men’s basketball team to the Final Four for the sixth time in 12 seasons, a feat also accomplished by just UCLA’s John Wooden and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski.
If Izzo cuts down the nets Monday night in Indianapolis – a decade after he won a national title there – his .770 winning percentage in the NCAA tournament would rank No. 1 among active coaches.
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