EAST LANSING -- Almost lost in all this talk of national titles and national player of the year awards is the fact that Michigan State's coach is up for the greatest honor of his career.
Tom Izzo was named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame last week, a little bit of news that came out on a Friday afternoon that you may have missed.
Izzo now heads to the final stage of the voting, where his name will be considered by a 24-member panel. If 18 of those members vote for his induction, he's in.