Michigan State athletics is about to get a massive facilities overhaul thanks to one of Tom Izzo’s former players.
Former basketball walk-on Mat Ishbia pledged $32 million for a significant expansion of the Spartans’ athletics facilities, including a new football facility and renaming the basketball court at Breslin Center after Izzo.
It also is expected to dramatically alter the look of the middle of campus, just south of Spartan Stadium.
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“This donation is not about me, this is to give credit to and thank coach Tom Izzo, the business school and Michigan State University for the incredible impact they have had on my life,” Ishbia said in a release.