EAST LANSING – When Tyson Walker looks at his longtime friend A.J. Hoggard, he quickly spots the parallels with their Michigan State basketball coach, Tom Izzo.
It’s a comparison Malik Hall said he hadn’t thought about before hearing it Thursday, but immediately recognized why Walker made that connection.
“I think they both are just really confident in who they are,” Hall, a senior forward who was a captain last season, said. “Coach has the experience to back it up, but I don't think A.J. does to the point that coach does. But I feel like they kind of are like the same person.