Believe it or not, there was a time when even Tom Izzo was giddy about where Michigan State was playing.
It was 25 years ago and the Spartans were about to play their first game with Izzo as the head coach against Chaminade at the Maui Invitational.
“I was the guy that said, ‘Wow, I get to go to Maui,’” Izzo recalled late last week. “From the U.P. to Maui. That was pretty cool. And I was feeling great about that, but I don't know if I learned as much as I probably could. I was probably the kid in the candy store just looking around and seeing all this stuff.