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Michigan State Basketball: Mat Ishbia one of world’s richest people

Mat Ishbia poses for a photo in the Breslin conference room at United Shore headquarter in Pontiac, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. 02282020 Unitedshore 6

Twenty years after winning the national title with Michigan State basketball, former walk-on Mat Ishbia is one of the world’s richest people.

Twenty years ago, Mat Ishbia took the final shot in the national championship game against Florida (a miss) and celebrated winning it all with his Michigan State teammates, 89-76.

Fast forward to 2013 and he took over as CEO of United Shore, accelerating the company ever since and now it’s ready to go public on the Nasdaq stock exchange in a deal worth roughly $16 billion, he’s about to be one of the richest people in the world, according to Forbes.