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Tom Izzo named as finalist for Naismith Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year Award

The Only Colors | February 28, 2019

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Michigan State Spartans head coach Tom Izzo has been named as a top-15 finalist for the Naismith Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year award. The NCAA released its late season candidates list on Wednesday.

Coach of the Year Candidates:

Rick Barnes
Chris Beard
John Beilein
Tony Bennett
Mark Few
Tom Izzo
Mike Krzyzewski
Chris Mack
Eric Musselman
Nate Oats
Matt Painter
Kelvin Sampson
Roy Williams
Steve Wojciechowski
Mike Young
https://t.co/iMNCKFrzsk pic.twitter.com/7QPipQAk3E— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) February 27, 2019

With three regular season games left to play this season, Izzo has the led the Spartans to an overall record of 23-5 and a conference record of 14-3 — which currently has MSU tied for with Purdue for first place in the Big Ten.


















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