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Former Michigan assistant coach Saddi Washington joining Tom Izzo’s staff at Michigan State

After nearly a decade coaching at Michigan across two different head coaching tenures, assistant coach Saddi Washington has accepted an assistant position on Tom Izzo’s staff at Michigan State.

Michigan State's Tom Izzo has hired veteran Saddi Washington as an assistant coach, per release.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 6, 2024

Washington interviewed at MSU earlier this spring. He has a connection to the Spartans, as his father, Stan, played there from 1963-66. Washington is also from Lansing and graduated from J.W. Sexton High School in 1993.

Washington got his coaching start as an assistant under Nate Oats at Romulus High School, getting hired just after his college hoops playing career at Western Michigan in the ‘90s.