EAST LANSING, MI (AP) --
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Despite his success, fame and
fortune, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is still an approachable
guy. His cell phone vibrates constantly, and his windowed office on
campus give friends and strangers a chance to knock on the glass
and give him a big thumbs-up.
There have been a lot of those lately.
The 55-year-old coach has led his men's basketball team to the
Final Four for the sixth time in 12 seasons, a feat also
accomplished by just UCLA's John Wooden and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.
If Izzo cuts down the nets Monday night in Indianapolis - a
decade after he won a national title there - his .770 winning
percentage in the NCAA tournament would rank No. 1 among active
coaches.
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