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Michigan State adds ex-Michigan assistant and Lansing native Saddi Washington to Tom Izzo's staff
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has added former Michigan assistant and Lansing native Saddi Washington to Tom Izzo's coaching staff. The move was announced Thursday, two months after Mark Montgomery left the Spartans to lead Detroit Mercy. Izzo also...
Detroit Mercy hires ex-Northern Illinois coach Mark Montgomery off Izzo's staff at Michigan State
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mercy has hired former Northern Illinois coach Mark Montgomery off Tom Izzo's staff at Michigan State. The Horizon League school announced the move on Wednesday, nearly a month after parting ways with coach Mike Davis. Northern Illinois earned...
North Carolina beats Tom Izzo, Michigan State in March Madness again to reach Sweet 16
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Once again, North Carolina is moving on in the NCAA Tournament at the expense of Michigan State and Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo. RJ Davis scored 20 points to help UNC beat the Spartans 85-69 on Saturday, pushing the Tar Heels to the Sweet 16 while keeping...
Michigan State's Izzo goes for his 1st March Madness win against North Carolina in the West Region
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tom Izzo has made Michigan State a perennial postseason force, turning 26 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament into multiple takedowns of higher-seeded foes, eight Final Fours and one national title. On Saturday, the Hall of Famer will try to do something...
NCAA Tournament Latest: NC State delivers another Day 1 upset
The Latest on the first full day of the NCAA Tournament: N.C. State delivers another Day 1 upset N.C. State needed to win its conference tournament just to get into the NCAA Tournament. The Wolfpack are now headed to the second round after becoming the...
Bacot, Withers help No. 1 seed North Carolina beat No. 16 seed Wagner in March Madness
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Elliot Cadeau saw Jae'Lyn Withers running the court and sent a lob his way in transition. Withers vaulted skyward to grab the ball with two hands and stuff it through for North Carolina. And he played with the kind of zip — in his hometown and in his first...
Tom Izzo, Michigan State pick up another first-round win in March Madness, topping Mississippi State
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo won his 20th first-round game in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. This one, he said, might have been the most impressive, even to former Spartans greats like Draymond Green. Tyson Walker scored 19 points and the...
If it seems like everyone can score in March Madness, there is a reason. Offense has evolved
Hubert Davis remembers the inside-out emphasis of playing for North Carolina Hall of Famer Dean Smith before a 12-year NBA career. “When I was here at Carolina or in the NBA, you had two big bigs and you threw the ball into the post," the Tar Heels coach said. “Then they threw it...
