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Izzo in the History Books

Updated: Sep 6, 2022

Izzo in the Books

Written by: Cantly Elliott


Tom Izzo is already a historical figure in the college basketball world. Today, he just added to his incredible resume. The Big Ten is arguably the best conference right in college basketball and has a ton of depth but Tom Izzo somehow keeps his team in the upper echelon year in and year out. Today, Izzo matched Bob Knight's record for the most wins by a men's basketball coach at a Big Ten school with 662. He did it in incredible fashion knocking off the best team in the conference, and a top-five team in the country, the Purdue Boilermakers.


The Spartans have been in a