NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS
1979, 2000
NCAA TOURNAMENT RUNNER- UPS
2009
NCAA FINAL FOURS
1957, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010
TOM IZZO ERA:
364–145 Overall
174–76 Big Ten
Izzo’s .761 winning percentage (35-11 record) in the NCAA tournament ranks second among all active coaches with 10 or more games coached:
1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, 76-22 (.776)
2. Tom Izzo, Michigan State, 35-11 (.761)
3. Roy Williams, North Carolina, 55-18 (.753)
4. Billy Donovan, Florida, 22-8 (.733)
5. Rick Pitino, Louisville, 38-14 (.731)
Every MSU Basketball player who has stayed four years under Coach Izzo has played in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. Under no other current coach is that true. On January 30, 2010 his winning percentage in Big Ten games ranks 1st all-time among league coaches with at least 10 years of service. Has appeared in 9 of the last 13 Sweet Sixteens Has appeared in 7 of the last 12 Elite Eights Has appeared in 6 of the last 12 Final Fours Tom Izzo broke a 1,270-game winning streak against the Harlem Globetrotters in 2000…. Izzo and MSU set a world record for single game basketball attendance in 2003 with 78,129 fans packing in Ford Field to watch the Spartans.
