Tom Izzo

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basketball coach college basketball coach human sports figure

Tom Izzo is a highly successful American college basketball coach best known for leading Michigan State University's men's team to multiple Final Four appearances and a national championship.

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Tom Izzo canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball coach ⓘ
college basketball coach ⓘ
human ⓘ
sports figure ⓘ
almaMater Northern Michigan University ⓘ
assistantCoachStartYear 1983 ⓘ
awardReceived AP College Basketball Coach of the Year ⓘ
surface form: AP College Coach of the Year

Big Ten Coach of the Year ⓘ
Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award ⓘ
Naismith College Coach of the Year ⓘ
championshipYear 2000 ⓘ
coachingSpecialty men's college basketball ⓘ
coachingStart assistant coach at Michigan State University ⓘ
coachOf Michigan State Spartans men's basketball ⓘ
surface form: Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
conferenceCoachedIn Big Ten Conference ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1955-01-30 ⓘ
educatedAt Northern Michigan University ⓘ
employer Michigan State College ⓘ
surface form: Michigan State University
familyName Izzo ⓘ
finalFourAppearancesWith Michigan State Spartans men's basketball ⓘ
surface form: Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
fullName Thomas Michael Izzo ⓘ
genreOfWork college athletics ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 2016 ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
knownFor defensive-minded coaching style ⓘ
emphasis on rebounding ⓘ
long tenure at Michigan State ⓘ
leagueCoachedIn NCAA Division I ⓘ
memberOf Michigan State Spartans men's basketball ⓘ
surface form: Michigan State Spartans athletics program
nationality American ⓘ
notableAchievement 2000 NCAA Men’s Final Four ⓘ
surface form: NCAA Division I men's basketball championship 2000
notableFor multiple NCAA Final Four appearances ⓘ
notableRole head coach of Michigan State Spartans men's basketball ⓘ
occupation basketball coach ⓘ
college basketball coach ⓘ
placeOfBirth Iron Mountain, Michigan ⓘ
surface form: Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States
playedFor Northern Michigan Wildcats men's basketball ⓘ
position head coach ⓘ
promotedToHeadCoachYear 1995 ⓘ
residence East Lansing ⓘ
surface form: East Lansing, Michigan, United States
sport basketball ⓘ
spouse Lupe Izzo ⓘ
startTimeAtTeam 1995 ⓘ
wonTitleWith Michigan State Spartans men's basketball ⓘ
surface form: Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

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NABC Coach of the Year → hasRecipient → Tom Izzo ⓘ
Draymond Green → coachedBy → Tom Izzo ⓘ
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball → headCoach → Tom Izzo ⓘ
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball → notableCoach → Tom Izzo ⓘ
USBWA National Coach of the Year → notableRecipient → Tom Izzo ⓘ
AP College Basketball Coach of the Year → notableRecipient → Tom Izzo ⓘ
Michigan State Spartans → headCoach → Tom Izzo ⓘ
subject surface form: Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
2000 NCAA Men’s Final Four → headCoachOfChampion → Tom Izzo ⓘ