Tom Izzo

: January 5, 2024
: Basketball Coach

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Full Name	Tom Izzo
Occupation	Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	Jan 30, 1955(1955-01-30)
Age	69
Birthplace	Iron Mountain
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Capricorn

Tom Izzo Biography

Name	Tom Izzo
Birthday	Jan 30
Birth Year	1955
Place Of Birth	Iron Mountain
Home Town	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Capricorn
Spouse	Lupe Marinez Izzo
Children(s)	Steven Izzo, Raquel Izzo

Tom Izzo is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on January 30, 1955 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States. NCAA head coach, who was the first to win the National Championship with Michigan State in the year 2000.

He was the coach of All-Star Power forward Zach Randolph at Michigan State University.

Izzo, who is of Italian and Finnish descent, was born and raised in Iron Mountain in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, near the border of Wisconsin. In his hometown he met best friend and former NFL head coach Steve Mariucci. Both he and his friend attended Iron Mountain High where they were teammates on the football, basketball and track teams. At Northern Michigan University in Marquette, where they were roommates, Izzo played guard for the men’s basketball team from 1973 to 1977. In his senior season, he set a school record for minutes played and was named a Division II All-American.

After graduating from Northern Michigan, Izzo was head coach at Ishpeming High School for one season. He then took an assistant coaching job at Northern Michigan University from 1979 to 1983. Izzo was then named a part-time assistant at Michigan State in September 1983. After a short two-month stay in 1986 as an assistant coach at University of Tulsa, Izzo returned to Michigan State when assistant Mike Deane left to become head coach at Siena College. Prior to the 1990–91 season, then coach Jud Heathcote elevated Izzo to associate head coach. After Heathcote’s retirement following the 1994–95 season and upon both Heathcote and the Michigan State Athletic Director’s recommendation, Izzo was named the new head coach of men’s basketball for MSU.

He was married to Lupe Martinez on the 28th of November 1992. The couple have a son and one daughter.

Tom Izzo Net Worth

Net Worth	$13 Million
Source Of Income	Basketball Coach
House	Living in own house.

Tom Izzo is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Izzo 's net worth $13 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A Division II All-American while playing for Northern Michigan University.

He was awarded by the Associated Press National Coach of the Year in 1998.

Tom Izzo (/ˈ ɪ z oʊ / , Italian pronunciation: [ˈittso] ); born January 30, 1955), is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Michigan State University since 1995. On April 4, 2016, Izzo was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height	5 ft 9 in

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Who is Tom Izzo Dating?

According to our records, Tom Izzo married to Lupe Marinez Izzo. As of December 1, 2023, Tom Izzo’s is not dating anyone.

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Izzo fell short of obtaining his second national championship in 2009, losing to North Carolina 89–72. His streak of three straight Final Four appearances from 1999 to 2001 is the third-longest of all time, and his six Final Four appearances in the years 1999–2010 were matched by no other team in college basketball.

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Tom Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tom Izzo celebrates birthday on January 30 of every year.

In 2000, Izzo led MSU to its second NCAA national championship with an 89–76 win over Florida. Eighty-two percent of his players who completed their eligibility left MSU with a degree. Over the years, Izzo has been pursued by the Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, and New Jersey Nets for head coaching jobs. After a brief flirtation with Cleveland, on June 15, 2010, Izzo reported to the Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees that he would remain head coach of Michigan State, in which he stated he was “a Spartan for life.”

How many rings does Izzo have?

Izzo won a national championship in 2000. He has 10 Final Four appearances. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. He has 10 regular-season Big Ten championships , six Big Ten Tournament titles and a Big Ten-record 23-straight (soon to be 24-straight) NCAA Tournament appearances.