Michigan State gives Tom Izzo new deal worth $6.2M per year
Michigan State has signed coach Tom Izzo to a brand new deal valued at $6.2 million per season, giving him about $2 million extra every year.
The varsity introduced the deal Thursday, saying that the five-year rollover contract will must be accredited by its board subsequent month.
Izzo, who was inducted into the Basketball Corridor of Fame in 2016, gained a nationwide championship in 2000 and leads all energetic coaches with eight Ultimate 4 appearances. He led Michigan State to a 24th straight NCAA Tournament final season. He has gained the Large Ten title 10 occasions within the common season and 6 convention event championships.
The 67-year-old Izzo has led the Spartans because the 1995-96 season, when he was promoted from assistant to go coach, changing the retiring Jud Heathcote.
After a gradual begin, the hard-driving coach turned the program into a national powerhouse by specializing in rebounding, defending and enjoying top-flight competitors every season earlier than Large Ten play.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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