Tom Izzo: Hall of Fame and National Champion Coach

In Depth With Graham Bensinger

Graham travels to East Lansing to talk with Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer explains his coaching process and what it’s like to play for him. In this 2022 interview, he also looks back on his childhood working in his family’s shoe repair shop, and tells an adoption story involving Nick Saban. Plus, he recalls the time he and the Spartans celebrated a championship with Muhammad Ali.