The Athletic has live coverage of the Men’s Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament games Tom Izzo has become an archetype in men’s college basketball. An old-school coach in a changing sport. A relic of an increasingly bygone era,

For Tom Izzo, the blueprint for a career like few others was established in his very first year as a head coach. His memory is a bit fuzzy — Izzo remembers his 1995 Michigan State team grabbing 26 offensive rebounds in a victory over a powerhouse Arkansas program,

Junior point guard Tre Holloman, along with Kohler, was a freshman during Michigan State’s last Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2023. While the overtime loss to Kansas State still stings in the back of fans’ minds, Holloman is using that experience to lead his team as a captain two seasons later.