Old friends Tom Izzo and Tom Crean face each other tonight
Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean will face his friend Tom Izzo in a game tonight against Michigan State. (Photo: Associated Press)
From The Press article:
When Crean was a student at Central Michigan University, he served as an assistant high school coach and went on some recruiting trips with Izzo. Later, his first full-time coaching job was with MSU, at Izzo’s recommendation.When Izzo replaced Jud Heathcote in 1995, he rehired Crean and let him live in his home. Izzo stood in Crean’s wedding. And Crean received a 2000 national championship ring, even though he left before that season to become head coach at Marquette.
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