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Tom Izzo’s son scores first career point during Michigan State’s exhibition game
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Tom Izzo has won over 600 games, claimed nine B1G regular season titles, appeared in eight Final Fours and won a national championsip. But Michigan State’s exhibition game against Albion on Tuesday night might’ve provided the longtime head coach with the best moment of his career.
That’s because Izzo’s son, walk-on freshman Steven Izzo, checked into Tuesday night’s exhibition contest to make his first appearance in a Spartans uniform. He also scored his first career point with the program, knocking down a free throw late in the game.
Big Ten Network captured the moment, posting the video in a tweet.
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Checking into a game tonight for the first time (and scoring his first @MSU_Basketball point) was Steven Izzo, a freshman guard, and, of course, coach Tom Izzo's son. 💚
(We saw you crack that smile, coach!) pic.twitter.com/TAxkD0PFXL
— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) October 30, 2019
Seven months ago, Steven Izzo was on the court in Chicago as a fan celebrating @MSU_Basketball's Big Ten Tournament championship.
Tuesday night he was on the court as a Spartan player…and he sunk a free throw. 👏 pic.twitter.com/O0G9dALmLu
— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) October 30, 2019
When Stevo knocks down his first free throw wearing the green and white 🙌#GoGreen pic.twitter.com/X57l9T7UnO
— Michigan State Men's Basketball (@MSU_Basketball) October 30, 2019
That had to be one of the best moments in Izzo’s coaching career, even with all the accomplishments and accolades he’s earned throughout his tenure.
After the game, Izzo said it will likely be the only time this season Steven steps on the floor for the Spartans. Early season games sometimes get out of hand with mismatches on the floor, so there’s a chance Steven plays again, but only time will tell.
Steven played for three minutes and knocked down 1-of-2 free throw attempts. The Spartans won the exhibition game 85-50.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB