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Michigan State’s Tom Izzo Couldn’t Help But Shed a Tear As His Son Made Free Throws

It was a moment father and son will likely never forget.

Madison Williams

Michigan State’s Tom Izzo Couldn’t Help But Shed a Tear As His Son Made Free Throws
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Michigan State’s men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo has coached his son Steven for the last four years, but the father-son duo experienced a uniquely emotional moment Wednesday night during an exhibition game.

The young Izzo hasn’t seen much playing time across his college basketball career, but on Wednesday, the graduate student officially scored his first points as a Spartan. And, he did so in front of a home crowd and his father.

While Steven made two free throws, the crowd at the Breslin Center went absolutely wild. Though the regular season hasn’t even began, the arena sounded like it could be in the middle of March Madness given how loud the audience got.

This moment brought the longtime Spartans coach to tears while he sat on the bench watching his son make his first baskets.

It was a moment father and son will likely never forget.

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Madison Williams
MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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