{"id":578893,"date":"2026-04-01T16:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/578893\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:32:12","slug":"msus-tom-izzo-reveals-talks-with-nba-team-about-hc-job-in-video-hard-thing-to-turn-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/578893\/","title":{"rendered":"MSU&#8217;s Tom Izzo Reveals Talks With NBA Team About HC Job in Video, &#8216;Hard Thing to Turn Down&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Michigan State men&#8217;s basketball head coach Tom Izzo revealed during an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show that he turned down a head coaching opportunity with the Phoenix Suns last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Mat Ishbia, who played three seasons as a walk-on point guard for Michigan State under Izzo from 1999-2002, is the Suns&#8217; current governor. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Phoenix ended up hiring Cleveland Cavaliers assistant head coach (and former MSU grad assistant) Jordan Ott, and the team has done well in 2025-26, going 42-34 (a six-win improvement from last year with six games to go).<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Make Bleacher Report one of your preferred sources on Google by selecting Bleacher Report on the &#8220;source preferences&#8221; page\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" 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