For the 16th time during his 30 seasons as head coach of Michigan State basketball, Tom Izzo and his Spartans have advanced to the Sweet 16 round of March Madness.
Izzo and his teams are 10-5 in Sweet 16 play of the NCAA tournament, and their victories include a 75-58 win over Syracuse on their way to a national championship in 2000.
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Other big Sweet 16 wins came in 2005, when the Spartans defeated top-seeded Duke, and in 2014, when they tripped up No. 1 seed Virginia in a 61-59 thriller.
Here’s a look at the Spartans’ Sweet 16 history under Izzo:
● 1998: Lost to North Carolina, 73-58
● 1999: Defeated Oklahoma, 54-46
● 2000: Defeated Syracuse, 75-58
● 2001: Defeated Gonzaga, 77-62
● 2003: Defeated Maryland, 60-58
● 2005: Defeated Duke, 78-68
● 2008: Lost to Memphis, 92-74
● 2009: Defeated Kansas, 67-62
● 2010: Defeated Northern Iowa, 59-52
● 2012: Lost to Louisville, 57-44
● 2013: Lost to Duke, 71-61
● 2014: Defeated Virginia, 61-59
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● 2015: Defeated Oklahoma, 62-58
● 2019: Defeated LSU, 80-63
● 2023: Lost to Kansas State, 98-93 OT
Record: 10-5
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Tom Izzo Sweet 16 record: Michigan State basketball in March Madness
