Dan Hurley on Michigan State basketball legend: 'I love Coach Izzo'
UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley called Michigan State coach Tom Izzo "one of the greatest to ever do it" postgame. They'll meet in Sweet 16.
UConn coach Dan Hurley is one of the most accomplished active coaches in college basketball, but there's at least one coach the two-time national champion still looks up to. In fact, he'll be coaching against him in the Sweet 16. When 2-seed UConn faces 3-seed Michigan State on Friday, March 27, at Capital One Arena in Washington, Hurley will be steps away from who he considers to be "one of the greatest coaches" in college basketball ā Spartans coach Tom Izzo .
"He's one of the greatest to ever do it," Hurley told TNT following his team's 73-57 win over UCLA in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. "He's always been my most-respected coach that I've tried to model myself after at the college level. I love coach Izzo.
" TRENDING: Tom Izzo fired up: 'You just prolonged my retirement for 2 years' "He's always been my most respected coach... I love Coach Izzo. " Dan Hurley is looking forward to sharing the floor with Tom Izzo in the Sweet 16 š¤ pic.
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