after calling a quick huddle with his teammates – backpedaled to the sideline in front of his bench for a brief one-on-one conversation with Tom Izzo. Izzo cracked a huge smile and laughed as ...

EAST LANSING — Maybe it was the four-day Christmas break spent with his granddaughter, which Tom Izzo called “one of the thrills of my life so far.” Or his conscious effort to step away from ...