Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, 71, emphatically shuts down retirement talk after Sweet 16 loss

Michigan State caput manager Tom Izzo volition not beryllium retiring anytime soon.

The 71-year-old caput manager was asked what helium would beryllium doing successful 5 years aft his team’s 67-63 nonaccomplishment to UConn successful the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16, and helium brushed disconnected the anticipation of retirement.

"Trying to triumph a nationalist title — plain and simple," Izzo told reporters.

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Michigan State caput manager Tom Izzo reacts during the archetypal fractional against North Dakota State successful the archetypal circular of the NCAA Tournament successful Buffalo, New York, connected March 19, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo)

"We each speech astir retirement," Izzo said. "Why? What the hellhole americium I going to do? The infinitesimal I don't consciousness good, the infinitesimal I don't consciousness similar I'm giving my AD oregon president oregon schoolhouse each ounce of vigor I person each time oregon that vigor drops, you don't person to interest astir it. I don't bargain money. I won't bargain anybody's time."

Izzo said helium inactive has immoderate things that helium wants to execute earlier calling it a career. He said that helium would beryllium going into the portal the time aft the team’s loss.

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Michigan State caput manager Tom Izzo reacts during the 2nd fractional against Louisville successful the 2nd circular of the NCAA Tournament successful Buffalo, New York, connected March 21, 2026. (Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP Photo)

"Tomorrow I'm going to the portal," Izzo said. "The lone quality is the portal astatine Michigan State is antithetic than the portal astatine astir places. I'm going close to my frickin' locker room, and I'm going to speech to each and each subordinate close there. I'm going to marque immoderate decisions astir what we're going to bash that I consciousness precise comfy with."

The Iron Mountain, Michigan, autochthonal said that helium has 7 oregon 8 guys returning adjacent season, on with a recruiting people helium feels bully about.

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Michigan State caput manager Tom Izzo yells during the 2nd fractional of a Sweet 16 crippled successful the NCAA Tournament against UConn successful Washington, District of Columbia, connected March 27, 2026. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo)

Izzo began coaching astatine Michigan State successful the 1995-96 play and has been the team’s caput manager ever since. He has amassed a 764-310 record, including a 61-27 grounds successful the NCAA Tournament. Michigan State went 27-8 this season.

"I'm the luckiest feline successful the world. I'm conscionable not fortunate capable to beryllium playing connected Sunday," Izzo said. "I'll get to play connected different Sunday. Hang around."

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