Izzo’s return to Marquette comes on the heels of his No. 10 being retired by the Wildcats. That news was delivered during Michigan State’s midnight madness event last week by Steve Mariucci, Izzo’s longtime friend, teammate and a former NFL head coach.

Tom Izzo is taking Michigan State basketball back to his alma mater, Northern Michigan, for a rare exhibition trip to Marquette on Sunday.

MSU men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo will have his No. 10 jersey at Northern Michigan University retired, NMU announced Friday night.

For the second time in three years, Rutgers will be hosting Michigan State 40 miles north of its home arena. The Scarlet Knights are set to face the Spartans at Madison Square Garden in January, marking their second consecutive matchup at the World’s Most Famous Arena.

Michigan State men's basketball is a program that prides itself in its alumni. Not only had the program produced great talent that have gone on and excelled at