ROSEMONT, Ill. – When will Tom Izzo’s Hall of Fame career come to a close at Michigan State? It comes as no surprise that Izzo is saddened by Dantonio’s retirement.

Update: Mark Dantonio issued the following statement to reporters: In a statement to reporters, Mark Dantonio says of today's report, "Any accusations of my handling of any complaints of sexual assault individually are completely false."

"It's a sad day for me, if you want the truth," he said in a tweet posted on @MichiganStOnBTN.When Dantonio became the program's all-time career winning coach in September, a video tribute was played on the Spartan Stadium scoreboard.Their teams share a close connection, and the two coaches regularly attend the other's games.When Draymond Green's number was retired in December, Dantonio was in attendance.The two got to know each other when they were assistant coaches at Michigan State in the 1990s.

He’s going on 25 years as head coach in East Lansing.“I’d like to get that second one sometime,” Izzo said. Izzo reportedly was on the selection committee.Draymond Green and Mark Dantonio talk after his Michigan State Spartans number 23 was retired during half time of the game against the Duke Blue Devils Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo remarks on 'sad day' as Mark Dantonio retires.

Spartans basketball coach Tom Izzo, a longtime friend and colleague, made his almost-sorrowful feelings known on social media.

“I don’t think I need to win another one to validate what I’ve done. But if you can consistently stay competing where every year you have a chance to win the league or every year you have a chance to go deep in the [NCAA] tournament, I couldn’t ask for more in my career. Dantonio left in 2001 to coach elsewhere, but in 2007, he returned to become the head coach. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo talks to reporters …

There’s a good chance they will have many more shots to add to Izzo’s legacy with another national championship before he calls it quits.“I like where I’m at right now,” he said.

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“We’ve really been pretty consistent.



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