“That was the first time I cried and the tears felt good. I just felt like I was levitating,” Cleaves said of celebrating ...

Izzo couldn't imagine he’d ever have as many Big Ten wins as the coach in the red sweater on the other bench. He had bigger problems.

MSU assistant Thomas Kelley was an assistant at WMU from 2018-22 under Steve Hawkins, Clayton Bates and, briefly, under Stephens, before returning to MSU. Former MSU graduate assistants Chris ...