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Tom Izzo caps Spartans' trip to Italy by playing accordion at dinner

Tom Izzo caps Spartans' trip to Italy by playing accordion at dinner

Michigan State finished its four-game trip to Italy 1-3, but coach Tom Izzo still came away feeling positive about what he saw from the Spartans. In fact, he was happy enough to forget basketball for a few minutes and play the accordion during the team's farewell dinner.

“This trip was as good as anything I’ve done in my 20 years,” Izzo said of the team's trip in a story published on the Michigan State athletic department website.

The Spartans opened the trip with a win over Basket Fiorentina but then lost to the Russian, Italian and Georgian senior national teams in succession. The Spartans had a chance to beat the Georgian national team on a last second shot that hit the back of the iron and bounced away.

It wasn't the first time Izzo has played the accordion in public. He played 'Jingle Bells' during his radio show a few years ago with players singing along and he donned the instrument during Midnight Madness last season when he was dressed as a member of the rock band KISS.

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