solidifies that Izzo with be a "Spartan for life". Hall of Fame On April 4, 2016, Izzo was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Izzo chose former Maryland head coach Gary Williams to introduce him at the Hall of Fame ceremony. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame on September 9, 2016. In the Fall of 2016, Izzo was named to the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Hall of Fame. Coaching philosophy Izzo's teams are known for strong guard play, toughness and rebounding. Izzo is famed for his "war" rebounding drill, in which the players wear football helmets and shoulder pads. His motto is "Players Play – Tough Players Win". His other coaching philosophies include, "he doesn't determine playing time, players do" and "A player-coached team is better than a coach-coached team." Izzo is also known for scheduling extremely tough non-conference schedules as preparation for the NCAA tournament in March. Coaching tree Three of Izzo's former assistants are currently head coaches at other schools: Brian Gregory – South Florida (formerly coach at Georgia Tech and Dayton) Stan Heath – Eastern Michigan (formerly coach at Kent State, Arkansas, and South Florida) Dwayne Stephens – Western Michigan One of Izzo's former assistants was a head coach in the NBA: Jim Boylen – Chicago Bulls and Utah (college) Several former Izzo assistants were college head coaches: Tom Crean – Georgia, Indiana, and Marquette Dane Fife – IPFW Mike Garland – Cleveland State Stan Joplin – Toledo Current Izzo assistants who were previously college head coaches: Mark Montgomery – Northern Illinois Doug Wojcik – Tulsa and Charleston Other basketball endeavors USA basketball Izzo was head coach of the USA Basketball men's team that took fourth place at the 2003 Pan American Games. Prior to that, he was assistant coach of the team that had a 5–0 record and won the gold medal at the 2001 Goodwill Games. Izzo served on the Collegiate Committee of USA Basketball's 2005–2008 Quadrennium Committees. Operation Hardwood In 2005 and 2006, Izzo participated in Operation Hardwood, in which college coaches went to Kuwait military camps to coach basketball teams of American service members. Among the other coaches were Tubby Smith, Gary Williams, and Rick Barnes. In 2005, Izzo's team won the tournament championship. Marriage and family Tom Izzo has been married to his wife, Lupe Marinez Izzo, since 1992. They have a daughter, Raquel, and