You can tell an awful lot about a coaching tree by the branches. Jud Heathcote was an oak. Tom Izzo. Scott Skiles. Mike Montgomery. Tom Crean. Brian Gregory. Mike Deane. Don Monson. Jim Brandenburg. Heathcote, the iconic former Michigan State basketball coach who passed away Monday at the age of 90, hired, recruited and tutored them all, instilling a zeal for defense and an eye for detail.
Source: Land of 10