Michigan State expected to see some changes to its roster over the summer, but it will also now be dealing with a shakeup to the coaching staff. Associate head coach Dane Fife will join Mike Woodson’s coaching staff at Indiana, the Hoosiers announced Monday, allowing Fife to return to his alma mater after 10 seasons on Tom Izzo’s staff at Michigan State.
Source: Detroit News
Great coaching in the Michigan State men’s basketball program goes beyond Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo. Two of Izzo’s assistants, Dwayne Stephens and Dane Fife, have been named the best and third-best assistant men’s basketball coach in the Big Ten in a list compiled by Stadium.
Source: Spartans Wire
Dane talks about how special Cassius Winston is, Coronavirus as a positive, and what Michigan State looks for in a recruit – it’s not all about the measurables!
Some day every spring there is a knock on Tom Izzo‘s office door in East Lansing. In comes the youngest of his assistant coaches, Dane Fife, a man he holds in high regards ever since he recruited the once blue chip prospect out of Clarkston, Michigan, in the late nineties.
Source: The Only Colors
Tom Izzo still wishes he’d called a timeout a little earlier against Middle Tennessee State. “He just said that the other day,” Michigan State assistant coach Dane Fife said. Fife has his own regrets. “I kick myself for not saying, ‘All right, Coach, here’s the deal: ‘No more 3s. If they get 2s, great.’”
Source: Lansing State Journal
This episode of “Spartan Basketball All-Access” features senior guard, Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn Jr., as he reflects on his journey while at MSU. Also featured is Asst. Coach Dane Fife as well as highlights from games against Maryland, Penn State, and Indiana.
Ryan talks to Coach Dane Fife about the season that was and how next years roster is shaping up for Michigan State. Also Ryan asks about how the Fife family felt after watching the Patriarch of the family win his first state title at Clarkston.
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