Michigan State fell short of the Final Four against Auburn, but the 70-year-old Izzo says "this year has reinvigorated" him.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said he wasn't sure if he's ever been more proud of a team, that this sqaud "gave me everything they had."

MSU head coach Tom Izzo falls to 8-3 in Elite 8 games as a result in a night that was all Auburn from the start.

Jason Richardson played on Tom Izzo's Michigan State national championship team in 2000 March Madness. Jase Richardson, his son, stars in 2025.

Fast forward a few years and Jason Anthoney Richardson II, or Jase, was born Oct. 16, 2005, in Berkeley, Calif., early in his father‘s fifth season with the Warriors. For all the attention drawn by his name, it has always been Jackie who, in fact, built the ballplayer.

Michigan State basketball watched high-caliber production out of Jase Richardson, sparking NBA Draft chatter. But there’s a dream he shared following his March Madness exit that could delay entering the draft.

The emotions were brutally raw. Tears flowing from every corner of the locker room, long embraces, towels slung over heads. Slumped over a folding chair and still in uniform, Tre Holloman was inconsolable.

Johni Broome collected 25 points and 14 rebounds in Sunday's NCAA Tournament South Region final, helping No. 1 Auburn earn a 70-64 victory over No. 2 Michigan State.

Auburn (32-5) earned its second Final Four trip, while Michigan State (30-7) fell short in its bid to send coach Tom Izzo to his ninth national semifinal.