Michigan State Spartans coach Tom Izzo has unveiled a few potential replacements once he steps away, and a couple of the names are surprising.

As Tom Izzo enters his 30th season as Michigan State's basketball coach, here's a look at retirement questions that surround him

This offseason, fresh off a hip replacement surgery, Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo seemed like he found the fountain of youth and made a point to tell the media multiple times that he has no plans to retire anytime soon.

Tom Izzo was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 9, 2016, and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. He has earned eight National Coach of the Year awards. Here's what you need to know about Izzo's career record, age and more:

Tom Izzo isn’t thinking about retiring just yet, but he does have a shortlist of early candidates for when that time eventually comes.

It wasn’t pretty at times, but in the end Michigan State picked up another blowout victory on Thursday night. The Spartans used huge scoring runs in both the first and second halves to earn a 96-60 victory over Niagara on Thursday.