Michigan State coach Tom Izzo says he'll remain with the Spartans

Coach Tom Izzo said he'll remain with the Michigan State Spartans next season despite rumors that he is a candidate for NBA openings in Minnesota and Detroit.

Per ESPN, "First of all I'm going to be at Michigan State,'' Izzo said Wednesday on ESPNU's College Basketball podcast. "I still listen to things everyday in our town about Nick Saban saying I'm not going to be the Alabama coach (when he was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins).

Izzo has been the head coach at Michigan State since 1995, reaching the Final Four six times, winning the national title in 2000 and playing for it again in 2009. The Spartans lost in the Elite Eight in Madison Square Garden to eventual national champ UConn in late March.