Something strange happened: The Michigan State and Oakland head coaches intentionally wore the same outfit to coach against each other.
Michigan State’s Izzo and Oakland’s Kampe played in Detroit at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday. Izzo has led his Spartans to eight Final Four appearances, earning a title in 2000. He is in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Kampe has coached at Oakland, in Michigan, since 1984. You may remember Kampe as a beloved character from the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Last year, his program upset No. 3 Kentucky during the first round of March Madness.
Last night was not the first time he has worn an ugly sweater around this time of year, making headlines for this heinous 3-D moose outfit in 2016.
Phenomenal: Longtime friends Greg Kampe and Tom Izzo are wearing identical Grinch sweaters for their game against each other tonight. THIS RULES COLLEGE HOOPS IS THE BEST pic.twitter.com/6g38VlKtb2
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) December 18, 2024
But getting Izzo to join in on the fun was a particularly nice touch.
After the game, the two coaches sat down for a rare but thrilling joint press conference.
Watch: Greg Kampe crashed Tom Izzo's press conference and the two of them basically started doing a live podcast together… pic.twitter.com/jFN0fUgRte
— Tyler Driesenga (@tdriesenga3) December 18, 2024
Izzo made fun of Kampe for buying the “ugliest sweaters” ever and teased him for actually paying for the purchase.
Kampe also made jokes about his own team getting hurt during warmups.
The whole exchange was absurd and hilarious and we need more content of Izzo and Kampe together.
