Michigan State has added former Michigan assistant and Lansing native Saddi Washington to Tom Izzo’s coaching staff. The move was announced Thursday, two months after Mark Montgomery left the Spartans to lead Detroit Mercy.
FILE - Michigan assistant coach Saddi Washington speaks during Big Ten NCAA college basketball Media Days Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Minneapolis. Michigan State has added former Michigan assistant and Lansing native Saddi Washington to Tom Izzo ’s coaching staff. The move was announced Thursday, June 6, 2024, two months after Mark Montgomery left the Spartans to lead Detroit Mercy.
Washington was an assistant coach for the Wolverines for eight seasons, a run that ended when Dusty May was hired to replace Juwan Howard. Former Michigan coach John Beilein hired Washington in 2016 and Howard retained him three years later. Washington previously was an assistant coach for a decade at Oakland on Greg Kampe’s staff. He started his coaching career as a volunteer assistant in 2005 at Romulus High School for Nate Oats, who went on to become Alabama’s basketball coach.
Washington attended Lansing Sexton High School and went on to play basketball at Western Michigan before playing professionally for seven seasons in the CBA and overseas. “I’m very thankful to join the program at Michigan State and to come back home,” Washington said. “My family and I are excited for this move and becoming a Spartan is a bit of a full-circle moment for me since my parents and my youngest brother are MSU alums.UConn back at No.
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