Tom Izzo and John Calipari Spotted Courtside at Peach Jam—What Were They Really Discussing?
It’s the middle of the offseason and peak recruiting season so of course Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo is out and about pursuing potential future Spartans. This week, that included a stop at the annual monster recruiting event EYBL Nike Peach Jam in North August, S.C.
- Michigan State’s Tom Izzo and Arkansas’ John Calipari were seen together at the EYBL Nike Peach Jam recruiting event.
- The two Hall of Fame coaches may have discussed their upcoming home-and-home series.
- Both coaches continue to actively recruit despite their long and successful careers.
What do you think these two are chatting about? It could be about the upcoming reported home-and-home Michigan State and Arkansas will be playing over the next two season. The Spartans are expected to host the Razorbacks at the Breslin Center this upcoming season, and then will travel to Fayetteville, Ark. during the 2026-27 season.Ever notice how the off-season for college basketball isn’t really a break at all? It’s a full-on hustle, especially when it comes to recruiting. Just this week, two legendary figures — Michigan State’s Tom Izzo and Arkansas’ John Calipari — were spotted side-by-side at the EYBL Nike Peach Jam in North Augusta, South Carolina. Yes, those two Hall of Fame coaches, whose careers span decades of hard-fought battles on the court, are still deeply entrenched in the recruitment grind. What were they chatting about courtside? Could it be the buzz around their upcoming home-and-home series, where the Spartans will host the Razorbacks one season before heading on the road to Fayetteville? It’s moments like these that remind me how passion doesn’t wane with longevity — these coaches still lace up and dig in just like they did thirty years ago. Curious to see what’s coming next? LEARN MOREBoth Izzo and Calipari have been around the game of basketball for a long time, and have both experienced a ton of success on the hardwood. But it is still always cool to me to see them at events like this with boots on the ground recruiting as hard as they did when they first started 30-plus years ago.Check out the picture from Fanta below:
Izzo was one of many notable coaches on hand for the recruiting event, and he was spotted sitting courtside next to a fellow hall of famer: John Calipari of Arkansas. Thank you to college basketball reporter and insider John Fanta for snapping a picture of the two chatting on the sidelines during Peach Jam.
If you ever want to run into a pair of hall of famers, you just need to go to recruiting events.
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