Tom Izzo passed Bob Knight for the most Big Ten wins as a head coach with his 354th career victory with Michigan State. ESPN analyst Jay Bilas praised Izzo for his greatness after the Spartans took down Illinois in a historic moment for their Hall-of-Fame coach.

Tom Izzo passed Bob Knight for the Big Ten career wins record Saturday, reflecting on the many people who've helped him achieve history.

It would be extremely fitting for Tom Izzo to win the award this year, as Bob Knight, whose Big Ten wins record Izzo just broke, was the first recipient of the award back in 1987. Here is a list of all the coaches named to the watchlist that Izzo will be competing with for the honor: Grant McCasland,