Saginaw Valley State has named Chris Fowler as the ninth head men’s basketball coach in the school’s history. The hiring marks another member of the Tom Izzo coaching tree getting a head coaching job in the collegiate ranks.
Fowler spent two years a part of the Michigan State basketball program as a graduate assistant coach, following his playing career at Central Michigan. Fowler also spent time at Northern Arizona and Western Michigan, where he sat on Dwayne Stephens bench as an associate head coach.
After getting hired by the Cardinals, Fowler joins Stephens, Mark Montgomery and Stan Heath as former Izzo assistants that are active head coaches within the collegiate ranks. Coincidentally, all four are coaching at in-state schools.
Following the hiring, Izzo joined SVSU’s social media team to deliver a message to the Cardinals community, sharing his excitement for Fowler, and acknowledging how he is the perfect man for the job.
Watch Izzo’s message to the SVSU community via the Cardinals men’s basketball X page:
.@MSU_Basketball Tom Izzo endorses new SVSU men’s head basketball coach @CoachCfowler @GLIACsports #GLIACMBB #ExpectVictory pic.twitter.com/gNoh0y6QOq
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Reporting by Cory Linsner, Spartans Wire / Spartans Wire
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