For much of the 2014-15 regular season, Michigan State's men's basketball team was decidedly average. The Spartans went 21-10, and there was some talk as to whether they'd even land a spot in the NCAA tournament. Having downed No. 2 seed Virginia and, on Friday night, No. 3 seed Oklahoma, the No. 7 Spartans are headed for the Elite Eight as the lowest seed left standing.
And Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo should be happy, especially considering he's now earned 12 wins coaching the lower-seeded team in the NCAA tournament — the most by any coach in history. You can check out the rest of this weekend's matchups via Sports Illustrated, but ahead of the Spartans' Sunday game against Louisville, let's enjoy this gem of a commercial for Werner ladders, in which someone convinced Izzo to dance to Ginuwine's Pony.
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