It was announced this morning that Michigan State Men’s Basketball transfer Joey Hauser had lost his waiver appeal to play this year after transferring from Marquette. Head coach Tom Izzo has disapproved of the entire process and the final result has led him to resign from the post he has served on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
“I can’t get into specifics, but in looking at the way waivers were approved and denied and then studying like I have, the old standard of one or two reasons has just blown up,” Izzo said regarding his discontent with the transfer appeal process. “Joey did have a strong case, and I’m devastated, if you want the truth. I did not think anything of it in August, because we weren’t gonna do anything. And then the family brought up what’s going on in different places. And seeing what’s been going on and talking to some coaches, I’m devastated for him to have to sit out his second season in three years, because he did (enroll at Marquette) early. I do believe we have a tight team, and we’re gonna get through it. And he’s gonna get through it.”
Izzo had served on the board since 2000 and even held the role of president in 2010-11.
