In football, Michigan got running backs coach Tony Alford from Ohio State and safety Jaden Mangham from MSU. Linebacker Joey Velazquez ended up joining the Buckeyes. In basketball, the Wolverines got guard Roddy Gayle Jr. from OSU. But one former assistant from the basketball team is heading to the other rivalry.

Washington, who spent the last eight seasons with the Wolverines, is a Lansing native and the son of former Michigan State star Stan Washington.

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo added former Michigan and Oakland assistant coach Saddi Washington to his staff on Thursday.

A little over two months after Mark Montgomery left his role as an assistant coach on the Michigan State men’s basketball team, Tom Izzo has filled the open position with a familiar name. On Thursday,

After a few months of speculation, Michigan State basketball has made it official. The Spartans will bring Saddi Washington, a Lansing native, back to his hometown, after he has been in Ann Arbor on the Michigan basketball staff since 2016.

Tom Izzo is turning to a Lansing native and son of a Michigan State great as he fills out his coaching staff for 2024-25. Former Michigan assistant Saddi Washington has been hired as a Michigan State assistant coach,