He would help me out with that if I did my job in school and on the basketball court. He can stop by Tom’s office and talk about his next class or whatever is going on in life, but their on-court interactions are different. It’s a lot of fun having him around.”Steven has been around the program his whole life and already had relationships with the players on the roster. Michigan State basketball will be a family affair this season. I figure that's still -- he's been on the scout team. However, the son of Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has spent his life around the program and is now in the spot he envisioned after joining the team this summer as a walk-on.“It was always a dream of mine to play for my dad,” Steven said.Making that a reality was a proposal Steven pitched two years ago. Neither Izzo has any on-court expectations for Steven, who stands five-foot-eight and averaged less than five minutes per game in high school. Steven Izzo is a walk-on member of the Spartans, and if anyone has an issue with Tom Izzo allowing his son to be on the team, that’s their problem. Hondo S. Carpenter. Izzo kept his promise. Steven was a two-year varsity player at Lansing Catholic High School who averaged 1.5 points in a little less than five minutes per game last year as a senior. View Steven Izzo's career, season and game-by-game basketball stats while attending Lansing Catholic High School. He's always helping me, giving me tips, same with all the other coaches and all the veterans. Six of his 17 teammates are at least a foot taller and 13 weigh at least 50 pounds more. High School Player Recruiting High School All-Americans. Nineteen High School All-Americans have played for Tom Izzo at MSU: 1996: Mateen Cleaves (M) 1999: Jason Richardson (M) 2000: Marcus Taylor (M), Zach Randolph (M) “If I just did everything that I needed to, worked hard, then I would have a spot. What he's doing is a little different than the other guys.