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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo on AJ Hoggard: 'He'll always be part of my family'

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AJ Hoggard graduated from MSU in April after four years of playing for Tom Izzo .

He chose Vanderbilt , which opens NCAA tournament play Friday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland .

The Commadores play 7 -seed Saint Mary’s in the East region first round around 3:15 p.m. The Spartans , the No. 2 seed in the South region, play 15 -seed Bryant .

Hoggard said after MSU beat Michigan State to end the regular season, he quickly called his former roommate, Tre Holloman , to talk about the shove of two Wolverine players who were attempting to prevent the tradition.

Haggard said recruits are shown a video of the tradition when they come to campus.

"Those are gonna be my brothers forever," he said.

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80

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76

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informal

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English

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