Ott believes his 20 years of working in the industry led him to the role he was hired for this offseason in Phoenix ...

Suns owner Mat Ishbia played as a walk-on for the Spartans and has favored hiring personnel with a background at the school.

Traveling here. Speaking engagement there, but Izzo sees and hears all this “Michigan State Suns” chatter aimed at Phoenix ...

Jordan Ott said on Tuesday his body of work as a coach is why he belongs as the Suns' new head coach, and it's not just his ...

New Phoenix Suns head coach Jordan Ott sent a message to critics on Tuesday about his ties to Mat Ishbia and the Michigan State Spartans.

The 40-year-old Ott has worked for the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Phoenix Suns, owned by Michigan State alum Mat Ishbia, introduced fellow Spartan alum Jordan Ott as their new head coach on Tuesday. Ott has worked his way all the way up from starting his ...

Last week, Phoenix hired former Michigan State assistant coach Jordan Ott as its new head coach. Suns fans were irate, expressing frustrations while speculating that Ishbia was making hires based ...

Ott worked for Izzo at Michigan State and has held various NBA assistant coaching positions before landing the Suns job. Michigan State men's head basketball coach Tom Izzo has recently been even ...

Suns' Jordan Ott Sends Message to Critics About Mat Ishbia, Michigan State Ties originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Phoenix Suns have a busy offseason ahead of them as they are expected to ...

Much has been made about Ott’s Michigan State ties to Gregory and Ishbia, who both were part of the 2000 men’s national championship team under Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo. Gregory served as ...