College Basketball Benchwarmer Turned Billionaire

Mat Ishbia said being a college basketball benchwarmer helped him get where he is today. Where he is today is, he’s super rich. Ishbia started his own mortgage company following his stint in College Basketball. Today he’s worth over a billion. Ishiba spoke to Sporting News about his time at Michigan State.

Via sporting News:

“When I left Michigan State and decided not to go coach, I thought it was going to be less than a year before I was back,” Ishbia said. “Mortgages? Mortgages are boring. I was going to see if I could do it, and then I realized I could take my competitiveness, my passion to get better every day and apply to a business. And I kind of got so excited about it a couple months in and never left.”

Mat Ishbia is worth billions as coach of his business; he credits lessons learned from Tom Izzo at Michigan State https://t.co/kR4eaitcB0 pic.twitter.com/2YBATxscK1

— Sporting News College Basketball (@sn_ncaab) April 2, 2021

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He also recently shared his secret to success  with GMA:

College basketball player turned billionaire Mat Ishbia shares his guide to success with @ReeveWill. https://t.co/rS40MOIPQM

— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 16, 2021

From benchwarmer to billionaire, pretty fricking cool.

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