Juwan Antonio Howard is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach of the Michigan Wolverines men’s team. He was an assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association from 2013 to 2019. Howard played in the NBA from 1994 until 2013.
Juwan Howard: Contract| Slap| Incident| Should be fired
Contract:
Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard has agreed to a five-year contract extension that will run through the 2025-26 season, the school announced Tuesday. Howard signed a five-year deal with Michigan in 2019 worth up to $11.2 million, per the Detroit Free Press.
The vast majority of the Big Ten’s coaches make more than $2.5 million. Only Wisconsin’s Greg Gard, Rutgers’ Steve Pikiell, Minnesota’s Richard Pitino and Michigan’s Juwan Howard fall below that threshold.
Slap:
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard stopped Howard in the handshake line, leading to the two men exchanging words before being surrounded by a few players and coaches. Howard put his finger in Gard’s face and grabbed Gard’s sweater before Krabbenhoft came over in the middle of the scrum. Howard then reached out and struck Krabbenhoft’s face.
Both teams began pushing and shoving, with Michigan forwards Moussa Diabate and Terrance Williams appearing to throw punches. Wisconsin guard Jahcobi Neath also appeared to throw a punch.
Incident:
Howard said he reacted after someone from Wisconsin put hands on him, though he didn’t specify who did it.
“Someone touched me, and I think it was very uncalled for, for them to touch me, as we were verbalizing and communicating with one another. That’s what escalated it,” he said.
Gard explained his rationale for the timeouts, particularly the one with 15 seconds left, in a postgame interview with CBS.
Should be fired:
This isn’t Howard’s first incident with an opposing coach since taking over at Michigan in 2019. At last year’s Big Ten tournament, Howard was ejected after getting into a shouting match with Maryland coach Mark Turgeon.
The two head coaches exchanged words before Howard began walking toward Turgeon, with Howard needing to be held back by his assistant coaches.
Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard took a swipe at Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft’s face in the postgame handshake line between the teams, setting off a brawl involving coaches and players from both sides.
