Michigan investigating Juwan Howard after altercation with coach as rumors swirl
Another Michigan coach is under investigation.
Wolverines basketball coach Juwan Howard reportedly had a confrontation with a strength and conditioning coach that is being investigated by an entity not associated with the schools athletic department per school procedures, according to The Athletic.
While rumors swirled Sunday that Howard would be stepping down, he is still the schools head coach, according to The Athletic’s Brendan Quinn.
Howards status became a hot topic Sunday night when a fake account tweeted that Howard is stepping down and assistant coach Phil Martelli will be the interim coach.
The tweet from @JomRothstein impersonating college hoops insider Jon Rothstein said Howard would still remain on the staff as an assistant coach.
Martelli has been serving as head coach while Howard recovers from a heart procedure, although Howard is still on the bench.
Michigan head coach Juwan Howard. APRumors then swirled that Howard was invoved in a fist fight with someone within the program, which would have serious consequencess for Howard after he was suspended for a handshake line incident with Wisconsin coach Greg Gard in 2022.
Howard remains under a zero-tolerance policy instituted by U-M after striking a Wisconsin assistant coach in February 2022, Quinn tweeted.
While there wasnt a fistfight, Howard did have an altercation that has been flagged.
A confrontation between Howard and longtime U-M strength and condition coach Jon Sanderson in a team practice late last week is being explored and going through a university review process, Quinn reported. It is university procedure for such a review to be conducted outside the athletic department.
Michigan strength and conditioning coach Jon Sanderson. mgoblue.comMultiple sources say claims of punches being thrown in the aforementioned altercation are inaccurate.
Sanderson did not travel to Iowa with the team for Michigans game at Iowa today. According to a university source, Sanderson currently remains part of the program.
Former Fab Five teammate Jalen Rose came to Howards defense right around the same time Quinn tweeted his report.
.@JuwanHoward did not & is not stepping down as HC. He is enthusiastically hoping to return Dec 16th. Juwan is literally recovering from OPEN HEART SURGERY done Sept 15th. HAIL!!!!! Rose tweeted.
.@JuwanHoward did not & is not stepping down as HC. He is enthusiastically hoping to return Dec 16th. Juwan is literally recovering from OPEN HEART SURGERY done Sept 15th. HAIL!!!!!
— Jalen Rose (@JalenRose) December 11, 2023Michigan (5-5) defeated Iowa on Sunday to improve to 1-1 in Big Ten play in what has otherwise been a disappointing start to the season.
The Wolverines next play Saturday at home against Eastern Michigan, and Howard could potentially be back as head coach if Rose’s statement proves accurate.
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