Former Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard is joining the Brooklyn Nets’ staff as an assistant coach, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Michigan fired the program legend after an 8-24 (3-17 Big Ten) 2023-24 season. He took the Wolverines to the Elite Eight in 2021 in only his second season on the job. But things had gotten progressively worse on the court as the years progressed.
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Howard’s five-year Michigan tenure finishes with an 87-72 overall record and two NCAA Tournament appearances. It also included a fight in the postgame handshake line with Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard and assistant Joe Krabbenhoft, plus several other off-the-field altercations including with long-time strength coach Jon Sanderson.
Michigan, meanwhile, moves into 2024-25 with former FAU head coach Dusty May at the helm.
ESPN Sources: Juwan Howard has agreed to join the Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach. Howard spent six NBA seasons as a Heat assistant before returning to Michigan for five years as head coach. Howard arrives as part of Jordi Fernandez’s first staff. pic.twitter.com/RMjNVgpiel
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 26, 2024
The opportunity with the Nets is a golden one for Howard as he looks to continue his coaching career.
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