John Beilein is back.
The former Michigan basketball head coach will be joining the Pistons as a senior advisor for player development, a league source confirmed to The Detroit News on Tuesday.
The new role is a return to coaching in the state where he made his mark, taking the Wolverines to the NCAA title game in 2013 and ’18. Beilein, 68, is the all-time winningest coach in school history and left Michigan to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2019-20. Beilein lasted just 54 games and went 14-40 before resigning.
Beilein, 68, attended several Pistons games this season, the first time he hasn’t coached since 1975, when he finished his college career.