Not long ago, people openly questioned whether or not Juwan Howard would pan out as a college basketball head coach. Those doubts came in roaring fashion when he was introduced as Michigan’s 17th coach in program history in May 2019, but after the Wolverines’ 7-0 start to the 2019-20 season, they faded into murmurs.
Today, all that’s left in silence.
Howard has proven beyond the shade of a doubt that he’s one of America’s best coaches. To understand why, look no further than Sunday night’s Sweet 16 matchup against No. 4 seed Florida State.
At one end, Leonard Hamilton was preparing his Seminoles for their third consecutive Sweet 16 appearance.