Michigan head coach Juwan Howard has been suspended for the final six games of the regular season after a heated exchange in the aftermath of UM’s loss to Wisconsin on Sunday — Howard smacked Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft.
This leaves Michigan assistant coach Phil Martelli as the man who will be filling in for Howard. Martelli, 67, was St. Joseph’s head coach from 1995-2019.
Martelli’s style, his coaching techniques aren’t that of Howard’s, and instead of trying to mimic Howard he’s going to lean into what he knows.
“I am not Juwan Howard and I’m going to be me.