Ann Arbor — Before Wednesday’s game against Rutgers, Michigan's basketball players received a text from a familiar contact: head coach Juwan Howard.
The message?
“Don't let none of the distractions outside bother our game,” grad transfer guard DeVante’ Jones said. “Do what we do. Stay hungry, stay aggressive.”
Behind a decisive second-half run, the shorthanded Wolverines kicked off a four-game homestand with a 71-62 victory over the Scarlet Knights and won without Howard as he started a five-game suspension for striking a Wisconsin assistant this past weekend.
“The main goal was win for (Howard),” said Jones, who finished with 14 points.