The Michigan Wolverines’ basketball program feels like it is at a breaking point. In the last two years, Juwan Howard has guided the Wolverines to a 37-31 record, and this year’s team missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014-15. Now four seasons into his tenure, many are questioning if this is something Howard can turn around, or if he is going to be on the hot seat heading into the 2024-25 season.
While they came from two completely different starting points, I think it is interesting to compare Howard’s start in Ann Arbor to that of the man who held the role before him, John Beilein.