Michigan is on the verge of landing its replacement for John Beilein.
Juwan Howard is expected to be named the school’s new basketball coach, although a deal has not been finalized, two sources close to the negotiations told The Detroit News.
Howard, a member of Michigan’s Fab Five, has been an assistant with the NBA’s Miami Heat since 2013. He has never held a head-coaching position and has been an NBA player or assistant coach the past 25 years.
Athletic director Warde Manuel interviewed Howard in Miami on Tuesday, and an offer was made Wednesday.
Michigan has been searching for a new head coach since Beilein, the program’s all-time winningest coach, took the head coaching job with the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 13.