The offseason just began, but Juwan Howard already has a message for every senior on the Michigan basketball team.
"Our senior class was amazing," Howard said Thursday afternoon. "We're truly going to miss them. I hope they remember that it was a free year, so if they choose they want to come back, the invitation is open."
Howard laughed, then said, "It was fun to coach them, man."
During a teleconference following his selection as the Associated Press' Coach of the Year, Howard elected not to delve into offseason topics — understandable, given his team's season ended Tuesday night against UCLA in the Elite Eight.