On May 22, 2019, Juwan Howard struck a five-year deal to return to his previous stomping grounds as Michigan basketball coach. There were some naysayers who believed he wasn’t the right man for the job after seeing John Beilein take the program to historic heights over his wildly successful tenure. After all, few knew what was in store for a roster that lost three starters and one of the nation’s top defensive minds in Luke Yaklich.
His press conference was really revealing and inspiring. With his emotions overcoming him, Howard’s true colors were on full display for everyone to see.