Any lingering concerns about Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard leaving Ann Arbor to pursue a head coaching position in the NBA have been doused — for now anyway.
Approached by the Los Angeles Lakers about their high-profile vacancy, Howard declined to move forward in the process and will remain with the Wolverines for the 2022-23 season, according to a report by ESPN.
Howard’s name was first connected with Los Angeles earlier this spring when it became clear the franchise would be parting ways with head coach Frank Vogel after the Lakers missed the playoffs.