The last time the Michigan Wolverines took the court in the NCAA Tournament, Juwan Howard was an assistant coach for the Miami Heat, Hunter Dickinson was a junior in high school, Franz Wagner was on another continent, and Mike Smith and Chaundee Brown were playing college basketball elsewhere.
On Saturday afternoon, they each found themselves playing a major role in the top-seeded Wolverines’ 82-66 Round of 64 win over Texas Southern. It was Howard’s first time coaching in the NCAA Tournament, though he was the focal point of a few deep runs during the Fab Five era at Michigan nearly 30 years ago.