Nick Baumgardner, Orion Sang and Shawn Windsor break down what they heard at Juwan Howard's 1st Michigan basketball news conference, May 30, 2019. Nick Baumgardner, Orion Sang and Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press
In the wake of his departure from St. Joseph's, Phil Martelli had plenty of conversations about his future with those in his inner circle.
One friend advised Martelli to be patient — and to understand that when an opportunity grabbed Martelli's heart, he would know it.
That opportunity just so happened to be in Ann Arbor, as an assistant coach on Juwan Howard's staff with Michigan basketball.