Phil Martelli has been coaching in college basketball since 1985, but finds himself in a situation he has never been in before: Assuming head coaching duties after his head coach, Juwan Howard, struck an opposing assistant, earning a five-game suspension.
"I was wracking my brain to (figure out) what would this be comparable to," Martelli said Tuesday at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. "And I really don’t have one."
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Martelli, 67, will lead Michigan basketball for the next five games to end the regular season, beginning Wednesday night vs.