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Michigan Wolverines head coach Juwan Howard agreed to terms on a new five-year contract on Tuesday. His fourth-ranked Wolverines then went out and suffered a stunning 67-65 home loss to Seton Hall, capping off a roller-coaster ride of a day for the men’s basketball program. Howard’s new deal takes him through the 2025-26 season. The […]

After a long eight-year wait, Chris Webber is finally heading to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. As he awaits Saturday’s induction in Springfield, Webber will have the rest of the Michigan Fab Five joining him on this special day: Fab Five update: Chris Webber says the Fab Five will be reunited at the […]

There’s no discussion about memorable sports blunders that is complete without somebody bringing up Chris Webber’s unwise decision to call a timeout — THAT TIMEOUT — during the waning moments of the 1993 national championship game between the Michigan Wolverines and the North Carolina Tar Heels. For many, it’s a fun talking point when reminiscing […]

Former Michigan Wolverines standout and NBA star Chris Webber is set to join the Hall of Fame ranks along with the rest of the 2021 class. Webber had a well documented career at Michigan as part of the “Fab Five.” Even more noted was the falling out afterwards, specifically between Webber and Jalen Rose. In […]

The Orlando Magic have officially selected former Michigan Wolverines guard Franz Wagner with the No. 8 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft. The former Michigan standout would go on to spend a pair of seasons as a member of the Wolverines before making his way into the 2021 NBA Draft […]

The top-seeded Michigan Wolverines will be looking to reach the Final Four for the second time in three years when they face off against the UCLA Bruins in the last game of the Elite Eight. In 2018, the Wolverines reached the Final Four and eventually lost to the Villanova Wildcats in the National Championship. UCLA […]

The Miami Heat just pulled off a hard-fought victory against the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden on Monday night, and it’s safe to say that they were pretty happy about it. So much so, that Heat big man Bam Adebayo decided to bust out his dance moves as he video-bombed teammate Jimmy Butler’s […]

The Michigan Wolverines and head coach Juwan Howard are headed to the Elite Eight after obliterating the Florida State Seminoles in their Sweet Sixteen match Sunday afternoon. The Wolverines have now reached the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals four out of the last eight years and 15 times over the program’s history. For a university that carries […]

The Florida State Seminoles will face off against the Michigan Wolverines for the first time since the 2018 tournament. Michigan defeated the Seminoles by four points in that game to advance to the Final Four. Florida State has reached the Sweet Sixteen in their last three appearances and Michigan has been here four of their […]

Michigan had no issue taking out 16-seeded Texas Southern with a 82-66 victory to get to the round of 32. Being short-handed without their leaded Isaiah Livers, the Wolverines showed no ill effects in their first NCAA Tournament game. It’s time to make the best pick for our LSU – Michigan prediction. The 8 vs […]

Juwan Howard has made quite the name for himself as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. The 19-year NBA veteran was recently named the USBWA National Coach of the Year for leading the Wolverines to the no. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament just his second year as coach. With his success in the […]

One name is popping back up on NBA coaching radars as we get set for the dance in March. That name, none other than Michigan Wolverines coach Juwan Howard. Howard has led the Michigan Wolverines to a 20-4 record this year and they were the regular season Big Ten champions after an impressive 14-3 mark […]

Juwan Howard has spent just two seasons at the helm of the Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball program. But he is already generating buzz as a possible NBA head coaching candidate. Jonathan Givony and Mike Schmitz of ESPN reported Howard first began building a resume for a head coach opening during his stint as an assistant […]

It turns out, to move forward, Michigan needed to look to the past. In only his second year coaching the squad, Juwan Howard returned the Wolverines to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, marking the first time the program achieved the ranking since Howard’s playing days with the university in 1993. Hopefully, this […]

The NCAA men’s basketball conference tournaments were in full swing this weekend, with the Big Ten Tournament producing an impressive upset. In the semifinals, the Ohio State Buckeyes knocked off the Michigan Wolverines by the smallest of margins 68-67. ⭕️🙌❗️⭕️ No. 9 Ohio State knocks off No. 4 Michigan to advance to the Big Ten […]

The Big Ten tournament semifinals are set to take place on Saturday, with the Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes squaring off. Ahead of Saturday’s highly anticipated showdown, Michigan is currently labeled as favorites over Ohio State to advance in the Big Ten tournament. As of this moment, Michigan is 6.5-point favorites over Ohio State […]

Michigan head coach Juwan Howard had words for Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon after Howard was ejected from Friday’s Big Ten Tournament showdown between the Wolverines and Terrapins. Howard initially began his press conference by apologizing to his players for losing control during a bit of a scuffle with Turgeon late in the second half. […]

Tempers flared during Friday’s Big Ten Tournament showdown between the Michigan Wolverines and Maryland Terrapins. Both head coaches came together at midcourt during a timeout. Maryland head coach Turgeon appeared to point at Wolverines head coach Juwan Howard, which really set Howard off. Howard nearly went at Turgeon as his assistants restrained him and players […]

Michigan and Ohio State took part in a showdown of two of the top teams in college basketball on Sunday and they didn’t disappoint. With Michigan emerging victorious over Ohio State, fans were treated to a rare clash of possible No. 1 seeds ahead of the March tournament. 8 different Michigan players scored — 5 in […]

The Michigan Wolverines have been one of the best teams in college basketball this season, but they’ve had a lengthy layoff recently. Despite not playing in a game for 23 days due to COVID-19, Michigan was able to complete a massive comeback to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers on Sunday. After a 23 day layoff, Michigan […]

Former NBA All-Star and current TNT commentator Chris Webber is reportedly working on his own “Fab Five” documentary, to be told from his perspective. Rick Porter of the Hollywood Reporter reported the limited scripted series is based on his upcoming autobiography entitled By God’s Grace. It will mark the first time Webber has really spoken publicly on his playing […]

Five-star combo guard Nimari Burnett was down to his final four schools of Alabama, Texas Tech, Oregon and Michigan in his recruitment. During the early stages of the national signing period, he made his commitment official as he will be heading to Lubbock to play for coach Chris Beard of Texas Tech. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound […]

Michigan Wolverines head coach Juwan Howard is attempting to keep the college basketball program at a near elite-level status. He’s already done a decent job of that, providing a nice buzz around himself upon his hiring and staying active on the recruiting trail. That being said, if you had one of the largest adjustments Howard […]

Isaiah Todd, a 5-star forward in the 2020 recruiting class, has committed to the Michigan Wolverines. The 6-10 power forward, who attends Word of God Christian Academy in North Carolina, is a huge addition for new Michigan coach Juwan Howard and his staff as they try to keep the program on track after John Beilein […]

Kennedy Chandler, a five-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has scheduled five official visits. It’s big news, as the youngster is considered one of the very players in his recruitment cycle. The official visits begin at the end of October, but then happen regularly until the youngster is done trotting about […]

Michigan Wolverines coach Juwan Howard apparently gets a nice little college basketball recruiting benefit thanks to his son, Jett Howard, being all that and a bag of chips. Let’s try to unpack this. Jett Howard, a four-star prospect in the 2022 college basketball recruiting class, is going to be invited to all sort of top-whatever-camps. […]

Jaden Springer, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has narrowed his potential landing spots list to just three programs. Those schools are the Memphis Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers and Michigan Wolverines. This news was broken by reputable reporter and writer Adam Zagoria on his nifty website ZagsBlog, which is obviously named […]

Isaiah Todd, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, is down to just the Kansas Jayhawks and Michigan Wolverines. He’s projected to be an NBA-level player. The kid broke the news himself on the mean streets of Twitter by way of a nifty tweet: https://twitter.com/zaytodd/status/1181166896512667648 Obviously, as the picture indicates, he’ll […]

The recent hiring of Juwan Howard as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines might have repercussions besides wins and losses this upcoming season. According to fellow Michigan alum and member of the iconic “Fab 5” — Howard’s hiring has proved to be a seminal reason to bring the five back together, including Jalen Rose […]

Juwan Howard once starred as a player for the Michigan Wolverines, and now, he will be coaching them after his stint as assistant with the Miami Heat. The former Fab Five member has accepted a job to become the Wolverines’ head coach, replacing long-time coach John Beilein who accepted the vacant HC post with the […]

Juwan Howard is expected to be named the next head coach of the Michigan Wolverines Men’s Basketball Team, per a Tweet from Bleacher Report. Heat assistant and former Wolverine Juwan Howard is expected to be named Michigan head coach, per @miaheatbeat pic.twitter.com/yfwl6oGTDm — Bleacher Report CBB (@br_CBB) May 21, 2019 Howard, of course, was famously […]

Miami Heat assistant coach Juwan Howard is expected to become the new head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, according to Miami Heat Beat. Howard, a member of the iconic “Fab Five,” was among the candidates interviewed by the Los Angeles Lakers for their head coaching position after being an assistant coach on Erik Spoelstra’s staff […]

The Michigan Wolverines are in the search for a new head coach following former coach John Beilein’s move to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Miami Heat assistant Juwan Howard, a former Wolverine himself as part of the renowned Fab Five in the early 90’s, has been getting a lot of momentum as the next successor of Beilein. […]

In a year full of insane upsets, it is still the heavy favorites that won the 2018 NCAA National Tournament, as Donte DiVincenzo and the Villanova Wildcats wounded up on top of the college basketball world after taking down No. 3 seed Michigan Wolverines in the Finals on Monday, 79-62. The thousands in attendance at […]

Like many other athletes and celebrities, Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell has made a pick for Monday night’s NCAA Championship Game between the No. 3 seeded Michigan Wolverines and No. 1 seeded Villanova Wildcats. Shortly after noon today, Mitchell, a former standout with the University of Lousiville Cardinals, sent out a tweet in support of […]

The Kansas Jayhawks are a No. 1 seed while the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers are a Cinderella story at this year’s NCAA Tournament. However, the schools share a betting line at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com for their respective Final Four matchups Saturday. The Jayhawks and the Ramblers are both pegged as 5-point underdogs on the Final Four […]

The Michigan Wolverines are probably going to benefit from a lot of other programs seeming dirty in the wake of the FBI probe. It is why it came as no shock that 2018 4-star big man Colin Castleton committed to the program. As other major programs in the country are currently terrified of what happens […]

The Michigan Wolverines are making a mark on the recruiting trail. 4-star talent out of the 2018 recruiting class, Ignas Brazdeikis, has committed to the program. A forward, he made his announcement on the mean streets of Twitter. In his post, he thanked god and family, as well as people who directly supported his development as […]