Michigan’s Howard Suspended 5 Games For Wisconsin Melee
Feb 21, 2022, 5:34 PM
Michigan Wolverine Head Coach Juwan Howard speaks to the media about the fight after the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Kohl Center on February 20, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
(Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard has been suspended the final five games of the regular season and fined $40,000 for hitting a Wisconsin assistant in the head, triggering a postgame melee.
Michigan coach Juwan Howard is being suspended 5 games, which is the rest of the regular season, sources told @ESPNRittenberg & @jeffborzello.
Yahoo Sports first reported the news. pic.twitter.com/K3ACT4kwrq
— ESPN (@espn) February 21, 2022
The Big Ten Conference also suspended three players one game for the altercation following the 15th-ranked Badgers’ 77-63 win on Sunday: Michigan’s Moussa Diabate and Terrance Williams II, and Jahcobi Neath of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard was fined $10,000 for violating the conference’s sportsmanship policy, but was not suspended. Howard is expected to be back for the Big Ten tournament, which begins March 9 in Indianapolis.
