One of the most unfortunate events over the weekend was the one that took place in the NCAA match between Michigan and Wisconsin when former NBA coach and Michigan coach Juwan Howard started a brawl involving the coaching staff of both teams and players. Now his action will have consequences.
The NCAA announced that Howard will receive a stiff five-game ban for hitting Wisconsin assistant Joel Krabbenhoft, for which he will miss the remainder of the season regular.
The strategist will be able to sit on the bench again if Michigan manages to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament, the defining phase of the league.
In addition to the Howard penalty, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard was fined $10,000 dollars for participating in the discussion in principle and Michigan players, Terrence Williams and Moussa Diabate, will not be able to play the next game ; Wisconsin player Jahcobi Neath will also miss a game.
The beating began after Howard expressed his annoyance at Gard for requesting a timeout in the absence 15 seconds on the clock, in the victory of Wisconsin 77-63 against Michigan.
This is not the first row in the NCAA in recent times; In January of 2020, Kansas and Kansas State met in a pitched battle that ended with punches, shoves and even an attempted assault with chairs by one of those involved.