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/CBS News/AP) — Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard has been suspended for five games – which accounts for the remainder of the regular season – and fined $40,000 for and hitting Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft in the head.
Howard hit Krabbenhoft after quarreling with Wisconsin coach Greg Gard during the handshake line following the Badgers’ 77-63 victory over the Wolverines on Sunday.
Gard is not suspended, but has been fined $10,000 for his role in the fight.
The Big Ten Conference on Monday also suspended three players one game for the altercation: Michigan’s Moussa Diabate and Terrance Williams II, and Jahcobi Neath of Wisconsin.
Howard is expected to be back for the Big Ten tournament, which begins March 9 in Indianapolis.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS Chicago/CBS News/AP) — Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard has been suspended for five games – which accounts for the remainder of the regular season – and fined $40,000 for and hitting Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft in the head.
Gard is not suspended, but has been fined $10,000 for his role in the fight.
The Big Ten Conference on Monday also suspended three players one game for the altercation: Michigan’s Moussa Diabate and Terrance Williams II, and Jahcobi Neath of Wisconsin.
Howard is expected to be back for the Big Ten tournament, which begins March 9 in Indianapolis.
“After taking time to reflect on all that happened, I realize how unacceptable both my actions and words were, and how they affected so many,” Howard said Monday in a statement released by the university. “I am truly sorry.”
Phil Martelli will serve as Michigan’s interim coach in Howard’s absence. Michigan’s final five regular-season games are home contests with Rutgers on Wednesday, No. 15 Illinois on Sunday, Michigan State on March 1 and No. 25 Iowa on March 3 plus a visit to No. 22 Ohio State on March 6.
“Big Ten Conference coaches and student-athletes are expected to display the highest level of sportsmanship conduct,” Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said in a statement. “I am grateful for the partnership with Michigan Athletics Director, Warde Manuel and Wisconsin Athletics Director, Chris McIntosh. Our expectation is that the incident yesterday will provide our coaches and student-athletes with the opportunity to reflect, learn and move forward in a manner that demonstrates decorum and leadership on and off of the court.”