Why Jimmy King Wishes He Could've Played For Juwan Howard

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When the Fab Five was on campus in the early 1990s and playing for Michigan, the topic of conversation came up on who would end up coaching the Wolverines some day, if one of the five — which included Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson, Jalen Rose and Chris Webber — ever did. "We all thought Juwan would, just because of his maturity level," said King, while speaking at a University of Michigan Alumni Club of Greater Flint Zoom event. After playing 19 years in the NBA and coaching six seasons with the Miami Heat, Howard took over for the legendary John Beilein in the spring of 2019 and has had immense success during his two seasons on the job, leading the Maize and Blue to a Big Ten regular-season title this year and taking home Big Ten Coach of the Year honors.

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