Michigan coach Juwan Howard allegedly threatened Maryland coach Mark Turgin before being eliminated during the second half of Friday’s Big Ten quarterfinal.
Maryland told the conference that Howard told Turgen, “” I’ll kill you – ” InsideMDSports.com reported, Citing an anonymous source.
According to the report no formal complaint was filed. Howard is not expected to be disciplined, meaning he will coach in the semi-finals against Ohio State on Saturday.
The two coaches were to be separated by officials and other staff members following an outcry match between the benches in the second half of Wolverine’s 79–66 victory.
Turgen told reporters that he called Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren about Michigan taunting his bench during two regular-season matches.
When it happened again on Friday when Michigan was ruthless for the win, Turagon said he was “not going to take it the third game. And so I stood up for my team, I stood up for me.”
He was charged with a technical dishonesty, but continued to coach the game, while Howard was thrown after two technical dishonesty.
Michigan freshman Hunter Dickinson trailed the Maryland bench during a win on New Year’s Eve, but the report states that Howard was doing so instead of stopping his players.
“We have incredibly passionate coaches, incredibly passionate players, incredibly passionate fans,” Warren said on the Big Ten Network. “Like all these things, our office reviews it from a sports-skills-policy point of view, which we did after the game. There will be no further action. We feel that the authorities handled it in court properly and isolated the situation. “
It seemed that Howard was pointing to the Maryland bench to start Fracus, but he later said that he was trying to have an argument with the authorities when Turin said, “Juwan I don’t talk to you I am going! You never talk to me again! ”
Later, Howard told reporters, “I was raised by Grandma and by Chicago.” When someone accuses you, you go into defense mode… When he accuses me, I reacted. “
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