Report: Anonymous conference commissioner reveals his punishment for Juwan Howard’s postgame punch

Michigan Wolverines head coach Juwan Howard has stolen all of the headlines in the college basketball world after a postgame punch against the Wisconsin Badgers. The two teams were already jawing in each other’s faces before Howard decided to go after an assistant coach on the other side.

Stadium CBB reporter Jeff Goodman talked to a conference commissioner on Sunday, asking what he would do as far as punishing Howard if he was in that situation. Remaining anonymous, the commissioner said the Michigan head coach would not be back on the sidelines until the NCAA Tournament.

“One conference commissioner who wished to remain anonymous told me if a coach in his league did what Juwan Howard did earlier today and hit an opposing coach, he’d suspend them for the remainder of the regular season and also the conference tournament,” Goodman explained via Twitter.

Shortly after the incident, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel released a statement, saying he is working with the Big Ten conference and discussing what kind of punishment Howard would be receiving.

“I am aware of and watched the end of our men’s basketball game,” Manuel said in a statement. “There is no excuse for any of our staff or student-athletes to get into a physical altercation with others regardless or instigating factors. I reached out and apologized to Chris McIntosh and President Coleman has reached out to UW chancellor Blank to apologize for the totally unacceptable behavior. We will review the situation more thoroughly and work with the Big Ten Conference as they determine their disciplinary actions and will determine if any further disciplinary actions are needed.”

Juwan Howard discusses Michigan players getting involved in scuffle

Following the postgame altercation where Juwan Howard and multiple players threw punches with members of the Wisconsin Badgers, the head coach spoke to the media about the incident. Facing a line of questions about the causes and effects of the incident, he stopped to provide one thought on his players’ reaction.

When asked about his feelings seeing his players join in the fight as punches were thrown, Juwan Howard began speaking about the positive side – if any exists – from the incident.

“Unfortunately, it had to end up like that,” said Howard. “I respect our young men for saying what they’re saying as far as – ‘we are a family’ – but did not want to be in a situation with anything like that.”

The Sunday incident has made national headlines and drawn widespread criticism from the media.