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WATCH: Juwan Howard is overcome with emotion after being introduced as Michigan head coach

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Thursday was an emotional afternoon for Juwan Howard.

At Crisler Center on Thursday, Howard was officially introduced as the next head men’s basketball coach at the University of Michigan. Although the deal was done a week ago, it was still an unbelievable moment for the former Wolverines star.

When he was officially introduced by Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel, Howard was overcome with emotion, and struggled to make a statement. Tears filled his eyes and he turned away from the podium to gather himself.

“Tears of joy,” Howard said.

Howard’s emotion showed just how special Michigan is to him and how thrilled he is to become the next head coach of the program. Here’s the video from the introductory press conference in which Howard was welcomed back to Ann Arbor:

https://twitter.com/SchutteCFB/status/1134131894717693955?s=20

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB