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A day after the shocking news that John Beilein was leaving Michigan to be the next head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Vegas has released odds for the Wolverines next head coach.
Several media outlets and college basketball experts have released their lists of top candidates that Michigan should target. There are some obvious names like Billy Donovan (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Johnny Dawkins (UCF), as well as a unique option like Juwan Howard (Miami Heat assistant).
Here are some of the odds via BetOnline.ag:
- Juwan Howard — 3/1
- Billy Donovan — 7/2
- Bobby Hurley — 5/1
- Mike White — 5/1
- Kevin Keatts — 7/1
- Shaka Smart — 7/1
- LaVall Jordan — 10/1
- Luke Yaklich — 10/1
- Saddi Washington — 10/1
- Brad Stevens — 12/1
Those are some pretty good candidates to choose from. We’ll have to see which direction athletic director Warde Manuel decides to go in the coming days and weeks.
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