Wolverine TV: Juwan Howard, Michigan players preview Sweet 16 against Villanova
Michigan Wolverines basketball head coach Juwan Howard and select players met with the media ahead of the team’s NCAA Tournament game against Villanova in the Sweet 16.
Watch the Michigan press conference below:
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Here are some key quotes from the Michigan basketball press conference:
• Juwan Howard on the Michigan men’s and women’s team both making the Sweet 16 for the second straight year: I think it’s wonderful for the University of Michigan, being the fine institution that it is, to have two basketball programs, the men’s and women’s, to represent the school, represent what the school is all about with the winning tradition on and off the floor.
“I give Kim and her staff an amazing credit as far as what they have developed with that culture and finding fine young women that are talented in many ways and play basketball the winning way.
“Getting to the men’s program, it says a lot about our AD, Warde Manuel, with the hires that he’s made not just on the basketball level, but being a part of it and having the opportunity to coach and lead these fine young men. It’s a blessing to see all the hard work that they put in, also to see our staff and all the work that they put in to buy into what the Michigan culture is all about.
“So I think it’s fun and exciting for the state of Michigan to be represented by the men’s and women’s basketball program.”
• DeVante’ Jones on missing Michigan’s game against Colorado State and most of the Tennessee contest: “At first it was a little bit emotional for me, but then I got myself together, and just seeing how the team was playing so well, doing so great and getting victories. That’s the main thing for me.
“Obviously I want to play here in March Madness, but the time I was just so happy for my teammates being able to win through that type of adversity.”
• Eli Brooks on how much easier it is to play in the NCAA Tournament with his experience as a player who’s played in 15 tourney contests at Michigan thus far: “I mean, just controlling like your emotions throughout the game, I think like March Madness is a neutral site most of the time, but one team usually has more fans than the other. We’ve been lucky enough to have more fans most of the time. So I think just moving forward and being able to play through those environments, sustain runs is the biggest thing.”
