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For the first time since the Gophers' Tubby Smith competed against Indiana's Kelvin Sampson on Jan. 17, 2008, two Black men's basketball head coaches will square off in a Big Ten game on Saturday night.
No matter the outcome at Crisler Center, the mere presence of first-year Gophers coach Ben Johnson and Michigan's Juwan Howard will be a picture of progress for the Big Ten in diversity hiring, especially from where the league was not long ago.
"It's great for college basketball," said Howard, who congratulated Johnson when the Gophers hired him on March 22 and has continued to give advice.
"It's great to see," said Johnson, who has the Gophers off to a 7-1 start. "They've done a good job in the Big Ten giving guys an opportunity and allowing them to have success. You've seen that with Juwan Howard. Or even Clem Haskins from back in the day."
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Go Gophers!!
For the first time since the Gophers' Tubby Smith competed against Indiana's Kelvin Sampson on Jan. 17, 2008, two Black men's basketball head coaches will square off in a Big Ten game on Saturday night.
No matter the outcome at Crisler Center, the mere presence of first-year Gophers coach Ben Johnson and Michigan's Juwan Howard will be a picture of progress for the Big Ten in diversity hiring, especially from where the league was not long ago.
"It's great for college basketball," said Howard, who congratulated Johnson when the Gophers hired him on March 22 and has continued to give advice.
"It's great to see," said Johnson, who has the Gophers off to a 7-1 start. "They've done a good job in the Big Ten giving guys an opportunity and allowing them to have success. You've seen that with Juwan Howard. Or even Clem Haskins from back in the day."
Big Ten schools reverse trend with more Black men's basketball coaching hires
Ben Johnson and Juwan Howard, whose teams face each other Saturday, are among five Black men's basketball coaches in the Big Ten.
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Go Gophers!!
