Juwan Howard, Michigan End MCBB Season 8-24; 1st Single-Digit Win Total Since 1981-82

The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team's season is over after a 66-57 loss to Penn State in the Big Ten tournament, capping an 8-24 season that stands as one of the program's worst campaigns in school history.

Per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, this marks the Wolverines' first single-digit win season since 1981-82, when the team went 7-20.

Per Ben Stevens of SportsGrid, Michigan's .250 winning percentage is its worst mark since 1960-1961, when the Wolverines finished 6-18. It's the second-worst winning percentage in school history, behind the 1959-60 team's 4-20 season (.167).

The Wolverines are led by head coach Juwan Howard, a former Michigan basketball superstar who enjoyed a successful 19-year NBA career.

Howard was a key member of the famed "Fab Five," which made back-to-back national championship games in 1992 and 1993. He then averaged 13.4 points and 6.1 rebounds during his two decades in the NBA.

He became Michigan's head coach in 2019. One year later, he guided the Wolverines to a 23-5 record, the Big Ten regular-season title and an Elite Eight appearance.

It's been all downhill from there. The following year, Michigan regressed to 19-15 overall, sneaking into the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed. Howard sat the final five regular season games after being suspended for striking Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft in the face during a postgame altercation.

Michigan did make a run to the Sweet Sixteen, though, dispatching No. 6 Colorado State and No. 3 Tennessee, but that's the last time the team has made the tournament.

The 2022-23 campaign ended with Michigan (18-16) missing the Big Dance entirely before falling in the second round of the NIT.

This year's team finished last in the Big Ten and lost 19 of its last 21 games, including all of its last nine. Michigan fell by an average of 17.6 PPG during that span.