The Michigan Insider has learned from multiple sources that Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel and former Wolverine Juwan Howard have a meeting planned for Tuesday to discuss the Wolverines' vacant head coaching position.

The meeting comes just over a week after former head coach John Beilein accepted a position to become the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Beilein departs Ann Arbor as the winningest coach in program history, which undoubtedly leaves big shoes to fill for the next head coach of the program. Earlier this week, Manuel outlined what he's looking for in Beilein's replacement and where he sees the program going from here.

“I want somebody who wants to coach and teach young men," Manuel told reporters this week. "To drive success on the court and off the court. Academically, we’ve been as solid as well as we’ve played. We’ve had young men with character who have done the right thing. So I want that.

"If I can get a proven coach, someone with a track record as a head coach, that’s what I’d like to see. And then I want somebody who can coach, who can develop talent. John did it and this league does it year in, year out without teams full of 5-stars. We develop talent in the league, we’re a tough league that plays hard, so I’m looking for somebody that can develop talent and who can also coach.”

While Howard doesn't have any head coaching experience at either the NBA or collegiate level, the former Fab Five member knows what it takes to win at a program like U-M. After a near 20-year playing career in the NBA, Howard started his coaching career upon retirement with the Miami Heat in 2013, where he has learned the inner workings of the game of basketball from the likes of Erik Spoelstra and Pat Riley.

The Wolverines' meeting with Howard is expected to garner some attention from the Wolverine alumni base, especially with former teammate Jalen Rose who publicly vouched for his former teammate and friend on ESPN, calling Howard's hire to U-M a 'no brainer' for both sides.

“Now that there’s a vacant job in Ann Arbor, let’s do a blank canvas as to who should be the No. 1 candidate. To me, that should be a no brainer,” Rose said. “There’s a guy named Juwan Howard that’s from Chicago. He’s going to be able to help recruit that market. All-American in high school, came to the University of Michigan and was a member of the Fab Five. He was the first person to sign their Letter of Intent. In theory, he also helped recruit each one of us. He was always the adult in the room amongst us.”