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Player Profile: Brandon Johns Jr. seeking breakout sophomore campaign with Michigan

Brandon Johns Jr, a sophomore forward from East Lansing, Michigan is the latest Wolverine we are profiling ahead of the 2019-20 Michigan Basketball season, the program’s first under new coach Juwan Howard.

Johns Jr. committed to John Beilein ahead of his senior year at East Lansing High School (yes, that East Lansing). Despite the constant presence of Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo at many of Johns prep games, the 16th-ranked power forward and second best player in the state of Michigan (per 247 Sports) elected to become a Wolverine.

A highly coveted recruit, Johns Jr.