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'Big impact': Juwan Howard's NBA credentials open eyes of potential Michigan recruits

(Photo: John Locher, AP)

Charlottesville, Va. — Three weeks after Juwan Howard made a splashy return to Michigan, the waves are still rippling.

Howard made the first stop of his summer recruiting tour on Thursday and was part of the throng of college coaches at the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp at the University of Virginia.

And among the collection of the nation’s top 2020 and 2021 prospects, the buzz of Howard’s hiring hasn’t subsided.

“There’s been a lot (of buzz),” 2020 forward Jace Howard, Juwan’s son, said. “I was getting recruited by (former coach John) Beilein so at first that was like a step back for me.