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Michigan Basketball: Franz Wagner is everything Juwan Howard needed

Michigan Basketball got exactly what it needed today when Franz Wagner decided to commit and Juwan Howard got exactly what he needed to add a few extra W’s to the 2019-20 season.

The 6-foot-9-inch German forward is the younger brother of former Michigan Basketball player Moritz Wagner and was a star for his German Professional team Alba Berlin. Recently, Franz and his teammates were in the finals of the German Bundesliga, losing to Bayern Munich three game to none in a best-of-five matchup.

Wagner and his teammate and former Michigan basketball star, Derrick Walton Jr.