Michigan Basketball: Injury bug will test the Wolverines depth

Two possible starters have been wounded to open the Juwan Howard era at Michigan basketball and will force others to grow up in a hurry.

The bad luck streak continues to rare its ugly head for Michigan basketball this week. With the season on the horizon, Brandon Johns and Franz Wagner are on the mend after sustaining individual injuries to themselves.

This leaves Juwan Howard’s first roster thin with unproven backups. An unexpected occasion that puts the unranked Wolverines in a situation that no first-time coach wants to be in.

Both athletes were considered to be starters or at least see a significant amount of minutes this upcoming year. Now Howard may have to turn to relative unknowns like…