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Michigan basketball's Juwan Howard not discouraged by recent recruiting misses

Michigan football opens the 2020 season Sept. 5 on the road against Washington, and finishes Nov. 28 on the road against Ohio State. Wochit

Juwan Howard's first year as Michigan basketball coach featured several wins on the recruiting trail.

It also featured several misses.

In April, in the span of 12 hours, Howard and the Wolverines lost out on two McDonald's All-Americans when five-star guard Josh Christopher committed to Arizona State and five-star forward Isaiah Todd, a former commitment, decided to bypass college basketball and enter the NBA G League.

While Michigan still finished with a top-10 class and the No.