Moussa Diabate's commitment offers potent 'one-two punch' for Michigan's frontcourt

Just days before college basketball’s early signing period starts, Michigan received some unexpected news.

It came in a pledge from Moussa Diabate, a 6-foot-10 forward from Florida’s IMG Academy who became the second five-star prospect to commit to Juwan Howard and the Wolverines over the span of 11 days.

“It's not that he picked Michigan that's the huge surprise,” Eric Bossi, 247Sports national basketball director, said Monday. “It's just that it happened a lot faster than anyone expected it would.”

According to Bossi, Diabate kept his recruitment close to the vest. There wasn’t much information trickling out through the spring and summer indicating if he was leaning toward any schools. By…