The Michigan basketball team has done well in recruiting, especially with big guys, and Juwan Howard is one of the main reasons.
When Juwan Howard came to Michigan basketball as head coach, he already had some impressive skills for developing great guys, like Hassan Whiteside and Bam Adebayo, both centers that stood out in the Heat after not being chosen in the draft.
In his first season with the Wolverines, Howard helped Jon Teske and Austin Davis improve his game, and this year, the work he did with freshman Hunter Dickinson is expected to draw the attention of many recruits who go to the central position.
One center is the 2022 recruiting class, which is strongly considering that Michigan is a four-star Donovan Clingan that was offered by Howard and the Wolverines on February 16.
Like Dickinson, Clingan is 2.13 meters tall and is ranked the seventh prospective center in the 2022 recruiting class according to 247 composite sport ratings and is the seventh best player in Connecticut, which is his home state.
Clingan also gave a recent interview with Dushawn London, a national basketball recruiting analyst for 247 sports, and although he mentioned other schools like Iowa, Rutgers, Syracuse and UConn, he didn’t speak as well about them as he did about Michigan: Here it is what did he say:
“It was very good to receive this offer. It’s a great school with a great coach. I made a zoom call for two hours with the team and it is a blessing to receive an offer from this school. Their message to me was that they see me fitting in well with their program, they like my game and think I can make it big. They produce great players very well and having coach Juwan as coach is huge. He was a great man himself, so that’s an important factor. “
If you read the article, Clingan says he has a good relationship with all schools, but he talked about how great it was to receive UM’s offer. And from the Wolverines’ perspective, the way he describes his game looks a lot like Dickinson.
“One of the best things I think and a lot of coaches have told me is that my pass and the view from the court is very good for my size and position.”
If Dickinson returns next season to Michigan basketball, as most still expect him to do at this point, Clingan may have a chance to replace him as a pivot in 2022, and seeing all of Hunter’s success, that’s a tough offer. to let go.