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Why Playing For His Dad At Michigan Was The Right Choice For Jett Howard
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Michigan Wolverines basketball landed 2022 Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star shooting guard<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jett Howard<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

\u2014 the youngest son of U-M head coach Juwan Howard \u2014 Wednesday afternoon, and to many, it had been a long time coming.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rivals.com’s No. 35 overall player and eighth-ranked shooting guard chose the Maize and Blue over finalists Georgetown, Tennessee and NC State, all schools in which he visited. He enjoyed the recruiting process, weighed his options, then settled on Ann Arbor as his destination. In doing so, he picked an option that will provide him with an outstanding college experience, while preparing for the NBA level.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I do think him enjoying the recruiting process and taking these visits to other schools actually helped him out along the way,” Nightrydas Elite coach Rasheed Wesley told TheWolverine.com. “And that\u2019s one thing that his dad told schools when he got at Michigan was, don\u2019t be afraid to recruit his son, which I thought that was huge.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Michigan Wolverines basketball commit Jett Howard took his official visit to U-M during the weekend of Sept. 18, and attended the Maize and Blue’s football game against Northern Illinois. (Jett Howard)<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Jett is also the younger brother of Michigan sophomore guard Jace Howard, who has said<\/a> he’s a ‘teammate first,’ rather than the coach’s son, and that his father pushes him just like he does any other player. Once he arrives on campus next summer, those same principles will help Jett, as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Because his dad is the head coach at Michigan, he\u2019s going to be coached, so it’s not going to be an easy deal,” Wesley said. “His dad is going to be tough on him, which is going to prepare him moving forward, not just on the basketball court, but off the court as his father has done so far.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Juwan knows the role between father versus coach. And even just our personal experience, he sent me a text one day and said, \u2018Hey, don\u2019t be afraid to coach Jett.\u2019 To me, that was huge because what I took from that was, if he messes up, get on him; don\u2019t be afraid to get on him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Added Wesley: “His approach to the game as a coach, first, is going to be huge for Jett. And he\u2019s going to give him that tough love as a father. I\u2019m assuming that, after those hard practices or those games, now it\u2019s time to do in dad mode for a few minutes \u2014 that transition is going to be really smooth and easy.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n