June 1 is the key date for Michigan basketball.
The Wolverines return Hunter Dickinson after he decided to not entertain the NBA draft after his sophomore season, and the Wolverines gained Princeton guard Jaelin Llewellyn out of the transfer portal. The maize and blue also have some possible key contributors coming in as freshmen like Jett Howard, Tarris Reed, and Dug McDaniel.
But what could really propel the Wolverines for the upcoming basketball season would be the return of Moussa Diabate and Caleb Houstan. Both Diabate and Houstan entered the NBA draft while maintaining their eligibility, and they have until June 1 to either stay in the draft or come back to Michigan.
Returning both five-star recruits would be fantastic news, but if Michigan could get one of them back then that would be a major win for the Wolverines entering next season.
There is speculation that Houstan has been guaranteed by a team that he will be selected in round one, and Diabate had a really good draft combine, so that makes Michigan fans feel uneasy if they see either return to the Wolverines.
We are going to dig into the latest NBA mock drafts and see where the draft experts may see Houstan or Diabate going in the 2022 NBA draft.
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