Michigan Wolverines basketball is still searching for a point guard in the 2021 class, but is also putting focus on landing a lead guard for 2022.

2022 Fairfax (Va.) Paul VI four-star point guard Dug McDaniel, the No. 35 prep junior nationally, is one of head coach Juwan Howard’s top targets in the class.

The Wolverines offered McDaniel back in mid-June, but his relationship with those in the program have been established well before the offer. McDaniel and 2022 Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star shooting guard Jett Howard, son of Juwan and another top Michigan target, have played together at camps growing up. In addition, he’s a part of Team Takeover, the same AAU program that produced current Michigan freshmen Hunter Dickinson and Terrance Williams.

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That familiarity and connection he has with the Howard family, Dickinson and Williams, along with it being his most significant high-major offer, makes Michigan an appealing option for the 5-10, 155-pound floor general.

“I think for each kid, it’s different,” Team Takeover coach Doug Martin said on how much that familiarity will weigh into McDaniel’s decision. “But for a kid like Dug, it kind of makes sense because Dug’s a pass-first point guard, a throwback; he’s going to excel with other really good players around him and some familiarity.

“So if he’s familiar with the guys, I think it’s easier for him to decide where he should go to school.”