Michigan basketball lands five-star guard Brandon McCoy

As Michigan basketball dominates Arizona in the Final Four, likely to make the national championship game, Dusty May got even more good news (even though he's likely unaware of it). The Wolverines had been considered the favorite for 2026 Bellflower (Calif. ) Sierra Canyon five-star combo guard Brandon McCoy, with Maize & Blue Review's Josh Henschke putting in a prediction earlier in the week that he would choose Michigan once he made his choice.

And that choice appeared to have come during the Final Four, with McCoy telling the Fab Five on the alternate broadcast that he's committing to the Wolverines. Brandon McCoy Jr. , a 5-star recruit out of Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, Ca.

, just told the Fab Five on its alternate Final Four telecast that he is committing to Michigan. Thirty-five years after the Fab Five stepped on Michigan’s campus, McCoy informed them that he now… pic. twitter.

com/vTWZrxypPr — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 5, 2026 Rivals is the highest on McCoy, listing him 11th overall, regardless of position. Here is the scouting report from 247Sports' Adam Finkelstein : McCoy has evolved into one of the most physically imposing guards in the class. He has good size at just under 6-foot-5, a now powerful build after putting on notable muscle mass within the last year, long arms with an almost 6-foot-10 wingspan, and a combination of speed and power with the basketball that allows him to attack the rim violently in the open floor.