2026 five-star guard Brandon McCoy Jr. commits to Michigan Basketball
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Dusty May and the Michigan Wolverines just added a big time recruit to the Wolverines’ 2026 class, as five-star guard Brandon McCoy Jr. announced on the Fab Five Altcast of the Final Four vs Arizona that he will be playing college basketball in Ann Arbor.
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.
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The 6-foot-5, 190-pound combo guard plays high school basketball at Sierra Canyon in Chatsworth, California, winning a state championship this past season. He is a McDonald’s All American and the No. 14 overall prospect in the class, per 247Sports’ composite.
McCoy also played for Team USA last summer and won a gold medal with Morez Johnson Jr. In seven games, he averaged 4.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game while shooting 88 percent on his 17 two-point attempts. His best game was a 13-point, seven-assist and four-steal effort vs Jordan in the Round of 16.
He took official visits to a few different schools, but his most recent one was to Michigan back in October.
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247Sports’ Director of Scouting Adam Finkelstein evaluated McCoy last summer and had this to say about him:
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.
McCoy is also one of the very best defenders in the class. His size, length, and strength are all assets but most of all he’s competitive with a high-motor. He can guard multiple positions and simultaneously pressure the ball, but is also a playmaker off the ball. He communicates well, directs traffic, and can cover up mistakes when he’s allowed to roam from the weakside (1.6 steals & 1.2 blocks per game in the EYBL). Finally, McCoy is an outstanding rebounding guard who loves to take the ball off the defensive glass and look to get downhill right away (6.8 per game).
Offensively, he plays with a lot of sheer force, whether that be by getting downhill, attacking the offensive glass (2.8 per game), or finishing at the rim (98th percentile). He doesn’t necessarily separate quite as easily in the half-court though, and while he can be jittery with his handle and use his physicality to draw fouls, his total ball skills could tighten. He’s trending as more of an off-ball guard right now, and while he can make some tough pull-ups, his ability to space the floor off the catch is a significant swing skill (30% 3pt & 56% FT in EYBL).
Overall, he is a physically gifted guard who plays with a motor, imposes his will on the game on both ends of the floor, and has room for future growth with the progression of his shooting and total guard skills.
McCoy chose the Wolverines over Alabama, Arkansas and Miami. He also had offers from programs like Duke, Arizona, BYU, Kansas, Kentucky, UCLA, Tennessee and more.
The Wolverines now have the No. 2 ranked class in 2026, right behind Duke. McCoy joins four-star forward Quinn Costello, four-star small forward Lincoln Cosby, four-star guard Joseph Hartman, three-star small forward Malachi Brown and center Marcus Moller in Michigan’s class.
Check out a couple highlight reels below from EYBL last summer.