Michigan Basketball's First 2028 Offer Goes to a 5-Star Recruit

It’s the first time the Wolverines have formally dipped their toes into the 2028 recruiting class, with Lowery the sole player to have received an offer from Michigan basketball in his year thus far.

Lowery is a five star recruit, and the top rated combo guard in the country.

Lowry Has A Michigan Connection

Michigan would love to sign Lowery for all of the obvious reasons. Backing up his five stars, he’s a lethal shooter who can handle the ball at 6-foot-4 and plays the type of gritty, physical exterior defense which Dusty May loves — and there’s one connection working heavily in their favor. 

Lowery plays high school ball at Sierra Canyon in California. You know who else played at Sierra Canyon? Fellow five star Brandon McCoy Jr. — the headlining piece of Michigan’s 2026 class of recruits. Lowery and McCoy are friends and former teammates, and McCoy has already shown enthusiasm for Michigan, dramatically announcing his commitment to the Wolverines during the national semifinal at this year’s Final Four, suggesting a likely willingness to nudge Lowery in Ann Arbor’s direction.

Continuity Is Important To Long term Success

As a member of the 2028 class, Lowery would enter Michigan as part of a transitional class, with the last players from the title winning squad likely having left the summer before he arrives. Guys like LJ Cason and Trey McKenney will preserve championship DNA in Ann Arbor for a couple more years, but, after their departure, who takes up the Michigan identity mantle is an open question — as it is for every program looking down the road. 

The reason that Lowery stands out as an early solution to retaining that winning culture is precisely because of his connection to McCoy Jr.

May, his staff, and returning players did an excellent job forging a cohesive team culture from a roster stocked full of transfers and individuals from different backgrounds this season, and that strong culture was essential in securing the title.

Reducing the barriers to crafting that atmosphere of success, having continuity in one relationship, at least, would be beneficial to the team as a whole and pave an easier path for retaining the championship identity of Michigan basketball moving forward.