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Michigan makes the "Final Seven" list for an elite five-star coveted 2026 recruit

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Lebanon forward Anthony Thompson (5) shoots the ball during their during their 50-61 loss to Winton Woods Friday, Jan. 5, 2024.
Lebanon forward Anthony Thompson (5) shoots the ball during their during their 50-61 loss to Winton Woods Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. | Tony Tribble for The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

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Michigan head coach Dusty May has proven his chops in the transfer portal and on the recruiting trail. In his year and a half in Ann Arbor, May has completely rebuilt his squad via the portal twice. Last year, he recruited seven game-ready transfer portal players, and this year, he secured the nation's top-rated portal class. To include the top-rated player in the portal, forward Yaxel Lendeborg.

Some naysayers think that May's portal methods are unsustainable and are making the fact that he is not an elite-level recruiter. He proved that wrong when he landed McDonald's All-American and five-star shooting guard Trey McKenney. Trey has already impressed the staff and his teammates, and I firmly believe he will be a contributor as a freshman. May has continued to push for five-star elite talent, and one of those targets just put Michigan firmly in his "Final Seven".

Anthony Thompson is the type of player, like McKenney, that can come in as a first-year student and make an impact from day one. He is tall, lanky, runs the floor like a gazelle, and can defend the rim with the ferocity of a much taller player. He is genuinely a 3-and-D basketball prospect who also possesses the ability to slash through the lane and finish around the rim. Dusty would quiet those few naysayers left just a bit more if he were able to get Thompson to Ann Arbor.

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Orchard Lake St. Mary's Trey McKenney, left, shoots as East Lansing's JL Branson defends during the second quarter | Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Jerred Johnson
JERRED JOHNSON

Jerred Johnson has served in the United States military for over 23 years. He has a Bachelors in Marketing, a Masters in Management and is in the final phases of completing his Doctorate in Business Administration.

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