Michigan basketball adds second 2021 five-star

In an unexpected move, Michigan basketball received its sixth pledge in 2021, adding five-star PF Moussa Diabaté from IMG Academy.

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Well, this one was unexpected.

While all eyes were on players such as five-star Chet Holmgren out of Minnesota, Michigan basketball got an unexpected commitment on Monday from another five-star prospect out of Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy.

Rated No. 20 in the nation, 6-foot-10, 225-pound power forward Moussa Diabaté wasn’t expected to join the Wolverines 2021 class — though he had no 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions — but he reportedly pulled the trigger to join Juwan Howard & Co., adding to Michigan’s already top-ranked recruiting class this cycle.

Diabaté is the sixth pledge to the 2021 class, joining fellow five-star Caleb Houstan, four-stars Frankie Collins, Kobe Bufkin and Isaiah Barnes and three-star Will Tschetter as commitments.

Early Signing Day for basketball begins on Nov. 11 and will run for a week until Nov. 18. It’s unknown whether or not Diabaté will fully end his process by signing with the Wolverines at that time.