ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan men’s basketball made its first high school signing of the Mike Boynton Jr. era official Thursday, adding four-star guard Lucai Anderson to its roster for the 2027-28 season.
Anderson, a left-handed combo guard listed at 6-foot-4, is a consensus top-100 player in the Class of 2027. He gave Michigan his verbal pledge on Oct. 14, the first high school commitment the Wolverines landed under Boynton, and he is now the only member of their 2027 class.
He built his resume in Texas before moving east. Over his sophomore and junior years at Trinity Christian School in Lubbock, he scored 1,532 points in 69 games, about 22.2 a night. As a junior he put up 21.3 points per game to go with 4.8 boards and 2.9 assists, good for all-state honors from the state coaches association and district offensive player of the year. He is spending his senior season at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Anderson also brings international experience. At the 2026 edition of the FIBA U18 EuroBasket, held in Italy, he suited up for Germany and led the team with 15.0 points and 4.9 assists per game as Germany went 6-1, finished fifth and earned a spot in the 2027 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup.
Basketball runs in the family. Christian Anderson Sr., his father, spent 10 years as a pro overseas. His older brother, Christian Anderson Jr., was once committed to Michigan before reopening his recruitment after a coaching change; he went on to Texas Tech and was a first-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
In the university’s announcement, Boynton praised Anderson as a player who can both score and set up teammates and who has grown from competing at a high level at home and abroad.
The signing came a day after Michigan beat Marquette to improve to 2-1 this season.
From the HERE City State Desk.
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