Möeller most recently competed for Denmark's national team in the FIBA U18 EuroBasket in 2024, where he averaged 13.1 points and 7.4 rebounds.
Death, taxes and Michigan basketball under Dusty May landing foreign born centers taller than 7 feet.
On Tuesday, July 8, the Wolverines procured their first commit in the Class of 2026 in the form of Marcus Möller, a 7-foot-3, 230-pound center from Denmark. The big man most recently played for Unicaja Baloncesto in the Spanish Tercera FEB, which is the fourth level of professional hoops in Spain behind Liga ACB, Primera FEB and Segunda FEB.
He most recently competed for Denmark's national team in the FIBA U18 EuroBasket in 2024, where he averaged 13.1 points and 7.4 rebounds.
While his 247sports page is incomplete, there are reports he visited SMU, Colorado State and Oklahoma State in addition to his official visit to Ann Arbor this summer. It was Joe Tipton of Rivals who first broke the news of the commitment and he spoke with Möeller about the decision.
“We share visions of my future, and he will put me in a situation where I will develop," Möeller said of his relationship with May. "He will push me to make me the best version of myself as a basketball player as well as a person. His focus on the person and not just the basketball player builds a healthy environment for growth.
“I’m a 7’2 versatile big. I can stretch the court and knock down shots, but also create mismatches and advantages for the team. I show a big presence in the defense with my length and timing. I am mobile and play with a high basketball IQ. I’m ready to compete and bring my values to the team every day.”
May clearly has an affinity for foreign born big men. In his first year in Ann Arbor, the center (literally and figuratively) of his team was 7-foot-1 Russian big man Vladislav Goldin. Though he's not above 7-feet, he also added forward Oscar Goodman (New Zealand) in the middle of the season.
Then, this offseason, May and company prioritized landing Aday Mara, the 7-foot-3, 240-pound center who hails from Zaragoza, Spain and spent the past two years at UCLA. Last but not least, U-M landed Malick Kordel, the 7-foot German big man for this year's team: He's 22 and it's unclear if his eligibility will begin as a freshman or sophomore.
May has said before that he loves the "team-first" aspect of European hoops, and this will make at least four incoming players from overseas into U-M in May's first three seasons that stand above 7-feet tall and five overall.
Tony Garcia is the Michigan beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on X at @RealTonyGarcia.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Marcus Möeller, 7-footer from Denmark, pledges to Michigan basketball
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