The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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26 THE WOLVERINE ❱ JUNE/JULY 2026 2026 BASKETBALL RECRUITING ISSUE BY CHRIS BALAS M i c h i g a n b a s k e t b a l l signee Quinn Costello wasn't exactly a house- hold name on the prep circuit during his junior year, notching 6.9 points per game off the bench as a junior on coach Jackson Johnson's loaded Boston Newman team. He did contribute to a New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference AAA championship run, but few would have predicted the leap he would make during the summer. Starting the summer outside most top 150s — Rivals was the only service that had him in, just barely at No. 142 — Costello took off to finish the cycle at No. 23. "He had the ability, a skilled 6-foot-10 player," Rivals' Jamie Shaw said. "Where Costello grew was with his confidence. All of a sudden, he was attacking sloppy closeouts and dunking on people." Johnson admits even he didn't see Costello's emergence as a McDonald's All-American, but he did acknowledge that if anyone had the work ethic and demeanor to make a huge jump, it was his player. He also has the pedigree and the "it" factor that so many Wolverines under coach Dusty May have flashed in the last two years. In so many ways, he's the perfect fit for what May has built. SHOOTING STAR 6-Foot-10 Forward Quinn Costello Is A Sniper … And More A McDonald's All-American, Costello averaged nearly 17 points and more than 8 rebounds per game in his senior year and helped The Newman School repeat as conference champs. PHOTO COURTESY ADAM FINKELSTEIN/CBS SPORTS