Dusty May and the No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines just defeated the No. 2 seed UConn Huskies 69-63 in the NCAA Tournament title game on Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.
Right after the game ended, the transfer portal opened, so players and coaches alike were busy working. On Thursday, not even five days after winning the national title, Michigan landed a big player in the portal with Tennessee Volunteers star J.P. Estrella committing to the Wolverines, via Pete Thamel of ESPN.
NEWS: Tennessee big-man J.P. Estrella has committed to Michigan, he tells ESPN, delivering the Wolverines one of the most coveted big-men in the portal.He continues the lineage of high-end transfer big men at Michigan, as they played an outsized line-up to win the national title. pic.twitter.com/iy1XGA9QRK
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) April 9, 2026
Michigan capped off an incredible March Madness run in May’s second season with the program, and now the Wolverines hit big in the portal early on. May also was rumored for the North Carolinian job, but the Michigan coach made his stance firm on staying in Ann Arbor.
Estrella averaged 10 points with 5.4 rebounds per game for Tennessee this past season, and he has two years of eligibility remaining.
Tennessee defeated Miami (Ohio), Vanderbilt, Virginia and Iowa State to get to the Elite Eight before losing to Michigan in a 95-62 lopsided defeat.
Now, Estrella goes to Michigan in a massive move for May’s program.
