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Last offseason, Dusty May had to build an entire operation from scratch while uprooting his life and moving from Boca Raton to Ann Arbor. He needed to hire assistants, raise NIL funds, and recruit a brand-new roster. May’s staff came together seamlessly, he recruited a new roster within weeks, and even convinced some current players to stay. May laid the foundation of the … [Read more...] about ‘It makes it a little bit easier’: Michigan able to sell blueprint after year one success

UAB transfer Yaxel Lendeborg will withdraw from the 2025 NBA Draft and transfer to Michigan, as first reported by ESPN. The 6-foot-9 graduate transfer averaged 17.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 33.6 minutes per game at UAB last season. He’ll have one year of eligibility remaining at Michigan. Lendeborg was projected as a late-first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. … [Read more...] about Yaxel Lendeborg to withdraw from 2025 NBA Draft, transfer to Michigan

Yaxel Lendeborg made things official on Tuesday by announcing his intentions to withdraw from the NBA Draft and attend Michigan. The move means that Michigan’s roster is nearly finalized for the first time this offseason Michigan fans can take a deep breath and imagine their team with the 6-foot-9 versatile forward in the middle of the action. Dusty May has assembled a roster … [Read more...] about Breaking Down Michigan’s 2025-26 Roster Player by Player

After seven weeks of holding their breath, Michigan fans can exhale: Yaxel Lendeborg is officially withdrawing from the NBA Draft and heading to Michigan. The UAB big man committed to the Wolverines in early April but has been going through the NBA Draft process since, participating in workouts and the NBA Draft Combine and emerging as a potential first-round pick. After weeks … [Read more...] about What it means: Yaxel Lendeborg to Michigan

Michigan sophomores LJ Cason and Morez Johnson Jr. are among the crop of players invited to try out for the 2025 USA Basketball Men’s U19 National Team. The training camp begins on June 14th. It will see 33 invited athletes cut down to 12 players for the USA National Team, which will participate in the 2025 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup in Switzerland which begins on June … [Read more...] about LJ Cason, Morez Johnson Jr. invited to USA Basketball U19 World Cup training camp