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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

Michigan added a commitment from 6-foot-6 wing Patrick “Ricky” Liburd today, he announced on Instagram. Liburd decommitted from Coastal Carolina on May 7th. After decommitting, he tells UM Hoops that he picked Michigan over Florida State. The 6-foot-6 wing played at Sagemont Prep in Florida, where he helped his program to back-to-back state titles. He finished with 29 points, … [Read more...] about Class of ’25 wing Patrick Liburd commits to Michigan

NBA Draft Combine week is heating up in Chicago. Dusty May and his staff have been at the event throughout the week, supporting their former players Danny Wolf and Vlad Goldin, and continuing to recruit a potential future player in Yaxel Lendeborg. Monday and Tuesday at the Combine featured physical measurements, athletic testing, and shooting drills. Five-on-five scrimmages … [Read more...] about Notebook: Lendeborg impresses at NBA Draft Combine while weighing options

It’s NBA Draft Combine week in Chicago, a pivotal week for Dusty May and Michigan. The Wolverines will be tracking their two stars from last year’s team in Chicago, Danny Wolf and Vlad Goldin, who both received invites, while also keeping tabs on the potential star of next year’s team, UAB transfer Yaxel Lendeborg. Combine events tipped off over the weekend with the NBA’s … [Read more...] about What to watch for: 2025 NBA Draft Combine