Michigan graduate transfer Yaxel Lendeborg was named to the ten-man Preseason All-Big Ten Team today. The
Lendeborg is one of the top-rated transfers in the country and averaged 17.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game last season at UAB.
Purdue guard Braden Smith was the only unanimous Preseason All-Big Ten selection and was named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year.
Here’s the full ten-man Preseason All-Big Ten Team.
2025-26 Preseason All-Big Ten Team
Bennett Stirtz, Sr., G, Iowa
Yaxel Lendeborg, Grad., F, Michigan
Nick Martinelli, Sr., F, Northwestern
Bruce Thornton, Sr., G, Ohio State
Nate Bittle, Sr., C, Oregon
Jackson Shelstad, Jr., G, Oregon
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Sr., F, Purdue
BRADEN SMITH, Sr., G, Purdue
Donovan Dent, Sr., G, UCLA
John Blackwell, Jr., G, Wisconsin
2025-26 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year
Braden Smith, Purdue
Unanimous selection listed in ALL CAPS
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