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Dylan Burkhardt

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  • Report: Michigan finalizing home-and-home with Villanova

    1 week ago | umhoops.com | Dylan Burkhardt

    As first reported by Jon Rothstein, Michigan will host Villanova at the Crisler Center this season. The Wildcats are entering the first year under new head coach Kevin Willard, who left Maryland this offseason. The date of this year’s matchup is to be announced, per Rothstein. The Wolverines will play a return game at Villanova in 2026-27. Michigan and Villanova have met several times over the past decade, including in the 2018 National Championship game and the 2022 Sweet Sixteen.

  • Podcast: Yaxel Lendeborg's Decision & Michigan's Portal Class with Isaac Trotter

    1 week ago | umhoops.com | Dylan Burkhardt

    Isaac Trotter from 247 Sports and CBS Sports joins the show this week to discuss Yaxel Lendeborg’s decision to withdraw from the NBA Draft, his thoughts on watching him at the NBA Draft combine and the impact of his decision. Dylan and Isaac also run through the rest of Michigan’s portal class and how the pieces might fit together in Ann Arbor. The podcast is available everywhere you listen to podcasts.

  • Breaking Down Michigan's 2025-26 Roster Player by Player

    1 week ago | umhoops.com | Dylan Burkhardt

    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 offseasonMichigan fans can take a deep breath and imagine their team with the 6-foot-9 versatile forward in the middle of the action.

  • What it means: Yaxel Lendeborg to Michigan

    1 week ago | umhoops.com | Dylan Burkhardt

    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 of noise and speculation, Lendeborg made things official today by withdrawing from the NBA Draft.

  • Yaxel Lendeborg to withdraw from 2025 NBA Draft, transfer to Michigan

    1 week ago | umhoops.com | Dylan Burkhardt

    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.

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Dylan Burkhardt
Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops
17 May 25

Awesome tool for draft analysis.

Nick Kalinowski
Nick Kalinowski @kalidrafts

All Combine Scores for the 2025 draft class are available on my webapp. Reminder that this tool includes percentile grades, score breakdowns, visualizations, and comparison tools for every player https://t.co/3z0Eomi54r

Dylan Burkhardt
Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops
16 May 25

RT @umhoops: Class of ’25 wing Patrick Liburd commits to Michigan - https://t.co/u7MwWVcViB

Dylan Burkhardt
Dylan Burkhardt @umhoops
16 May 25

Class of ’25 wing Patrick Liburd commits to Michigan - https://t.co/u7MwWVcViB