Yaxel Lendeborg Withdraws From Draft Commits To Michigan For Senior Season

Yaxel Lendeborg is withdrawing from the draft and will spend his final collegiate season at Michigan. Lendeborg was a projected late first rounder selection in the 2025 draft. 

Lendeborg helped lead UAB to the NIT quarterfinals and became one of only two players in Division I history to post 600-plus points, 400-plus rebounds and 150-plus assists in a season, along with Larry Bird.

Lendeborg was also named Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-AAC in each of the past two seasons under head coach Dusty May. Lendeborg will step into the void at Michigan left by 7-footer Danny Wolf, a projected top-20 draft pick.

“I’d like to thank Coach May and staff for allowing me to go through this process without any pressure, the Champions Circle collective for helping make this opportunity possible, and all the NBA teams I worked out for, allowing me to experience the predraft process,” Lendeborg said. “Go Blue!”