Lendeborg Earns Spot on Preseason All-Big Ten Team

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference introduced Tuesday (Oct. 7) that University of Michigan males’s basketball graduate-student ahead Yaxel Lendeborg has been named to the 2025-26 Preseason All-Big Ten crew, changing into the twenty fourth Wolverine in program historical past to earn the honour.

Before arriving in Ann Arbor, Lendeborg performed two seasons at UAB (2023-25) following three years at Arizona Western College (2021-23). In 2024-25, he led the Blazers with crew highs in factors (17.7) and rebounds (11.4) per recreation. He scored in double figures 24 instances whereas capturing 52.2 p.c from the sector and posted 26 point-rebound double-doubles — probably the most within the nation. With 420 complete rebounds, he turned the primary participant in program historical past to surpass 400 in a season, setting the UAB single-season file.

Lendeborg is considered one of 4 transfers and eight newcomers on Michigan’s 2025-26 roster. He joins Charles Matthews (2018-19) as the one switch in program historical past to earn preseason All-Big Ten honors and is the primary Wolverine acknowledged since Hunter Dickinson (2022-23).

Lendeborg will make his Michigan debut on Friday, Oct. 17, when the Wolverines host Cincinnati in an exhibition recreation at Crisler Center. Tipoff is ready for six p.m., with protection on B1G+.

2025-26 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year

Braden Smith, Purdue

2025-26 Preseason All-Big Ten Team

Bennett Stirtz (Iowa)

Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan)

Nick Martinelli (Northwestern)

Bruce Thornton (Ohio State)

Nate Bittle (Oregon)

Jackson Shelstad (Oregon)

Trey Kaufman-Renn (Purdue)

BRADEN SMITH (Purdue)

Donovan Dent (UCLA)

John Blackwell (Wisconsin)

U-M’s Preseason All-Big Ten Selections

1993-94: Juwan Howard (Jr.), Jalen Rose (Jr.)

1995-96: Maurice Taylor (So.)

1996-97: Maurice Taylor (Jr.)

1997-98: Robert Traylor (Jr.)

1998-99: Louis Bullock (Sr.)

2000-01: LaVell Blanchard (So.)

2001-02: LaVell Blanchard (Jr.)

2003-04: Daniel Horton (So.)

2008-09: Manny Harris (So.)

2009-10: Manny Harris (Jr.)

2012-13: Trey Burke (So.)

2013-14: Mitch McGary (So.), Glenn Robinson III (So.)

2014-15: Caris LeVert (Jr.)

2015-16: Caris LeVert (Sr.)

2016-17: Derrick Walton Jr. (Sr.)

2017-18: Moritz Wagner (Jr.)

2018-19: Charles Matthews (Sr.)

2019-20: Zavier Simpson (Sr.)

2021-22: Hunter Dickinson (So.), Caleb Houstan (Fr.)

2022-23: Hunter Dickinson (Jr.)

2025-26: Yaxel Lendeborg (Gr.)