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Michigan rode a supersized frontcourt to No. 1 -- now it hopes a title is next

Jeff Borzello

created: Feb. 21, 2026, 6:31 p.m. | updated: Feb. 21, 2026, 11:38 p.m.

Dusty May marvels at how many players can contribute on a game-to-game basis after Michigan takes down Purdue on the road. Michigan had just bullied the team that leads the country in points in the paint to win the Feast Week's tournament title by 40. Vladislav Goldin and Danny Wolf led Michigan in scoring with 16.6 and 13.2 points per game, respectively, during the 2024-25 season. With Wolf onto the next level and Goldin out of eligibility, Michigan was in need of a frontcourt rebuild, so the staff got to work quickly. Within a two-week span last April, Lendeborg, Johnson and Mara had each committed to the Wolverines.

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