Yaxel Lendeborg's mom flipped him into 'attack mode,' and now Michigan is on brink of Final Four
Lendeborg's unorthodox story is endearing. His talent is just as intriguing: 'I think we have an NBA player playing for us in college.'
CHICAGO – Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg looked for the green light. He couldn’t catch Dusty May’s eye. So the Big Ten Player of the Year sent it anyway.
Not a shot. A line. “Honestly, I kind of felt a little disrespected having a freshman guarding me,” Lendeborg said at the podium with his head coach a mere foot away, as the 23-year-old, do-it-all graduate forward explained why he posed like he did after breaking the ankles of Alabama forward Amari Allen and knocking down a momentum-shifting 3-pointer in Friday’s NCAA tournament Midwest regional semifinal.
That triple swished 51 seconds into the second half of a 90-77 Sweet 16 victory . It gave the top-seeded Wolverines a lead they had lost to the No. 4 seeded Crimson Tide while missing their final five field-goal attempts before halftime.
“I feel like a lot of us weren't playing as good as we wanted to, so naturally your confidence goes down a little bit, but after seeing somebody come out, make somebody fall and hit a 3 in their face, that definitely gives you some confidence,” junior point guard Elliot Cadeau said in the locker room postgame. Yaxel getting busy off the screen 👀 #MarchMadness @umichbball pic. twitter.
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