All About Michigan Wolverines Star Yaxel Lendeborg's Sisters

Yaxel Lendeborg of the Michigan Wolverines during the Elite Eight of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on March 29, 2026, in Chicago. Credit: Gregory Shamus/Getty NEED TO KNOW University of Michigan basketball player Yaxel Lendeborg has three sisters His sister Yisendy plays basketball at Pennsauken High School, which Yaxel also attended Yisendy has spoken about how their mother, Yissel Raposo, did an "amazing job" at supporting Yaxel Yaxel Lendeborg is known to many as the University of Michigan's star basketball player, but at home, his sisters know him as their big brother. The University of Michigan basketball forward, who is leading the Wolverines as they compete in the final round of the 2026 March Madness Tournament on April 6, was born in Puerto Rico to his parents, mom Yissel Raposo and dad Okary Lendeborg, per MLive.

com . The family moved to Cincinnati when Yaxel was young, though his dad's job eventually brought them to Pennsauken, N. J.

, where he grew up with his sisters. Although he hasn't spoken publicly about his siblings, Yaxel has discussed how his upbringing influenced his decision to play for the University of Michigan. "I don’t know if it was something about growing up in northern Ohio, not too far from Michigan, or what, but there’s always been something about that Block M for me," he wrote in a February 2026 essay for The Players' Tribune .

"That legacy. And every conversation I had with Coach [Dusty] May , it all just kept sounding better and better. " He continued, "Plus, Mom was excited about Michigan.