For the first time in 12 years, Michigan has a men’s basketball preseason All-American. Yaxel Lendeborg was named to the AP’s five-man All-America team Monday. He’s the first Wolverine to earn the honor since Mitch McGary before the 2013-14 season.

Lendeborg, who stuffed the stat sheet the past two seasons at UAB, is expected to do great things at Michigan. The 6-foot-9 forward had an impressive debut in Michigan’s first exhibition game.

Lendeborg received a vote from 30 of the 57 media members on the panel. His fellow All-Americans include Big Ten preseason player of the year and Purdue point guard Braden Smith, a unanimous selection; Texas Tech’s J.T. Toppin (52 votes); BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa (22); and Florida’s Alex Condon.

Lendeborg was part of the official 10-man All-Big Ten pres

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