No team has impressed more this NCAA Tournament thanMichigan. The Wolverines have pummeled their way to theFinal Four, their first since 2018.
Led by Big Ten Player of the YearYaxel Lendeborg, Michigan has won each game by at least 13 points and have the look of a championship favorite.
Here's what you need to know about Michigan's road to Indy and the Wolverines' stars that led them there:
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Michigan road to Final Four
First round: beat No. 16 Howard, 101-80
Second round: beat No. 9 Saint Louis, 95-72
Sweet 16: beat No. 4 Alabama, 90-77
Elite Eight: beat No. 6 Tennessee, 95-62
Michigan basketball roster
Ricky Liburd
Hollywood, Fla.
Trey McKenney
Flint, Mich.
Lakeland, Fla.
Elliot Cadeau
West Orange, NJ
Nimari Burnett
Oscar Goodman
New Zealand
Howard Eisley Jr.
Tualatin, Ore.
Roddy Gayle Jr.
Niagara Falls, NY
Charlie May
Boca Raton, Fla.
Harrison Hochberg
New York, NY
Zaragoza, Spain
Morez Johnson Jr.
Riverdale, Ill.
Yaxel Lendeborg
Pennsauken, NJ
Malick Kordel
Oberhausen, Germany
Will Tschetter
Stewartville, Minn.
Michigan basketball stat leaders
Yaxel Lendeborg, 14.9 ppg
Morez Johnson Jr., 13.2 ppg
Aday Mara, 11.9 ppg
Elliot Cadeau, 10. 3 ppg
Trey McKenney, 9.7 ppg
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Morez Johnson Jr., 7.3 rpg
Yaxel Lendeborg, 7.0 rpg
Aday Mara, 6.8 rpg
Elliot Cadeau, 5.7 apg
Yaxel Lendeborg, 3.3 apg
Aday Mara, 2.5 apg
Michigan basketball Final Four history
This is Michigan's ninth trip to the Final Four and first since 2018.
1964: lost to Duke in semifinal, 91-80; beat Kansas State in 3rd place game, 100-90
1965: beat Princeton in semifinal, 93-76; lost to UCLA in final, 91-80
1976: beat Rutgers in semifinal, 86-70; lost to Indiana in final, 86-68
1989: beat Illinois in semifinal, 83-81, beat Seton Hall in final, 80-79 in OT
1992: beat Cincinnati in semifinal, 76-72; lost to Duke in final, 71-51
1993: beat Kentucky in semifinal 81-78 in OT; lost to North Carolina in final, 77-71
2013: beat Syracuse in semifinal, 61-56; lost to Louisville in final, 82-76
2018: beat Loyola Chicago in semifinal, 69-57; lost to Villanova in final, 79-62
How old is Yaxel Lendeborg?
Yaxel Lendeborg is 23 years old. Lendeborg played three seasons at Arizona Western Community College before heading to UAB where he played two seasons. This is his first year at Michigan.
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One of Dusty May's son is a walk-on, the other is a student manager
Dusty May is surrounding by family on the Michigan bench. His son Charlie is a walk-on for the Wolverines, while another son,Eli, is a student manager— a role Dusty served under former Indiana icon Bob Knight.
In Michigan's Elite Eight blowout win over Tennessee, Charlie got into the game anddrilled a 3-pointer, much to the delight of his Wolverines teammates.
"It's obviously tough to give up playing the game and being on a team wearing a jersey," Dusty May told USA TODAY Sports about Eli's role. "But I just thought as far as his long-term development, all the things our managers learn, problem-solving, they learn people skills. They learn to function. We try to give them a lot of responsibility because we know if they're ever going to make it in coaching … they have to have the experience of doing meaningful work. Our managers have helped him become much more responsible."
Where is Aday Mara from?
The 7-3 UCLA transfer is from Zaragoza, Spain. Mara was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Big Ten with 2.6 blocks per game.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Michigan basketball in Final Four: Top players, March Madness results