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Michigan basketball big man Danny Wolf declares for 2025 NBA Draft

clayton-sayfieby:Clayton Sayfie•04/16/25•

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Michigan Wolverines basketball forward/center Danny Wolf had a standout season in Ann Arbor in 2024-25. (Photo by Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Michigan Wolverines basketball forward/center Danny Wolf has declared for the 2025 NBA Draft. Wolf has until May 28 at 11:59 p.m. ET to withdraw his name from the draft, but if he stays in he will forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility.

The 7-foot-0, 250-pound Glencoe, Ill., native spent two seasons at Yale (2022-24) and one at Michigan (2024-25).

Wolf grew up a Michigan fan, was recruited by the Wolverines as a walk-on in 2022 but wound up at Yale. Playing one season in the maize and blue fulfilled a lifelong dream.

“Playing at Michigan this year was the greatest honor of my lifetime,” Wolf said after Michigan’s 78-65 loss to Auburn in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

Wolf helped Michigan stack 27 victories, win the Big Ten Tournament championship, advance to the Sweet 16 and finish No. 10 in the Associated Press poll in the program’s first season under head coach Dusty May.

“I have so much respect and gratitude for my coaches for allowing me to come here,” Wolf said. “It was arguably the greatest year of my life, and I made so many amazing relationships. I met my brothers for life, and we had an unbelievable locker room. We stuck with each other through the ups and downs.”

Wolf had a stellar season in Ann Arbor, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors by both the coaches and media. Wolf started all 37 games, averaging 13.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.4 blocks in 30.5 minutes per outing. He became the first Wolverine to lead the Big Ten in rebounds since Chris Webber in 1993.

Playing alongside center Vladislav Goldin, a Florida Atlantic transfer and another NBA Draft prospect, impressed NBA scouts and front offices. Wolf was Michigan’s highest-usage player and shot 56.7 percent from inside the arc (148-of-261) and 33.6 percent from beyond the long line (38-of-113).

Wolf averaged 14.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 blocks per game on a Yale team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2023-24. He put up 2.6 points and 2.1 boards per contest as a freshman in 2022-23.

A member of the Israel national team at the 2023 FIBA U-20 European Championships, Wolf helped his squad earn a silver medal. He led the team with 17.7 points per game and bested the tournament with 12 rebounds per contest.

Michigan has revamped its front court this offseason, in anticipation of not only Goldin leaving but also Wolf heading to the NBA early. The Wolverines have brought in three transfers at the forward and center spots — Yaxel Lendeborg (UAB), Aday Mara (UCLA) and Morez Johnson Jr. (Illinois).

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