Dusty May press conference

Yeah, Yaxel Lendeborg was, uh, he was anxious to play in front of our fans in a Michigan uniform, but I think we saw a glimpse of, glimpses of what he's capable of. Uh, he's a unique, unique talent. I think that he left some stuff on the, on the, on the floor that he's capable of, uh, you know, even with 12 rebounds. I think there's gonna be nights when he gets 18 or 20 if he's really locked in.

So our standards for him are extremely high. But yeah, I think all of our fans saw what he's capable of and, you know, we've got to continue to find different ways for him to be successful.

I don't want to speak for those guys, but Aday Mara's been working out, doing court workouts and practicing a little bit. So he's not far off. Morez Johnson seems like he's working in the right direction as well. So we're optimistic we'll have both of those guys in the near future.

He's played great in practice. He's been extremely consistent. His care factor is extremely high. He wants to do well.

He puts in the work. This is just— this is his first college game. And someone that puts as much into it as he does, sometimes you might try too hard Howard. I don't want to speak for Trey, but I, you know, this definitely doesn't dampen how we feel about Trey McKenney.

He's going to have, he's going to have a really good season, and we believe in him. But I do think, once again, this is why you play this game, so he can line up against an extremely athletic, tough, older player like their guards are. And, and so this is a good learning experience for him, like it, like it is for all of our freshmen.