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Title: Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg was meant for this Final Four moment. His mom made sure of it
Link: Original article on nytimes.com
Region: US
Topics: michigan; mom; moment; lendeborg; raposo; hes; season; yaxel; tournament; good; final; college; sure; ncaa; meant; star; NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; Michigan Wolverines; Rebound (basketball); Basketball; Assist (basketball); The Players' Tribune; Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year; Basketball positions; United Center; Junior college; Mid-major; American University; Community college; All-America; Volleyball; DNA; God; Spanish language
Datetime: 4/3/2026, 9:30:52 AM
Summary: “She has this certain calling that she does whenever I get the ball.”His mom, Yissel Raposo, laughed at her in-game encouragement becoming a Final Four storyline. I owe it all to my mom,” Lendeborg said. She got him into Arizona Western College, which Lendeborg detailed last month in an article for The Players’ Tribune. Earlier this season, Raposo was diagnosed with appendix cancer. Yaxel Lendeborg says his mom, Yissel Raposo, left, saw his potential before anyone else....