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Yaxel Lendeborg, the No. 1-ranked player in the transfer portal, has committed to Michigan, sources confirmed to 247Sports. The former UAB forward will also go through the NBA draft process with the intention of finding a guaranteed contract, Jonathan Givony of ESPN reports. Lendeborg played two seasons at UAB and has two seasons of college eligibility remaining.
Joe Tipton: NEWS: UAB forward Yaxel Lendeborg is entering the transfer portal and declaring for NBA Draft, source told @On3sports. The 6-9 senior averaged 17.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.8 blocks per game this season.
Rob Dauster: UAB's Chris Coleman is entering the transfer portal and declaring for the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility, his reps at @SerosPartners told @TheFieldOf68. The 6-8 forward averaged 11.6 ppg and 7.1 rpg this past season.
A professional pathway was never taken for granted. Even after some standout seasons at UAB, Jemison knew there was still a mountain of work ahead to make it in the modern game. “You pray about things and want to accomplish goals, but it wasn’t until last year with the chance to play Summer League. That is when I knew I had a chance of being a pro. To be honest, even in my collegiate days it was like I’m a good player, but did not quite have the skill set or body movements to be an NBA-level pro.”
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Grizzlies sign Trey Jemison, Tosan Evbuomwan to 10-day contracts
Adrian Wojnarowski: The Memphis Grizzlies are signing center Trey Jemison on a 10-day contract, Drew Kelso of @OneMotiveSports tells ESPN. Jemsion — undrafted out of UAB — just completed a 10-day with the Wizards. He’s spent most of season with Birmingham, averaging 12.9 points and 11.9 rebounds.
Chris Haynes: Undrafted free agent guard Jordan Walker out of UAB agrees to a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks, his agent Daniel Hazan of @hazansportsmgmt tells @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport.
Brian Lewis: DePaul's Javan Johnson is working out for the #Mavericks per a source, UAB's Jordan "Jelly" Walker will work out for the #Celtics & Auburn's Wendell Green Jr. will work out for the #Pistons. All three workouts will be tomorrow (Wednesday). #NBA
Kevin Chouinard: Hawks workout list for tomorrow: Leaky Black (North Carolina) Jazian Gortman (Overtime Elite) Trey Jemison (UAB) Emanuel Miller (TCU) Sir’ Jabari Rice (Texas) Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky)
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UAB star point guard Jordan “Jelly” Walker announced on social media that he will declare for the 2022 NBA Draft. In his first season with the Blazers, Walker led UAB with 20.3 points a game, which was 16th in the country.
Adrian Wojnarowski: UAB guard Nate Darling is signing a two-way deal with Charlotte, his agents Mike George and Nate Daniels of @OneLegacySports tell ESPN.
New Arizona Wildcats assistant Jason Terry is entering his first season as a college basketball coach, but it turns out he actually tried entering the industry in 2016. In March of that year, the Stanford Cardinal hired Jerod Haase away from UAB and Terry, 39 at the time, was willing to walk away from his NBA career to be the Blazers’ new head coach. He interviewed for the position (and well, according to him) but was turned down in favor of Haase’s top assistant Robert Ehsan. Terry returned to the NBA for two more seasons, both with the Milwaukee Bucks, more determined than ever to coach one day.
Tuesday's draft workout. I'm intrigued by how Simons looks in person. William McDowell-White - Australia Khadeen Carrington - Seton Hall William Lee - UAB Anfernee Simons - IMG Academy Gyorgy Goloman - UCLA Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk - Kansas
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