Michigan Wins Lendeborg, Kentucky Faces Elimination

0:00On March 20th, Yaksal Lendaborg, the star transfer from UAB, picked Michigan over Kentucky despite the Wildcats offering him the biggest deal in, College Basketball, Kentucky Coach Mark Pope stirred things up this week by blaming the media for publicizing the offer details rather than owning the recruitment miss. Fans and analysts see this as a tough sign for Kentucky's program standing, especially since Lendaborg openly confirmed the high offer from the Wildcats. Michigan, a number one seed, easily beat Howard in the first round and look strong heading deeper into March madness. Kentucky faces Santa Clara on Friday in a 7-10 match-up where they'll need to step up just to advance.