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Israeli-American Michigan basketball star Danny Wolf is seeking glory in March Madness — and likely the NBA

JL;DR SUMMARY Danny Wolf, a standout University of Michigan basketball player, is making headlines in March Madness as a top NCAA contender and prospective NBA first-round draft pick. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityUniversity Of MichiganYale UniversityBasketballIsraeli AmericanNba DraftMarch MadnessDanny WolfFiba U20 European Championship

Places mentioned

Michigan, United States
"University of Michigans 7-foot star Danny Wolf."
Jerusalem, Israel
"and had his bar mitzvah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem."
Israel
"he obtained Israeli citizenship to represent Israel at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Greece."
Yale University, Connecticut, United States
"Wolf played basketball for Yale University, and experienced antisemitism in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel."
Dartmouth, New Hampshire, United States
"It was against Dartmouth, he recalled to the Detroit Free Press."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
"Wolf told the Jewish author Mitch Albom for a column in the Detroit Free Press."
San Diego, California, United States
"Michigan enters the NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed and plays No. 12 UC San Diego Thursday night at 10 p.m."
Greece
"to represent Israel at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Greece, leading the team to a silver medal."

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