Detroit Free Press · Jun 21, 2017
D.J. Wilson could tie Michigan's draft record as 6th first-rounder in 5-year span
Michigan sophomore forward D.J. Wilson says he met with the Pistons at the NBA combine in Chicago, discusses his decision on whether to go pro or return to Wolverines on May 12, 2017.Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press
As the NBA Draft begins Thursday night at 7, D.J. Wilson can put another stamp on the Michigan basketball program.
Wilson, who left Michigan as a redshirt sophomore, is projected by most mock drafts as a first-round pick. He would be Michigan’s sixth first-rounder since 2013, placing U-M among the nation’s top programs in that time.
Entering this year’s draft, only Kentucky (10) and Duke (7) have had more first-rounders than Michigan's five in the past four years.
