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D.J. Wilson could tie Michigan's draft record as 6th first-rounder in 5-year span

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.

Wilson’s selection also would tie for the most U-M first-rounders in a five-year span in program history as U-M had also has six from 1990-93.