# Danny Wolf

Daniel Wolf (born May 5, 2004; דניאל וולף) is an American-Israeli college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines in the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Yale Bulldogs, earning 2024 first-team All-Ivy League honors, the 2024 Ivy League tournament MVP, and led the league in rebounds and blocks per game. He was a second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2025, leading the conference in rebounds per game. He competed for Israel at the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship, winning a silver medal and earning an all-tournament team selection.

## Early and personal life

Wolf was born in Glencoe, Illinois, in the United States. His oldest brother, Josh, played basketball at Lehigh University, and his other older brother, Jake, plays basketball at Washington University in St. Louis. His father is 6' 8" and his mother is 5' 10". Danny is 7 feet (2.13 m) tall and weighs 255 pounds (116 kg).

## High school career

Wolf attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, where he helped the team reach the finals in both the NEPSAC Triple-A championship and the national prep championship. Under his leadership, the team was ranked number 11 in the country for the majority of the season. Additionally, he received a McDonald's All-American Game nomination, and was a three-star recruit. He committed to Yale University for his collegiate career because of the elite combination of academics and basketball that the school provided.

## College career
### Yale

In his freshman season at Yale University, 2022–23, Wolf primarily played for the Bulldogs as a backup to forwards EJ Jarvis, Isaiah Kelly, and Matt Knowling, averaging 2.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.4 blocks. His best performances came in the final two games of the regular season, where he averaged seven points, five rebounds, one steal and one block. After the season, he received Yale's John C. Cobb Award, which is given to the team’s rookie of the year.
At the start of his sophomore season, 2023–24, Wolf moved into a starting role and became the focal point of the Bulldogs’ offense. On November 19, 2023, he posted then-career-highs 21 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in an overtime win over Gardner-Webb University. Wolf’s play earned him the Ivy League Player of the Week five times, including three straight from January 23, 2024, to February 12. During that stretch, he averaged 17.6 points, 10.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.8 blocks, leading the Bulldogs to an undefeated record during the span. Wolf became just the seventh player in Ivy League history to earn five Player of the Week awards in a single season.
In 2023–24, Wolf led the Ivy League with 310 rebounds, 247 defensive rebounds, 9.7 rebounds per game and 1.3 blocks per game. He finished the year averaging 14.1 points per game (10th in the league), had 43 blocks (second), 63 offensive rebounds, 176 field goals (third), a .472 field goal percentage (fourth) and 33 steals (tenth). He earned unanimous first team All-Ivy honors and a National Association of Basketball Coaches District 13 first-team selection, as well as being named the most outstanding player in the Ivy League tournament.

### Michigan

On April 20, 2024, Wolf transferred to the University of Michigan to play for the Wolverines in the Big Ten Conference. On November 4, 2024, in his first game with Michigan against Cleveland State, Wolf led all players with 19 points and 13 rebounds, while adding three blocks, three steals and two assists. In the seventh game of the season against Xavier, Wolf had his third double-double of the season, leading all players with 20 points and 14 rebounds as Michigan became the Fort Myers Tip-Off champions. In the next game against Wisconsin, Wolf scored 20 points, grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and recorded a game-high five assists, three steals and five blocked shots. On January 4, 2025 against USC, Wolf had 21 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and a career-high six blocks, earning his seventh double-double of the season. On January 16 against Minnesota, Wolf scored a season-high 23 points with ten rebounds and seven assists; his eighth double-double with Michigan. On February 5 against Oregon, he had 15 points and 12 rebounds, leading all Big Ten players with ten double-doubles through 22 games.
In March, Wolf was named a finalist for the Karl Malone Award, given to the nation’s best power forward each season. He also earned second-team All-Big Ten honors, selected by both the coaches and media, and was named to the All-Big Ten Tournament team.

## Team Israel career

While from the United States, Wolf’s Jewish background and heritage allow him to compete for team Israel as a naturalized citizen. In his first national-level competition, Wolf represented Israel at the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship in Greece. While playing for Israel’s national under-20 team, he averaged 17.7 points (second in the tournament), a tournament-high 12.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 blocks per game (ninth); leading team Israel to a second-place silver medal, and recognized for his stellar play by being named to the all-tournament team.

## Career statistics
### College

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2022–23 | Yale | 21 | 0 | 7.3 | .404 | .304 | .625 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 2023–24 | Yale | 32 | 31 | 30.8 | .472 | .345 | .717 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 14.1 |
| 2024–25 | Michigan | 34 | 34 | 30.2 | .503 | .337 | .616 | 9.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 13.1 |
| Career | Career | 87 | 65 | 24.9 | .481 | .336 | .659 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 10.9 |