Danny Wolf

Danny Wolf was born in 2004 in Glencoe

Daniel Abraham Wolf was born on May 5, 2004, in Glencoe, Illinois, to a Jewish family. His father Joe and his two older brothers, Josh and Jake, also played basketball. He keeps kosher and held his bar mitzvah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

He attended Lake Forest Academy in Illinois for three years, then moved to Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts for his senior year. There he helped the team reach two championship finals and was nominated for the McDonald's All-American Game.

Wolf began college basketball at Yale in 2022 and won the team's rookie award. In 2023-24 he became a starter, led the Ivy League in rebounds and blocks per game, and was named to the first team All-Ivy and tournament MVP.

In 2024 he transferred to the University of Michigan, where he was a second-team All-Big Ten selection and led the conference in rebounds per game and double-doubles. In 2023 he played for Israel at the FIBA U20 European Championship, winning silver and making the all-tournament team.

The Brooklyn Nets selected him 27th overall in the 2025 NBA draft. He played 57 games in his first season, which ended early due to an ankle injury.