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    RandBall: As transfer portals close, Gophers basketball is thriving

    I love the move of picking up two young guys off of Michigans loaded roster. Both would have been unattainable to us out of HS or as in Kordel's case- out of Europe. Consider that Michigan played 9 deep through to Tschetter and Gayle was their 7th or 8th guy.
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    All Things 2026 Transfer Portal Thread

    Whatever the case- I am glad to hear that we are in the market for one more portal guy.
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    Winters Grady Commits to the Gophers!

    My understanding is that it has been a playable but not optimal injury. It sounded like he wanted to take corrective action on it this summer- whatever that is. Maybe it just needs some cleanup and he is ready by fall. I would have to believe that the U's doctors think so.
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    RandBall: As transfer portals close, Gophers basketball is thriving

    My hope is that he gets to the tournament this year and the success begins to rally more financial backing. Use it to get and retain really good HS recruits -which is key to his system and then to grab the right portal fits to bring us to the next level. I'd like to see him follow something...
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    Winters Grady Commits to the Gophers!

    Yeah, I think it is okay to take a few of the understudies from that group.
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    Kai Shinholster back

    I would not be surprised if he gets a fair amount of non-conference playing time so that the other players are shown the system. Once things really get going, I am with you and will be surprised if Groves and Grady don't dominate the time he would have gotten. The challenge is on for him this...
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    All Things 2026 Transfer Portal Thread

    No doubt. A guy on a two way NBA salary who plays the year in the D League gets 578k. Obviously Tyson would make more than a million in the college market if he had another year come his way.
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    RandBall: As transfer portals close, Gophers basketball is thriving

    It's also good to hear that the Star Tribune still exists.
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    All Things 2026 Transfer Portal Thread

    Those ratings are screwy. If we had gotten Kordel, Groves and Grady out of HS- that would be a pretty well regarded class. Then Evans would have been a lot higher ranked last year until NC did a Tyson on him. I just saw an update and we are now #52- but Kordel still has no ranking. Wisky is #51.
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    Kai Shinholster back

    Likely. With 12 guys that all think they can be in the rotation, there is no reason to add anyone unless they are a real impact player. I doubt they have the cash for that. If they have a few hundred grand extra- move it to next year's pot.
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    Kai Shinholster back

    More insurance against injuries and another guy that knows and trusts the system!! 6 guys who understand the coach's system are back and that helps with the new guys a lot.
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    Malick Kordel Commits

    The way that the Big Ten is loading up on bigs, I am pretty happy that we have a couple for next year!
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    Winters Grady Commits to the Gophers!

    I don't think they would have taken him if they thought it was a problem. He got to sit a year out to work through the issue.
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    All Things 2026 Transfer Portal Thread

    Ya gotta assume he's ours.
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    Malick Kordel Commits

    This might have to be the way for a while. Let the blue bloods/money teams recruit great prospects and then when they portal guys over the top of them, take the prospects. In years past it would have been hard for us to recruit guys like Grady and Kordel who had big offer lists to sign as frosh...
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    Kyan Evans Commits to the Gophers!

    I wonder if Niko wanted Evans more because of the shooting ability and thought Evans wouldn't come if Willis were here. I would still like to get an athletic guard as well.
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    Kyan Evans Commits to the Gophers!

    I think there is a star somewhere on this roster- we just don't know who he is yet...just as it was with Tyson.
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    Kyan Evans Commits to the Gophers!

    I see Durkin starting at the beginning of the year, but I could also see him getting a sixth man sharpshooter role as the season goes along. Either way, I'd say 20-25 minutes is in the cards and he would be great in the slot. Defense is a challenge for him- he works at it but he is a little slow...
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    Kyan Evans Commits to the Gophers!

    I would guess that the start of the season will be a veteran lineup that knows the Niko system. I would not even be surprised if Grove started at center or JCJ, early on. Then as the season goes along, the young guys will rise as they get into the groove of the system. Kordel, Mpoyi, Anderson...
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    Kyan Evans Commits to the Gophers!

    Back to Evans- I really like that a Niko coached guy wants to come back and play for him again. Great sign. Evans is a really good shooter. I want to see one more guy 6-3 to 6-6 who can fly. We lack that one big time athlete for match up purposes. Overall, this definitely feels like an upgraded...



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