Graduate transfer Brock Stull commits to the Gophers

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The Gophers have received a commitment from graduate transfer Brock Stull, according to Ryan James. Stull, a guard, averaged 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game at UW-Milwaukee last season. He is eligible to play immediately and fills a big hole at the guard spot behind Isaiah Washington.

Stull played under new Gophers assistant Rob Jeter during his time as a head coach in Milwaukee. He was on an official visit to Minnesota this week and committed Tuesday night. Stull is known for his shooting ability and has past experience at the college level. However, he will need to show his game can translate to the next level against higher quality competition.

Stull joins transfers Payton Willis and Marcus Carr as new additions. Willis and Carr will be forced to sit out a year, so landing an immediate contributor like Stull was important. There is a small chance Carr could be ruled eligible if the NCAA elects to change the rule to allow first-year players to transfer if their coach is fired. This is unlikely to happen this year, but would be an added bonus.

 

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STrib: Grad transfer Brock Stull could be the missing piece for the Gophers

Brock Stull had a lot of options to play at the Power Five level for his senior year, but he chose to follow the path of a former teammate from Wisconsin-Milwaukee to Minnesota.

Stull's commitment Tuesday to play for the Gophers could be the missing piece for helping them bounce back from a 15-17 season. Two seasons ago, former UW-Milwaukee guard Akeem Springs' impact in one season with the Gophers led to the first NCAA tournament under Richard Pitino.

Stull, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound guard, averaged 13.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists and shot 37.9 percent from three-point range for the Panthers as a junior last season. As a graduate transfer like Springs, Stull can play immediately but has only one year to make his presence felt.

Stull said getting to play in the Big Ten was “very special” for him having grown up in Illinois.

The Rockford, Ill. native made his decision while visiting the U campus Tuesday. Stull, who received interest from Xavier, Virginia, North Carolina State and Butler, gets to play again for his former Milwaukee coach Rob Jeter, one of Minnesota's new assistants.

“Being a Midwest kid, it’s all you want to do and for a really good team,” Stull told the Star Tribune about being in the Big Ten. “(It was) nice to get to spend time with those guys and get reunited with Jeter.”

http://www.startribune.com/grad-tra...-the-missing-piece-for-the-gophers/482741821/

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