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per the Daily:
Before the season, many outside the program expected Gabe Kalscheur to serve primarily as a role player for Minnesota. However, just a month into his freshman campaign, he's proven himself as one of the team's most valuable weapons.
Kalscheur, a freshman from Edina, Minnesota, has started every game for the Gophers this season. Few foresaw Kalscheur getting an opportunity to start immediately, but his stellar play and attention to detail earned him a spot among the lineup.
"It's hard to trust freshmen," said head coach Richard Pitino. "They do a lot of wacky things. They're young, it takes time. That's normal. But with [Kalscheur], he just doesn't act that way. Every little thing in practice is important to him. If it's a stretch, if it's making a layup, free throw shooting drills, whatever it is, it's very important to him and he doesn't take it lightly."
Among coaches and teammates, Kalscheur's maturity has stood out and impressed those who watch him practice every day.
"We tell him to shoot 50 free throws after practice," Pitino said to reporters earlier this season. "Gabe has a routine where he dribbles it twice and then when he shoots it, make or miss, he blows a kiss to the heavens. He does it every time when he practices. I sat there and I filmed it, he didn't know I was watching. And it's just discipline: every single day, every rep that he does, he's going to take it seriously."
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2018...-hot-hand-making-an-impact-in-freshman-season
Go Gophers!!
Before the season, many outside the program expected Gabe Kalscheur to serve primarily as a role player for Minnesota. However, just a month into his freshman campaign, he's proven himself as one of the team's most valuable weapons.
Kalscheur, a freshman from Edina, Minnesota, has started every game for the Gophers this season. Few foresaw Kalscheur getting an opportunity to start immediately, but his stellar play and attention to detail earned him a spot among the lineup.
"It's hard to trust freshmen," said head coach Richard Pitino. "They do a lot of wacky things. They're young, it takes time. That's normal. But with [Kalscheur], he just doesn't act that way. Every little thing in practice is important to him. If it's a stretch, if it's making a layup, free throw shooting drills, whatever it is, it's very important to him and he doesn't take it lightly."
Among coaches and teammates, Kalscheur's maturity has stood out and impressed those who watch him practice every day.
"We tell him to shoot 50 free throws after practice," Pitino said to reporters earlier this season. "Gabe has a routine where he dribbles it twice and then when he shoots it, make or miss, he blows a kiss to the heavens. He does it every time when he practices. I sat there and I filmed it, he didn't know I was watching. And it's just discipline: every single day, every rep that he does, he's going to take it seriously."
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2018...-hot-hand-making-an-impact-in-freshman-season
Go Gophers!!
