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Per RandBall:
Let’s look a little more closely at the start of today’s 10 things to know:
Go Gophers!!
Let’s look a little more closely at the start of today’s 10 things to know:
- Plitzuweit landed her biggest portal commitment so far on Monday, with 6-6 Penn State center Gracie Merkle announcing she is coming to the Gophers. Merkle averaged 19.2 points for Penn State last season and is a ready-made replacement for graduating senior Sophie Hart. Merkle has one year of eligibility left; point guard Leah Harmon from Central Florida and 6-3 power forward Tayla Thomas from Northwestern are also incoming transfers. They both just finished their sophomore seasons.
- Medved’s transfers are arriving from basketball powers. Malick Kordel, a 7-2 center, and 6-6 guard/forward Winters Grady played sparingly a year ago for national champion Michigan. Former Orono standout Nolan Groves, a 6-5 guard, is transferring after playing limited minutes at Texas Tech as a freshman. Kyan Evans, a 6-2 guard, played for Medved at Colorado State but most recently played at North Carolina last season.
- The Gophers women’s team looks stacked next year when factoring in returning players, incoming freshmen and portal additions. A repeat trip to the Sweet 16 should be a reasonable goal, and achieving it would put Minnesota on a path to sustained success.
- The men’s team should be poised to take a step forward. Competing for a .500 record in the Big Ten and a possible NCAA berth are achievable goals and could put Medved’s team on a path to sustained success as well.
Go Gophers!!