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Per Marcus:
Femi Odukale’s first sports trophies came in greater Minnesota.
The new Gophers guard reminisced as he visited the Boys & Girls Club on the southside of St. Cloud this summer.
The old gym, where Odukale fell in love with basketball, has been renovated since he played there in fifth grade. His childhood memories remain.
“It’s different but the same,” Odukale said. “Just walking around, I see they changed a lot of things from when I was there, but I appreciated that place. With basketball, Boys & Girls Club changed my life.”
Anyone meeting Odukale would quickly see he’s gritty and tough. That’s from being born and raised in New York. He’s also fun-loving and outgoing. That’s the Minnesota nice that never left him.
At 23, Odukale is a well-traveled senior. The University of Minnesota is his sixth school in seven years. He has transferred three times in college, and this latest one landed him with the Gophers from New Mexico State.
It would be easy to overlook a key part in his hoops journey after so many stops. It all started here.
Spending his pre-K years through elementary school in St. Cloud, Odukale never forgot the state that helped shape him.
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Go Gophers!!
Femi Odukale’s first sports trophies came in greater Minnesota.
The new Gophers guard reminisced as he visited the Boys & Girls Club on the southside of St. Cloud this summer.
The old gym, where Odukale fell in love with basketball, has been renovated since he played there in fifth grade. His childhood memories remain.
“It’s different but the same,” Odukale said. “Just walking around, I see they changed a lot of things from when I was there, but I appreciated that place. With basketball, Boys & Girls Club changed my life.”
Anyone meeting Odukale would quickly see he’s gritty and tough. That’s from being born and raised in New York. He’s also fun-loving and outgoing. That’s the Minnesota nice that never left him.
At 23, Odukale is a well-traveled senior. The University of Minnesota is his sixth school in seven years. He has transferred three times in college, and this latest one landed him with the Gophers from New Mexico State.
It would be easy to overlook a key part in his hoops journey after so many stops. It all started here.
Spending his pre-K years through elementary school in St. Cloud, Odukale never forgot the state that helped shape him.
Six schools in seven years: Now, Femi Odukale is finally home with Gophers
Gophers newcomer Femi Odukale took a long journey before returning to where it all started, in Minnesota.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!