STrib: Gophers basketball summer series: Zach Lofton

[BleedGopher]

per the STrib:

Head coach Richard Pitino has raved about the guard's NBA-type body, telling crowds of fans that attended Minnesota's Gopher Road Trip stops this summer that he thought Lofton had the highest potential of anyone on the team.

Lofton has to sit out one season due to NCAA transfer rules, but the Gophers have high hopes for his expected maroon-and-gold debut in the fall of 2015. The coaches were drawn to his ability to shoot and get to the rim; his athleticism and his power.

"He is very, very talented, multi-skilled," McHale said. "In our system, he's the type of guy that could be really good and sitting out a year could be beneficial for him."

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Go Gophers!!

 

[gogopher]

So are we trying to get a waiver,and just figure the answer is nr we're not putting in for one?

 

[eker0016]

So are we trying to get a waiver,and just figure the answer is nr we're not putting in for one?

Are there any grounds whatsoever for a waiver? It would be nice for the short term if he could play but sounds like it could be good for us in the long term to sit out.

 

[98VQueens]

it could be good for us in the long term to sit out.

Zach could benefit from being here for 3 years, Gophers could benefit by not having to use 3 years scolly/roster spot for a two year player.

It is what it is at this point. I have not heard any good reason why he would get a waiver and it doesn't sound like they are trying to get one.

 

[gogopher]

We are talking about the NCAA,he did come back home.Single parent mamas boy,sounds letter worthy.

 

[Holy Man]

Does he have three years of eligibility left? I don't remember.

 

[98VQueens]

Does he have three years of eligibility left? I don't remember.

Dos.