Without Robbins the Gophers would of been be young and/or lack a consistent low post option. Daniel Oturu, Reggie Lynch, and Mo Walker each gave the Gophers a solid two years (or close to it) and were central components to the Gopher scheme on both ends. I was told by a very reliable source that Drake center Liam Robbins was set to enter the transfer portal and that it would likely happen on Saturday. He’s from Davenport, Iowa, which is about a 5 1/2-hour drive from Minneapolis. “I don’t need to score the ball, but I’ll make sure my guy or whatever my assignment is, doesn’t. Robbins will have a new front court partner in forward Brandon Johnson, a Western Michigan graduate transfer eligible to play straight away. But point guard Marcus Carr pulled his name out of the draft and returned to the program for his junior year. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Even though we don’t know when that’s going to be. Pitino was thrilled to receive Robbins’ transfer after his brief recruitment included communication with roughly 25 schools in the 24 hours he was in the portal.
Q: Can you describe your game to fans who didn't see you play at Drake last season? As a sophomore in 2019-20, Robbins led the Bulldogs with 14.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, landing on the All-Missouri Valley Conference second team. Liam Robbins. Drake center and Davenport native Liam Robbins enters the transfer portal Liam Robbins.

Only played 16 minutes in a blowout loss to Dayton but again had a dozen points making 4 of 9 shots (made three treys in that game). Slot to Minnesota Golden Gophers Newsletter. The 10 of 41 three-point shooting drops that total a bit as Liam scored at 53 percent from the field when you take out the threes.
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CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. OK. Andy Greder covers the Gophers and Minnesota United for the Pioneer Press. I’m just going to play hard.”. He was a part-time breaking news reporter at the Pioneer Press from 2011-13, when he was also a freelance writer and organic farmer. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota transfer center Liam Robbins has been granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA. Robbins made the switch in April after two seasons at Drake. The NBA Draft date is set for Nov. 18. He also averaged 2.9 blocks per game, which was fifth-most in the nation a year ago. The 7-foot, 235-pound Robbins will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Gophers.

Former Gophers All-American big man Daniel Oturu, who returned briefly to Minnesota after training in California, has been acing interviews with NBA teams. NCAA athletes learned last week they will have Election Day off to vote. Gophers basketball fans might be wondering what Liam Robbins brings to the team now that he's eligible to play this season.

First of all, Liam went from a reserve center playing 11 minutes a game (scoring twice a contest) to a 27-28 minute per game starting center scoring 14 plus points a contest. That said, Robbins was a 49.9 percent field goal shooter (one make away from half) and as a center you would like that total to be a bit closer to 55 percent. A: As hard as it’s been to do, we all try to treat it business as usual.