Gophers add 6-foot-10 transfer center from Central Arkansas

The Gophers men s basketball scheme added more front court help in the NCAA transfer portal on Wednesday Nehemiah Turner a -foot- -pound center left Central Arkansas and committed to Minnesota with three years of eligibility remaining During his freshman season he averaged points rebounds and assists in minutes across games in the Atlantic Sun Conference The Auburndale Florida native improved as the season ended In the final games he averaged points and rebounds His best outing was a -point -rebound championship in a conference tournament win over Stetson on March The Gophers have added seven players via the portal since Niko Medved was hired in March including -foot- center Robert Vaihola from San Jose State on April Minnesota right now has three vacant scholarship spots for next season Related Articles Men s basketball Coveted Orono guard selects Texas Tech over Gophers Men s basketball Top-rated Wayzata guard picks Iowa State over Gophers Men s basketball Minnesota s top recruit is listening again Men s basketball Gophers add veteran point guard via transfer portal Men s basketball Gophers add high-level scorer in transfer portal