Newcomers and recruits
A look at the 2015 newcomers on the Gophers, and the current prep players who make up Minnesota's 2016-17 class:
2015Yr.Pos.From
Kevin DorseyFr.GWaldorf, Md.
Davonte Fitzgerald*Jr.FTexas A&M
Ahmad GilbertFr.GPhiladelphia
Reggie Lynch*Jr.CIllinois State
Dupree McBrayerFr.GQueens, N.Y.
Jordan MurphyFr.FSan Antonio
*-Fitzgerald and Lynch must sit out 2015-16 per transfer rules. They'll have two years of eligibility remaining beginning with 2016-17.
Note: 2015 freshman Jarvis Johnson was not medically cleared to play.
2016Yr.Pos.From
Amir CoffeyFr.G/FHopkins H.S.
Eric CurryFr.F/CLittle Rock, Ark.
Michael HurtFr.FRochester J.M.
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