In its first typical recruiting class, the University of Minnesota men's coaching staff nabbed its third commitment on Friday night according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
Center Jonathan Nwankwo, a three-star athlete in the 2015 class according to rivals.com, declared his allegiance to the Gophers on his first day of his official visit at Minnesota. Nwankwo, who is currently in high school in Florida, chose the Gophers over Seton Hall, Boston College, Tennessee and others.
Minnesota now has three commitments for the 2015 class, in which they have four total scholarships available. Gophers coach Richard Pitino was forced to fill four holes in two months after he was hired for the job in April of 2013, and began constructing his six-recruit 2014 class about seven months before the early signing period began.
