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per Marcus:
Gabe Kalscheur fakes right, takes a dribble left and swings the ball across his body again to free himself just enough from a defender to launch a high-arching three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left.
Swish. Fans and teammates go wild. An expressionless Kalscheur turns and jogs back on defense as the clock runs out. Game over. Gophers basketball teammates swarm him after a 68-66 victory against Washington in Vancouver, and the biggest shot so far in Kalscheur’s young college career.
The freshman guard might as well have been by himself taking jumpers 30 minutes before practice back home in Minneapolis.
“That’s pretty much Gabe’s personality, honestly,” Gophers senior forward Jordan Murphy said. “Gabe usually shows very little emotion. When he does it’s very rare.”
Kalscheur’s demeanor serves him well under pressure, but his early success this season is about what comes before and after those big shots when nobody is watching.
Gophers coach Richard Pitino didn’t expect to start Kalscheur so soon, but the decision has paid off with an undefeated record for the Gophers (5-0), who play in Monday’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Boston College (4-1).
“It’s your habit every single day,” Pitino said. “Do you build them enough to where I can trust you from a defensive side of it, from an effort side of it? Gabe has just done that.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-freshman-gabe-kalscheur-brings-veteran-moxie/501216411/
Go Gophers!!
Gabe Kalscheur fakes right, takes a dribble left and swings the ball across his body again to free himself just enough from a defender to launch a high-arching three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left.
Swish. Fans and teammates go wild. An expressionless Kalscheur turns and jogs back on defense as the clock runs out. Game over. Gophers basketball teammates swarm him after a 68-66 victory against Washington in Vancouver, and the biggest shot so far in Kalscheur’s young college career.
The freshman guard might as well have been by himself taking jumpers 30 minutes before practice back home in Minneapolis.
“That’s pretty much Gabe’s personality, honestly,” Gophers senior forward Jordan Murphy said. “Gabe usually shows very little emotion. When he does it’s very rare.”
Kalscheur’s demeanor serves him well under pressure, but his early success this season is about what comes before and after those big shots when nobody is watching.
Gophers coach Richard Pitino didn’t expect to start Kalscheur so soon, but the decision has paid off with an undefeated record for the Gophers (5-0), who play in Monday’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Boston College (4-1).
“It’s your habit every single day,” Pitino said. “Do you build them enough to where I can trust you from a defensive side of it, from an effort side of it? Gabe has just done that.”
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-freshman-gabe-kalscheur-brings-veteran-moxie/501216411/
Go Gophers!!