STrib: Newcomers and injury updates highlight Gophers first summer practice

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Five of the six signed newcomers moved onto campus and joined the team this week. Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduate transfer Brock Stull is the only newcomer not with the team. The senior guard is finishing up classes this summer to graduate and join the Gophers in the fall.

Tuesday's 35-second practice clip on social media starts off with Pittsburgh transfer Marcus Carr shooting in maroon practice gear. Halfway through, freshman guard Gabe Kalscheur finishes a layup and passes the ball to a teammate. Freshman forward Jarvis Omersa later throws down an emphatic one-hand dunk during a drill. Freshman center Daniel Oturu and Vanderbilt transfer Payton Willis can be seen in the background during the short video.

Curry running and shooting with the team in the video was probably a welcomed sight for Gophers fans. The versatile 6-foot-9 big man missed all last season recovering from a torn ACL. He was a valuable player off the bench as a freshman on the U’s 2017 NCAA tournament team.

Curry and senior McBrayer were cleared by doctors this month to return for full contact, but they will both take things slow this summer, Pitino said recently. McBrayer decided on rest instead of surgery to recover the last two months from a stress reaction that bothered him most of his junior season.

Meanwhile, Oturu and Coffey are recovering from shoulder surgeries in May and February, respectively. Oturu isn’t practicing until the fall. Coffey, who was already dunking Tuesday, is participating in non-contact drills for at least another month.

http://www.startribune.com/newcomer...ight-gophers-first-summer-practice/485390761/

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