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per Joe:
It suffices for families and friends wanting to get together, employees working from home ... and college athletes who are transferring.
When a pandemic makes it difficult to zoom on highways, we use Zoom.
"It was a really eye-opening thing for me," former Libertyville basketball star Drew Peterson said of videoconferencing. "I think it's actually a really effective format for recruiting."
Peterson announced a month ago that he was leaving Rice University after playing two seasons of basketball for the Owls. Almost immediately, numerous coaches from high-major conferences contacted him.
On Monday night, he announced on Twitter that he was transferring to the University of Minnesota, despite having never been on the Minneapolis campus.
"They were on me from Day 1 when I was in the (transfer) portal, and I felt really good with my relationship with the staff," said Peterson, a 6-foot-8 guard/forward who will play for head coach Richard Pitino. "I really liked the guys they had coming in (fellow transfers Liam Robbins, 7-foot center from Drake, and Brandon Johnson, 6-8 power forward from Western Michigan), and I think they have a really good opportunity to make some noise. It's a good academic school as well, so all of those (factors) led to me committing there."
With college campuses closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Peterson had a Zoom conference with Pitino and his staff. They gave a PowerPoint presentation on all things University of Minnesota and Golden Gophers men's basketball, complete with video clips and background music. Peterson was recruited by Pitino, who's the son of Rick Pitino, and associate head coach Ed Conroy.
basketball.dailyherald.com
Go Gophers!!
It suffices for families and friends wanting to get together, employees working from home ... and college athletes who are transferring.
When a pandemic makes it difficult to zoom on highways, we use Zoom.
"It was a really eye-opening thing for me," former Libertyville basketball star Drew Peterson said of videoconferencing. "I think it's actually a really effective format for recruiting."
Peterson announced a month ago that he was leaving Rice University after playing two seasons of basketball for the Owls. Almost immediately, numerous coaches from high-major conferences contacted him.
On Monday night, he announced on Twitter that he was transferring to the University of Minnesota, despite having never been on the Minneapolis campus.
"They were on me from Day 1 when I was in the (transfer) portal, and I felt really good with my relationship with the staff," said Peterson, a 6-foot-8 guard/forward who will play for head coach Richard Pitino. "I really liked the guys they had coming in (fellow transfers Liam Robbins, 7-foot center from Drake, and Brandon Johnson, 6-8 power forward from Western Michigan), and I think they have a really good opportunity to make some noise. It's a good academic school as well, so all of those (factors) led to me committing there."
With college campuses closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Peterson had a Zoom conference with Pitino and his staff. They gave a PowerPoint presentation on all things University of Minnesota and Golden Gophers men's basketball, complete with video clips and background music. Peterson was recruited by Pitino, who's the son of Rick Pitino, and associate head coach Ed Conroy.
Ex-Libertyville star Peterson ready to zoom to Minnesota
It suffices for families and friends wanting to get together, employees working from home ... and college athletes who are transferring. When a pandemic makes it difficult to zoom on highways, we use...
basketball.dailyherald.com
Go Gophers!!
