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Per U of MN press release ->
The 6-5 guard played high school basketball at Irondale High School, which is a mere 12 miles from Williams Arena, the historic home to the Gophers.
Sutherlin's post-high school journey took him 800 miles west to Sheridan, Wyoming, where he spent two seasons at Sheridan College. From there he traveled more than 2,000 miles to the University of New Hampshire, where he spent two more seasons.
Now, he's headed home and head coach Ben Johnson is happy to welcome him back to Minnesota.
"Sean has a deep passion for this University and basketball program, and I am so excited to welcome him home to Minnesota," said Johnson. "Sean has produced at every level and has been a consistent scorer everywhere he has been. But what I love most about him is his toughness. Sean loves to compete and plays the game the right way. He prides himself in his defense, toughness and rebounding and that is exactly the kind of player we are looking for at Minnesota."
Sutherlin spent two seasons at New Hampshire (2019-20 and 2020-21) and two at Sheridan College (2017-18 and 2018-19) after a standout prep career at Irondale High School in Mounds View, Minn.
He sat out the 2020-21 season at New Hampshire as he was recovering from an injury. In 2019-20, he started the 28 games he played in and averaged 12.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 33.9 minutes per game. He ended the season ranked No. 14 in the nation in defensive rebounding (7.64 per game) and led the America East in double-doubles (12) and defensive rebounding (7.6 per game). Sutherlin led the team in double-doubles (12), rebounds (260), rebounding (9.3 rpg), defensive rebounds (214), defensive rebounding (7.6 rpg), made free throws (69), attempted free throws (122), minutes (948) and minutes per game (33.9) and finished second in scoring (12.8 ppg), assists per game (2.7) and field goal percentage (43.4%).
He was a two-year letterwinner at Sheridan College in Sheridan, Wyo., and scored 646 points in two years. He helped lead the Generals to a pair of Region IX regular-season titles and 55-9 overall record. He started 32 games as a sophomore and averaged 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as the Generals were runner-up in the Region IX tournament, advanced to the NJCAA national tournament and ended with a 31-4 record.
Sutherlin graduated from Irondale in 2017 and ranks third on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,135 points. He averaged 23.7 points per game, 6.5 rebounds per game and 5.0 assists per game as a senior. He was a three-time all-conference selection and two-time team MVP.
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The 6-5 guard played high school basketball at Irondale High School, which is a mere 12 miles from Williams Arena, the historic home to the Gophers.
Sutherlin's post-high school journey took him 800 miles west to Sheridan, Wyoming, where he spent two seasons at Sheridan College. From there he traveled more than 2,000 miles to the University of New Hampshire, where he spent two more seasons.
Now, he's headed home and head coach Ben Johnson is happy to welcome him back to Minnesota.
"Sean has a deep passion for this University and basketball program, and I am so excited to welcome him home to Minnesota," said Johnson. "Sean has produced at every level and has been a consistent scorer everywhere he has been. But what I love most about him is his toughness. Sean loves to compete and plays the game the right way. He prides himself in his defense, toughness and rebounding and that is exactly the kind of player we are looking for at Minnesota."
Sutherlin spent two seasons at New Hampshire (2019-20 and 2020-21) and two at Sheridan College (2017-18 and 2018-19) after a standout prep career at Irondale High School in Mounds View, Minn.
He sat out the 2020-21 season at New Hampshire as he was recovering from an injury. In 2019-20, he started the 28 games he played in and averaged 12.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 33.9 minutes per game. He ended the season ranked No. 14 in the nation in defensive rebounding (7.64 per game) and led the America East in double-doubles (12) and defensive rebounding (7.6 per game). Sutherlin led the team in double-doubles (12), rebounds (260), rebounding (9.3 rpg), defensive rebounds (214), defensive rebounding (7.6 rpg), made free throws (69), attempted free throws (122), minutes (948) and minutes per game (33.9) and finished second in scoring (12.8 ppg), assists per game (2.7) and field goal percentage (43.4%).
He was a two-year letterwinner at Sheridan College in Sheridan, Wyo., and scored 646 points in two years. He helped lead the Generals to a pair of Region IX regular-season titles and 55-9 overall record. He started 32 games as a sophomore and averaged 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as the Generals were runner-up in the Region IX tournament, advanced to the NJCAA national tournament and ended with a 31-4 record.
Sutherlin graduated from Irondale in 2017 and ranks third on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,135 points. He averaged 23.7 points per game, 6.5 rebounds per game and 5.0 assists per game as a senior. He was a three-time all-conference selection and two-time team MVP.
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