For the second time in two days, the Golden Gophers basketball team and men’s head coach Richard Pitino have secured a commitment from a top recruit. In-state prospect Amir Coffey made his intentions known on Monday, and Eric Curry out of Little Rock (Arkansas) Southwest Christian told Scout.com early on Wednesday that he has verbally committed to the University of Minnesota.
Curry is a 6’8″ 215-pound power forward, and Scout.com has him rated as a four-star prospect and the 96th best player in the 2016 class as a whole. He had reportedly narrowed his list of schools down to Minnesota, Iowa State and Arkansas, with official visits to the latter two last weekend.