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Minnesota Basketball Recruiting: Daniel Oturu commits to Gophers!

Recruiting over the last 3 weeks has been a whirlwind of activity....and that’s just the football team. But Richard Pitino picked up a great in-state commitment today from Cretin-Derham Hall’s Daniel Oturo. A 4-star and consensus top 100 recruit is staying in Minnesota, picking the Gophers over Kansas

Height: 6’9”
Weight: 215
Wingspan: massive
High School: Cretin-Derham Hall
Other Offers: Kansas, Baylor, Georgia Tech, Creighton, Memphis and others

A raw, explosive and improving big man. Oturu has steadily been improving and moving up the recruiting rankings after a very strong sophomore season followed by a big summer on the AAU circuit.