Liam Robbins, a 7-foot-center who played at Drake last year, transferred to Minnesota earlier this spring. Robbins averaged 14.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots per game this past season as a sophomore at Drake, leading the Bulldogs in all three categories. He was named All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) after the season and was named to the All-MVC All-tournament team. He started all 34 games and shot 49.9% from the field, 24.4% from three-point range and 69.4% from the charity stripe. He was named to the MVC All-Defensive team after leading the conference in blocked shots.
Robbins made strong strides from his freshman season, where he averaged 4.