Odukale could unlock a lot of versatility for the Gophers this season.
Minnesota men's basketball had a busy offseason, adding seven new scholarship players from the transfer portal. New Mexico State's Femi Odukale is one of the most intriguing due to his versatility to play all over the court.
"Femi is a player that's just like a Swiss army knife, he can play multiple positions from the one to the four," Gophers head coach Ben Johnson said. "Really good feel in the ball screen, really good feel in the pick and roll, but a guy that's played at a high-major level at two different spots, so he understands it, he knows it, he sees it, really good defensively."
Mike Mitchell Jr., Lu'Cye Patterson, Tyler Cochran, Brennan Rigsby, Caleb Williams and Isaac Asuma make up a Minnesota backcourt loaded with depth and versatility. It might behoove Johnson and his staff to play Odukale at the three, where redshirt sophomore Kadyn Betts and incoming freshman Grayson Grove are seemingly the other potential options.
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