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Minnesota Basketball: Gopher Hoops gets 2021 commitment from center Kenny Pohto

Over the weekend, Richard Pitino and staff received their second verbal commitment for the 2021 recruiting class. Another big man has committed to Minnesota, this one being Kenny Pohto, a Swedish native who is playing his high school basketball at Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas.

Here is what we know about Pohto

Kenny Pohto

Pos: Center / PF
Ht: 6’10” (I’ve seen 6’9”, 6’10 and 6’11”)
Wt: 22-240
Other offers: Nebraska

In a nutshell, the big man from Sweden is coming to the Gophers as a guy who can rebound and shoot threes.