Minnesota-native Amir Coffey had a lot of options going into his college basketball career including Michigan State, Arizona and many others. However, over the years, Gophers Richard Pitino and assistant Ben Johnson’s persistence never waivered, and they were finally able to welcome Coffey as a Gopher this season.
GopherHole’s Nadine Babu caught up with Coffey at the Gophers’ media day.
Q: How does it feel being so highly touted coming in? Do you feel like you can live up to those expectations and exceed them?
A: Um, I feel like I can make a pretty big impact on the team.