Head men’s basketball coach Niko Medved has announced the addition of Bobby Durkin (Darien, Ill.) to the Golden Gopher program. Durkin comes to Minnesota after playing two years at Davidson.
“Bobby is a phenomenal shooter with great size and length,” Medved said. “He’s a versatile player who can create space and has good floor vision. In addition, his defensive play and rebounding ability really stands out. We’re excited to have Bobby as a Golden Gopher.”
Durkin, a 6-foot, 7-inch guard/wing, was Davidson’s best three-point shooter the past two seasons. As a sophomore, Durkin averaged 13.5 points and 5.9 rebounds as well as 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals and started in 32 of 33 games. From the arc, Durkin scored 91 three-pointers in 256 attempts, which was a team-best and fourth-most among Atlantic 10 athletes. His 2.8 threes per game ranked fifth in the league. He also shot 40.6 from the field and 85.0 from the free-throw line averaging 33.7 minutes. Durkin had 23 double-digit scoring games, including six with 20-plus performances, and four double-figure rebounding games.
In his 2023-24 freshman year with the Wildcats, Durkin started in 17 of 32 games and averaged 8.5 points and 37.3 percent from the floor. As a rookie, Durkin scored a team-best 59 three-pointers and had 15 double-digit scoring performances when he averaged 28.1 minutes.
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