Jaden Henley enters transfer portal

That’s why this morning’s announcement by freshman standout, Jaden Henley, hurts so much. The 6’7″, 200 lb California-native, who started 18 games for the maroon and gold, announced on Monday that he is entering the transfer portal. This is the type of gut shot that Johnson cannot afford much of this offseason.

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— Jaden Henley (@Jaden2coldd) March 13, 2023

We know Jamison Battle and Ta’Lon Cooper want to go pro. We think reserves like Treyton Thompson will look for a smaller school and more playing time. But we were hoping that Ben could hang onto Henley, who started to show massive improvement by the end of the 2022-23 season. He finished the year averaging 5.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists, playing 28 minutes per game and would have been a key piece of the program’s future.

Louisville Connections?

Instead, Jaden is off to what he hopes are greener pastures. Watch for Louisville, where Henley’s best friend, top-20 recruit Dennis Evans — who recently pulled out of his National Letter of Intent at the University of Minnesota — just committed over the weekend.

Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan

After a season of ups and downs that resembled some of the best roller coasters on the planet, Richard Pitino and the Gophers got the ultimate vindication when they dominated the Louisville Cardinals in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this afternoon.

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The success started where it always does and that’s Amir Coffey and Jordan Murphy. Amir Coffey was aggressive from the tip and it allowed Murphy to dominate from 15 feet and in, not to mention the offensive and defensive glass. Speaking of defense, the Gophers slapped Louisville in the face with their Big Ten-style defense. I don’t know how much of that Louisville had seen throughout the season because they looked stifled by it.

However, the story of the game was the Freshman, Gabe Kalscheur, who went off for 24 points and 5 3-pointers, many of which came early in the second half when the Gophers pulled away. Gabe might have to look twice when he sees who was talking about him while he was dropping heat…

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Gabe Kalscheur caught fire with 24pts for @GopherMBB! ???#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/qei63QHlxv

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 21, 2019

Dude from Minnesota KILLINNNNN?

— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) March 21, 2019

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GAME / POSTGAME / SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

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The reaction in Des Moines as thousands of fans celebrate the #Gophers first NCAA Tournament win since 2013. pic.twitter.com/ircJXlre5K

— Daniel House (@DanielHouseNFL) March 21, 2019

Fun win, fun postgame locker room. #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/kv7uNRQP3f

— Minnesota Men's Basketball (@GopherMBB) March 21, 2019

.@InPree_WeTrust with the honors. pic.twitter.com/56tnsaGz8K

— Minnesota Men's Basketball (@GopherMBB) March 21, 2019

Hear from @gophermbb after advancing past @louisvillembb in the First Round | #MarchMadness https://t.co/RPMOo3baIk

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 21, 2019

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Richard Pitino just had his greatest moment as a college head coach against the program where he and his father both once went to a Final Four.

Minnesota to the Round of 32.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 21, 2019

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Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan

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