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Gopher MBB Gets Senior Transfer
Former UW-Milwaukee guard Akeem Springs has announced on twitter that he is transferring to the University of Minnesota to play basketball for the Gophers in 2016-2017. He is eligible to play immediately because he will be a graduate student. Spring is a 22-year old 6’3 210 pound guard. He averaged 13.2 points and 5.2 rebounds a game his junior year at Milwaukee. Springs choose Minnesota over Ole Miss.
Springs takes the scholarship that became available when Kevin Dorsey choose to transfer.
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