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Gophers freshman Martice Mitchell enters transfer portal

The 6-10 center from Chicago played sparingly this season.

By Joe Christensen Star Tribune

March 30, 2021 — 2:10pm

Gophers basketball freshman Martice Mitchell has entered the NCAA transfer portal, a source confirmed Tuesday.

The 6-10 Mitchell came to the Gophers as a four-star recruit from Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, Ill., but played in just seven games, spanning just more than 22 minutes, with nine total points.

He is the fifth player from this season's roster to enter the transfer portal, joining Marcus Carr, Jamal Mashburn Jr., Tre Williams and Sam Freeman.

Joe Christensen, a Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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