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Minnesota keeps four-star wing Amir Coffey at home

Minnesota got one of its key recruiting targets to stay home as four-star wing Amir Coffey committed to the Golden Gophers during a Monday afternoon press conference. The 6-foot-6 Coffey, who attends Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, is currently regarded as the No. 54 overall prospect in the Class of 2016.

With the addition of Coffey, the Golden Gophers are getting a talented perimeter shooter who can knock down shots from well behind the 3-point line. While Coffey just recently returned from a torn ACL that he suffered in January that forced him to miss the spring and summer grassroots season, he’s now returned to the court and is drawing positive reviews during his comeback.

Coffey follows in the footsteps of his father Richard, who started four years at Minnesota from 1986-1990 before playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 1990-91 season.

The younger Coffey joins another in-state product, three-star small forward Michael Hurt, in Minnesota’s Class of 2016. Both Coffey and Hurt can spread the floor and hit shots and bring some good size on the wing for the future.