Minnesota Gopher Basketball lands San Jose State transfer Robert Vaihola

Gophers center via transfer portal, Robert Vaihola from San Jose State

The Gophers men’s basketball program signed its first big man via the NCAA transfer portal on Wednesday, 6-foot-8, 245-pound forward/center Robert Vaihola. Vaihola played two years at San Jose State and one at Fresno State, so new Gophers coach Niko Medved saw Vaihola up close as head coach at Colorado State last year. In a statement, Medved called Vaihola “one of the best rebounders in the Mountain West (Conference).” Vaihola, who appears to ha…

Minnesota Gopher Basketball lands San Jose State transfer Robert Vaihola

Niko Medved and the Minnesota Gopher Basketball team have added their fourth transfer thus far in former San Jose State player Robert Vaihola

San Jose State Big Man Robert Vaihola Commits to Gophers and Niko Medved

Gophers Niko Medved added some needed size to his roster with the addition of Rober Vaihola, a 6-8, 260lb transfer from San Jose State. Here is message board conversation on the commitment: https://gopherhole.com/boards/threads/sjsu-center-robert-vaihola-commits-to-gophers.118261/ Here is the press release from the U: University of Minnesota men’s basketball head coach Niko Medved has announced the addition of Robert Vaihola (San Mateo, Calif.) …

Gophers Welcome Robert Vaihola to the Men’s Basketball Program - University of Minnesota Athletics

University of Minnesota men's basketball head coach Niko Medved has announced the addition of Robert Vaihola (San Mateo, Calif.) to the program. Vaihola comes to Minnesota after a three-year stint at San Jose State.