The Gophers men’s basketball team has added Oregon transfer guard Brennan Rigsby to replace outgoing starting point guard Elijah Hawkins. Rigsby, a 6-foot-3 guard from De Beque, Colo., averaged 6.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 36 games for the Ducks in 2023-24. He averaged 23 minutes a game and shot 40 percent from the field, including 35 percent from 3-point range and 69 percent from the free-throw line last season. Rigsby played two years for the Ducks after starting at Northwest Florida State College as a freshman, so he has one season of eligibility remaining for the Gophers. Hawkins recently backtracked from his verbal commitment to return to Minnesota for his senior season next winter. The Gophers are now working to replace their starting point guard with a few perimeter players.
