Guard Payton Willis transfers to Minnesota for 2nd time

<p>MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; Payton Willis, the latest transfer to join Minnesota’s revamped roster, will return for his second stint with the Gophers.</p>
<p>Minnesota announced Wednesday the addition of Willis, a 6-foot-4 guard who played last season at the College of Charleston. He averaged 13.4 points per game and shot 40% from 3-point range, both career highs.</p>
<p>The native of Fayetteville, Arkansas, spent two years prior to that with the Gophers. He sat out the 2018-19 season per the old NCAA transfer rule and finished fourth on the team in 2019-20 with an average of 8.9 points per game. Willis played his first two years at Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>Willis is the sixth confirmed incoming transfer under new coach Ben Johnson, joining forwards Jamison Battle (George Washington) and Parker Fox (Northern State) and guards Luke Loewe (William &amp; Mary), E.J. Stephens (Lafayette) and Sean Sutherlin (New Hampshire).</p>
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