Word: puchtel
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While leaving the friends he had made during his first two years in Cambridge would be tough, the Minnesota native knew he couldn’t forgo the opportunity to play Big Ten basketball. Puchtel made the transfer after the 2002-2003 school year and had to sit out the 2003-2004 season according to NCAA eligibility rules. The transition was hardly smooth, but Puchtel was determined to make his bold decision...
...wasn’t happy for a long time when I first came here,” Puchtel said. “It was a total culture shock, and it wasn’t working out right away. But I stuck through it, I was patient, and it ended up paying off. I’m extremely happy with the decision...
After appearing only sparingly through his junior year and the first half of this season, Puchtel got his big break against then-No.11 Indiana on Jan. 29, when Monson inserted the 6’6 walk-on into the lineup to guard Hoosiers star Marco Killingsworth. Puchtel held Killingsworth to 6-of-14 shooting from the field, as Minnesota scored a huge 61-42 win. After Puchtel poured in 13 points as the Golden Gophers knocked off then-No. 11 Michigan State on Feb. 11, the legend of the former Harvard football recruit began to grow...
...Puchtel echoed that sentiment...
...never had any contact with Coach Sullivan,” Puchtel said. “I was kind of under the impression that the JV squad and the varsity squad were separate entities and that they really had nothing to do with each other. We never practiced or played with the varsity, never had any social functions with them, and the only thing we did together was the final banquet...