Minnesota Golden Gophers
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Gophers star Banham meets basketball idol Kobe Bryant
Published
Apr. 6, 2016 11:23 p.m. ET
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Former Gophers women's basketball star Rachel Banham met her basketball idol Kobe Bryant on Wednesday, after a season in which the Lakers star tweeted several congratulatory messages at her.
It happened!!!!!!! ???????? pic.twitter.com/DRsScVDYRS
— rachel banham (@rachelbanham15) April 7, 2016
Bryant first tweeted at Banham after she scored 60 points in a Gophers win over Northwestern. He followed it up with another tweet after she hit a game-winning 3-pointer a week later.
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Banham was a first-team All-American and the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2015-16. A Lakeville, Minn., native, Banham finished her five-year career at Minnesota with the sixth-most points in NCAA history with 3,093.
Banham is projected to be a first-round pick in the WNBA Draft on April 14.
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