Bobby Durkin

Durkin_Bobby, Reynolds_Langston, locker room

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-7 / 220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Darien, Ill.
High School:
Glenbard West

PRONUNCIATION

2025-26 | Junior Season: Opened his Minnesota career with seven points and two threes vs. Gardner-Webb (11.3) • scored eight points in the Alcorn State win (11.8) • had nine points vs. San Francisco (11.22) and Stanford (11.27) • had his first start as a Gopher in the Indiana win (12.3) and recorded 12 points • produced 12 points vs. Texas Southern (12.14) • added 11 points and three threes in the Campbell win (12.21) • scored a season-high 19 points in the win over FDU (12.29) • had 13 points, two steals and two assists vs. USC (1.9) • scored a team-high 16 points vs. Nebraska (1.24) • established a season-high 20 points and hit five threes at Wisconsin (1.28) • had three threes, 13 points and team-high eight rebounds vs. Michigan State (2.4) • added 11 points in the win at Oregon (2.17) • scored 12 points, three threes, in the Rutgers win (2.21) • produced a season-high 23 points and established his 1,000th career point in the win over UCLA (2.28) • also had a career-high seven threes in the UCLA win • posted four threes and 12 points in the Northwestern win (3.7)• had four threes and scored 15 points in the Big Ten Tournament game vs. Rutgers (3.11).

2024-25/2023-24 (at Davidson): Was Davidson's best three-point shooter during his time there • as a sophomore, averaged 13.5 points and 5.9 rebounds as well as 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals and started in 32 of 33 games • his 446 points and 13.5 ppg ranked third on the team in scoring in 2024-25 • scored 91 three-pointers in 256 attempts, which was a team-best and fourth-most among Atlantic 10 athletes • his 2.8 threes per game ranked fifth in the league • also shot 40.6 from the field and 85.0 from the free-throw line averaging 33.7 minutes • had 23 double-digit scoring games, including six with 20-plus performances, and four double-figure rebounding games • as a freshman, started in 17 of 32 games and averaged 8.5 points and 37.3 percent from the floor • scored a team-best 59 three-pointers that year and had 15 double-digit scoring performances • averaged 28.1 minutes as a rookie, including 32 game appearances and 17 starts.

High School/Prep: Played high school basketball with Glenbard West where he served as team captain as a senior • captured a 2022 Illinois State Championship • Set the school record for most threes in a season (78).

Personal: Son of Bill and Joan • has a brother, Billy • majoring in Business & Marketing Education.