Minnesota's Jamison Battle, Ta'Lon Cooper enter transfer portal

Minnesota forward Jamison Battle and guard Ta'Lon Cooper entered the transfer portal on Thursday, each with one year of NCAA eligibility remaining.

Battle and Cooper were two of the top three scorers on a Golden Gophers team that finished last in the Big Ten at 2-17 (9-22 overall).

Cooper plans to enter his name in the NBA draft as well as the portal, 247Sports reported.

Battle has averaged double-digit points in each