All Things 2016 Gophers Basketball Recruiting Thread

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MadtownGopher said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>6-ft-11 center Brock Bertram (Apple Valley/Howard Pulley) hearing from Northwestern, Minnesota, Tulsa, Vanderbilt, N Iowa, Texas Tech(offer)</p>— Ryan James (@RyanJamesMN) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanJamesMN/statuses/479417697650753537">June 19, 2014</a></blockquote>
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I actually think Brock is a pretty decent player for Pulley and can be nice for them next year! But... he absolutely does NOT fit with Pitino's system here. I pretty much am discounting him as an option for the Gophers.
 

Rochester Post Bulletin: JM's Hurt raises his basketball stock

Michael Hurt has spent the last four months discovering that he's an ever better basketball player than he thought.

The Rochester John Marshall 6-foot-7, 190-pound junior came to the realization while playing on an elite Minnesota AAU team. D1 Minnesota has been all over the map this spring and summer, including playing in high-level tournaments in Dallas, Orlando and Indianapolis. But the notion of Hurt being a true up-and-coming star wasn't solidified until this past weekend in Chicago.

Evaluated previously as a low to mid-major college talent, Hurt has elevated himself into a high range now. The Big Ten Conference may be where he ultimately competes, with Minnesota showing strong interest in him.

http://www.postbulletin.com/sports/...cle_6259ff61-2cd9-5c87-9a61-7fc7e45b0a22.html

Go Gophers!!
 

BleedGopher said:
Rochester Post Bulletin: JM's Hurt raises his basketball stock

Michael Hurt has spent the last four months discovering that he's an ever better basketball player than he thought.

The Rochester John Marshall 6-foot-7, 190-pound junior came to the realization while playing on an elite Minnesota AAU team. D1 Minnesota has been all over the map this spring and summer, including playing in high-level tournaments in Dallas, Orlando and Indianapolis. But the notion of Hurt being a true up-and-coming star wasn't solidified until this past weekend in Chicago.

Evaluated previously as a low to mid-major college talent, Hurt has elevated himself into a high range now. The Big Ten Conference may be where he ultimately competes, with Minnesota showing strong interest in him.

http://www.postbulletin.com/sports/...cle_6259ff61-2cd9-5c87-9a61-7fc7e45b0a22.html

Go Gophers!!
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Ryan James has been talking up this kid for awhile now. Glad to see he's on the radar.
 







I wasn't saying I'm worried about how he will be as a basketball player because of his weight. I'm literally just amazed by that.
 




6'7'' 190 is pretty normal for a lanky teenager. Look at Corey Brewer and he's 28. You guys get so into recruiting you forget that these are children we're talking about here.
 


Dirk Diggler said:
6'7'' 190 is pretty normal for a lanky teenager. Look at Corey Brewer and he's 28. You guys get so into recruiting you forget that these are children we're talking about here.
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That's a good point. Watching highlight videos online is one thing, but every once in a while I go to a high school game in person and -- even when they are high D1 prospects -- I find myself thinking, "these are just kids. I don't see any of these guys doing well against college players."

I guess that's why the talent evaluators get paid the big bucks. To me they all just look like kids.
 



Michael Jordan was 6-6 190 upon entering the NBA at I believe 20 years old. Just a little perspective.
 


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Cincinnati has three staff members & Minnesota's <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachKimani">@CoachKimani</a> is court side for <a href="https://twitter.com/RENShoops">@RENShoops</a> Rawle Alkins, <a href="https://twitter.com/jerrymeyer247">@jerrymeyer247</a> 's #7 sg in 2016</p>— Andrew Slater (@ASlater247) <a href="https://twitter.com/ASlater247/statuses/492169405204541440">July 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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So if we are done with 2015 and our class will be Kevin Dorsey, Jarvis Johnson, Alex Illikainen, and Jonathan Nwankwo (time will tell)

So what is the deal with 2016 seems like we just have two scholarships open...

J. King and Morris...

Scout Eligibility
http://minnesota.scout.com/a.z?s=176&p=9&c=16&cfg=bb&yr=2013

Anyone know what Coffey is thinking; he would fill our needs perfect... What about Piper and coffey as our 2016 class...

Gopherhole on Coffey 05/25/2014 (Chris Monter)
http://www.gopherhole.com/news_article/show/389560?referrer_id=331171

ESPN 2016
http://espn.go.com/colleges/basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/135/class/2016/page/considering

Then there is Brock Bertram the center from Apple Valley...
 

Here is what ESPN thinks of Minnesota 2016 prospects so far...
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/b...kings/_/state/minnesota/class/2016/view/state

Here is the 2016 prospects Scout has us looking at...
http://minnesota.scout.com/a.z?s=176&p=9&c=4&cfg=bb&yr=2016

Here is the 2016 for 247sports...
http://minnesota.247sports.com/Season/2016-Basketball/Targets

Here are the players for 2016 rivals after doing a search...
http://rivals.yahoo.com/minnesota/b...nave-158848;_ylt=Ak.vOYOML7VnSljaMguoP3jKspB4
http://rivals.yahoo.com/minnesota/b...kins-149511;_ylt=AgaQp5zR.SegVpEMlfcc_0zKspB4
http://rivals.yahoo.com/minnesota/b...Hurt-160864;_ylt=AlISxMQUSYikeoHElFFnKCzKspB4
http://rivals.yahoo.com/minnesota/b...ikko-156605;_ylt=AjTFHhqUrh2VuWXyurVgTHPKspB4
http://rivals.yahoo.com/minnesota/b...vell-153171;_ylt=Au5yRxQ7eiMcDplHk.sbwQPKspB4
http://rivals.yahoo.com/minnesota/b...ller-159817;_ylt=AlBr8m5c0WAeUVW14iPUtM3KspB4
http://rivals.yahoo.com/minnesota/b...kson-163729;_ylt=AgW.lOJIzLR_sjuDJ7Pj51DKspB4

rivals search link (select 2016, select Minnesota, uncheck committed players...
https://rivals.yahoo.com/minnesota/basketball/recruiting/recruit-search

Jon said:
So if we are done with 2015 and our class will be Kevin Dorsey, Jarvis Johnson, Alex Illikainen, and Jonathan Nwankwo (time will tell)

So what is the deal with 2016 seems like we just have two scholarships open...

J. King and Morris...

Scout Eligibility
http://minnesota.scout.com/a.z?s=176&p=9&c=16&cfg=bb&yr=2013

Anyone know what Coffey is thinking; he would fill our needs perfect... What about Piper and coffey as our 2016 class...

Gopherhole on Coffey 05/25/2014 (Chris Monter)
http://www.gopherhole.com/news_article/show/389560?referrer_id=331171

ESPN 2016
http://espn.go.com/colleges/basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/135/class/2016/page/considering

Then there is Brock Bertram the center from Apple Valley...
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I think a lot of factors go in to the uncertainty around the 2016 class, starting with the fact that we still have 3 scholarships open for 2015. A good coaching staff has an eye towards the future at all times, but most of this staff's focus still needs to be on 2015. Other than saying Amir Coffey is a major priority for the 2016 and that the staff probably will proceed the idea that more than 2 scholarships will be available, I don't have any other strong feelings for where they are headed with recruiting in that class. The ideal realistic scenario is that we take a step forward on the floor this year and thus, raise our recruiting profile slightly with the 2016 kids. The dream scenario is that Coffey commits early and spends the camp season helping the staff recruit a running mate or two.
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Michael and Matthew Hurt will visit Minnesota next Monday and an offer to Michael, who will be a junior, could come. He has 4 current offers</p>— Chris Monter (@collegebbnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/collegebbnews/statuses/498564030467149824">August 10, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 


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"...has the potential to carry the torch for New York basketball." I like the sound of that...especially if he carries that torch to Dinkytown.
 


And if anyone thinks we are still recruiting 2014, the bevy of activity on the 2016/17 front leads me to believe we've moved on. Possibly keeping contact with a couple kids that may be available in fall in case something opens up.

/conspiracy
 

Winasota Gopher said:
And if anyone thinks we are still recruiting 2014, the bevy of activity on the 2016/17 front leads me to believe we've moved on. Possibly keeping contact with a couple kids that may be available in fall in case something opens up.

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I'm assuming you mean 2015? If not I don't think anyone thinks we are still after 2014 players.
 



PTalberg said:
Ohh of course! I was forget about the time travel part of recruiting :rolleyes:
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