Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it doesn't appear the Gophers are gaining much traction with Chris Clarke:
The list of suitors for Clarke is an impressive one. According to his profile on 247Sports, he’s got more than 10 offers. At the AAU Super Showcase, he reeled off a list of seven schools that he feels are coming the hardest at this time.
“Florida, Florida State, Maryland, Tennessee, Iowa State, VCU, Creighton,” Clarke said.
From:
http://www.insidethehall.com/2014/07/28/class-2015-wing-chris-clarke-talks-indiana-interest/
I know some will say not to read to much in to it, but he rattled off seven schools and Minnesota wasn't one. With the notable exception of Florida, that's a group I think our staff should be able to win recruiting battles against regularly. It's also interesting that Virgina Tech is not on the list of seven as Clarke has been on their campus as well as the U of M. For what it's worth, Pitino personally watched Clarke play this weekend, so he's certainly still on the Gophers radar...just hope he still has the "U" on his radar as I love his game.