Andre Hollins is a Gopher!

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Chris Monter spoke with Hollins' HS coach and confirmed that Hollins is a Gopher!

Chris has said that of the hundreds and hundreds of kids he has interviewed over the years, the newest Gopher has been the nicest and most articulate of them all.

This is a great addition to the program both on and off the court.
 



Sid is going to have one hell of a time keeping Andrew and Austin straight!
 


panndder said:
Sid is going to have one hell of a time keeping Andrew and Austin straight!
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this from the guy who calls him andrew and not andre, which is his name

welcome aboard!
 






yesss. he reminds me of Al nolen with a better jumpshot and more athletic
 





Awesome news. I look forward to the Hollins back-court. May it be the Joseph back-court that never was.
 


I love it! He's a kid that any coach would want. Welcome Andre!
 

silky said:
I love it! He's a kid that any coach would want. Welcome Andre!
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I agree. We now have 2 kids who chose MN over Stanford, and I don't think that's a bad thing at all.
 

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/135/page/onthetrail/class/2011

Tubby Smith is a smart man but next fall he won't be the smartest man in his own building. Andre Hollins, owner of a 4.6 GPA, committed to the Golden Gophers over Stanford, Harvard, Mississippi and Auburn, ESPN.com's Dave Telep has confirmed.

A few days ago, Hollins had himself a revelation and the next thing you know, he is ready to commit.

"I think it was Thursday," Hollins told ESPN.com. "I was just walking and I had an 'a-ha' moment. I was at home, just walking around. I talked to my parents and we discussed it, prayed over it and that was it."

Smith recruited the 16.5 point per game scorer out of one of Tennessee's strongest high school programs. The coach also made it clear that he was bringing in Hollins to play the point guard spot, a position he will play full-time for the first time this year.

"I can come in and be the leader and be an impact player as a freshman. That really hit home. The level of basketball is tremendous and that really caught my attention."

When we get down to the last few big time players remaining on the board, often times one commitment topples another domino right over.

In this case, Stanford landed Chasson Randle last week and that pledge certainly didn't hurt Minnesota's chance with Hollins, who was a Stanford target.

"It impacted my decision and I thought Minnesota would be the best fit for me," Hollins said.

Smith worked this one hard for the Gophers and it showed. Jesus Patino, Hollins' high school coach, felt like Smith's reputation was a main factor.

"I think the respect they have for Tubby Smith was big," Patino said.

Hollins joins wing Joe Coleman (Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins) as committed Gophers.
 






Article from Marcus

This is the second time I have seen mention that Minnesota was a late addition by Andre. Link below has Miami as Andre's fifth team instead of Minnesota (of course the link may be wrong). All the credit to Tubby for signing a fine recruit and a fine young man. The Gophers have a really good group of young men.

http://boards.basketball-u.com/showtopic.php?tid/10744/
 


Great news for the Gopher basketball program. Look forward to seeing Andre in maroon and gold next year!
 

Nice. After all that Tubby and the University BB program went through the last 18 months. This is going to be a very enjoyable ride for the next few years, at least.
 

This is great news for Tubby and the Gophers. I think Andre Hollins is going to be a great player at MN. Welcome to MN Andre!!! I can't wait to see Joe Coleman, Rodney Williams. Austin Hollins and Andre Hollins run the floor at Williams arena next year. All four are incrdible athletes.
 

It will be interesting to see Andre as a PG, I had thought he'd play the 2. I am excited about the commitment, but it's very tough to become a PG as a SR in High School. We appear to be upgrading our athleticism with Hollins/Coleman which is always a good thing.
 

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