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per the Pioneer Press:
The Howard Pulley Pro-Am league has long been the destination spot for Gophers fans during the summer to watch newcomers and returning players for the upcoming season.
This year won’t be any different because new Gophers basketball coach Richard Pitino is encouraging his players to compete in the league, which runs from June 29 until early August at High Performance Academy in Eagan.
“He says that they all need to play somewhere,” Rene Pulley, who is the league’s founder, said. “He’s excited about having them play and get some competition.”
Summer practice started Tuesday at Williams Arena, but that’s closed to the public. If you want to get a glimpse of members of next season’s team then the Pulley League is the spot.
Here’s the list of Gophers’ players who will be playing together in the league this year (their teams have not been determined yet):
Maverick Ahanmisi
Mo Walker
Wally Ellenson
Joey King
Andre Hollins
Charles Buggs
Austin Hollins
Elliott Eliason
Malik Smith
Daquein McNeal
Dre Mathieu
Kendal Shell
Oto Osenieks
– The three newcomers (Smith, McNeal and Mathieu) are expected to be on former NBA player Troy Bell’s team in the Pulley league this summer. But Mathieu probably won’t be joining the Gophers until August because he has to finish summer school at Central Arizona Community College.
– Pulley said that his top AAU team led by Apple Valley’s Tyus Jones and DeLaSalle’s Reid Travis would be participating in the Pro-Am to prepare for the Nike Peach Jam championships next month.
The Pulley League might be the last opportunity for fans to see Jones and Travis playing locally on the same team.
Jones and Travis both will be invited to elite camps this summer, so they might not be available for every game. But they should be playing a few times this summer. And the gym shouldn’t be as jam packed as AAU games were at the Nike EYBL (where Howard Pulley went 5-0) in Eagan over Memorial Day weekend.
http://blogs.twincities.com/gophers...ants-his-players-to-compete-in-pulley-pro-am/
Go Gophers!!
The Howard Pulley Pro-Am league has long been the destination spot for Gophers fans during the summer to watch newcomers and returning players for the upcoming season.
This year won’t be any different because new Gophers basketball coach Richard Pitino is encouraging his players to compete in the league, which runs from June 29 until early August at High Performance Academy in Eagan.
“He says that they all need to play somewhere,” Rene Pulley, who is the league’s founder, said. “He’s excited about having them play and get some competition.”
Summer practice started Tuesday at Williams Arena, but that’s closed to the public. If you want to get a glimpse of members of next season’s team then the Pulley League is the spot.
Here’s the list of Gophers’ players who will be playing together in the league this year (their teams have not been determined yet):
Maverick Ahanmisi
Mo Walker
Wally Ellenson
Joey King
Andre Hollins
Charles Buggs
Austin Hollins
Elliott Eliason
Malik Smith
Daquein McNeal
Dre Mathieu
Kendal Shell
Oto Osenieks
– The three newcomers (Smith, McNeal and Mathieu) are expected to be on former NBA player Troy Bell’s team in the Pulley league this summer. But Mathieu probably won’t be joining the Gophers until August because he has to finish summer school at Central Arizona Community College.
– Pulley said that his top AAU team led by Apple Valley’s Tyus Jones and DeLaSalle’s Reid Travis would be participating in the Pro-Am to prepare for the Nike Peach Jam championships next month.
The Pulley League might be the last opportunity for fans to see Jones and Travis playing locally on the same team.
Jones and Travis both will be invited to elite camps this summer, so they might not be available for every game. But they should be playing a few times this summer. And the gym shouldn’t be as jam packed as AAU games were at the Nike EYBL (where Howard Pulley went 5-0) in Eagan over Memorial Day weekend.
http://blogs.twincities.com/gophers...ants-his-players-to-compete-in-pulley-pro-am/
Go Gophers!!