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Gabe Kalscheur, a 6-foot-2, 189-pound junior guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is considered one of the top players in the Minnesota Class of 2018. Kalscheur received a scholarship offer from Minnesota this past summer.   Kalscheur scored 27 points to lead DeLaSalle to a 79-56 victory over Fergus Falls in the 3A title game to […] READ MORE

Photo Courtesy of Brian Nelson and Star Tribune. Race Thompson, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Robbinsdale (MN) Armstrong, is one of the top big men in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered the number two prospect from Minnesota in the class. Thompson received a scholarship offer from Minnesota earlier this year. […] READ MORE

Matthew Hurt, a 6-foot-9 sophomore forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is considered Minnesota’s top player in the Class of 2019 and was recently ranked fifth in the country by Rivals.    Hurt comes from a basketball family. His older brother, Michael, is an incoming freshman at Minnesota and was ranked as the number two […] READ MORE

McKinley Wright, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound senior guard from Champlin Park (MN) High, is one of the state’s top player in the Class of 2017. Wright made his official visit to Minnesota this past weekend and plans to announce his college choice on September 15.   Wright averaged a team-best 19.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists […] READ MORE

Jalen Suggs, a 6-foot-1 freshman guard from Minneapolis (MN) Minnehaha Academy, is one of the top guards in the Midwest in the Class of 2020 and is considered the number one prospect from Minnesota in the class.   Suggs averaged 17.3 points per game this past year for the Redhawks, who finished 22-7, losing to […] READ MORE

Photo Courtesy of 247 Sports Daniel Oturu, a 6-foot-9 2018 center from St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall, is one of the top big men in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered the number four prospect from Minnesota in the class. Oturu recently received a scholarship offer from Minnesota and played with […] READ MORE

Theo John, a 6-foot-9 rising senior center from Champlin Park (MN) High, is one of the top big men in the Midwest. John recently narrowed his list of schools to six, including Minnesota who offered him a scholarship in the spring of 2015. John also has offers from schools such as Marquette, Florida, Purdue, Nebraska, […] READ MORE

McKinley Wright, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound junior guard from Champlin Park (MN) High, is one of the state’s top player in the Class of 2017. Wright narrowed his list of schools to five on Saturday.   Wright averaged a team-best 19.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game this year for the Rebels. He scored […] READ MORE

Jarvis Thomas, a 6-foot-6 rising junior forward from Orono (MN) High, is one of the top wings in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered the number six prospect in the Class. His strong play has earned him offers from power conferences Big Twelve and Pa Twelve.   Thomas averaged 10.6 points […] READ MORE

Minnesota has already offered four players from the Class of 2018 in Tre Jones, Race Thompson, Gabe Kalscheur and Daniel Oturu. However, there is plenty of talent from that class that the Gopher coaching staff is watching this July.   Shae Mitchell, a 6-foot-6 rising junior forwards from Lakeville (MN) South, is one of the top […] READ MORE