Photo Credit: Pine Journal Adam Trapp, a 7-foot-2 rising junior center from Esko (MN) High, is one of the top big men in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered the number five prospect in the Class. Trapp played with high school team recently at the Minnesota Golden Gopher team camp. […] READ MORE
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Q&A: Cretin Big Man Daniel Oturu Receives Gophers Offer, Talks Recruiting
Daniel Oturu, a 6-foot-9 rising junior 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 received a scholarship offer from Minnesota and played with the Raiders recently at the […] READ MORE
Q&A: Race Thompson Talks Gophers Offer, Recruiting and Decision to Stop Playing Football
Photo Credit: Brian W Nelson Race Thompson, a 6-foot-6 rising 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 and played […] READ MORE
Q&A: Theo John Talks Gophers, Recruiting and 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 received a scholarship offer from Minnesota last spring and helped lead the Rebels to a 6-0 mark this past weekend at the Minnesota Golden Gopher team camp. John averaged 14.0 points, […] READ MORE
Q&A: McKinley Wright: “I like it here in Minnesota. I wouldn’t mind playing here”
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 helped lead the Rebels to a 6-0 mark in the Minnesota Golden Gopher team camp this past weekend. Wright averaged a team-best 19.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gabe Kalscheur Talks Recent Gopher Offer and Relationship with Coach Ben Johnson
Photo Credit: Alex Conover Gabe Kalscheur, a 6-foot-2, 189-pound rising junior guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is considered one of the top players in the Minnesota Class of 2018. Kalscheur recently received a scholarship offer from Minnesota. Kalscheur scored 27 points to lead DeLaSalle to a 79-56 victory over Fergus Falls in the 3A […] READ MORE
Q&A: PG Jordan McCabe Talks Gophers Offer, Appearance on Ellen DeGeneres Show and More
Jordan McCabe, a 5-11 point guard from Kaukauna (WI) High, is one of the top ballhandlers and outside shooters in the Class of 2018. McCabe helped lead the Galloping Ghosts to the Fox Valley Association title and the Division 2 WIAA State Tournament championship this past season. McCabe shot 44% from three-point range and […] READ MORE
Q&A: Brady Rudrud Commits As Walk-On for Gophers, Says It’s Been His Dream to Play at U
Brady Rudrud, a 6-foot-3 senior guard from Eden Prairie (MN) High, recently committed to Minnesota as a walk-on. Rudrud averaged 13.3 points per game as the Eagles finished 16-14. Rudrud scored in double figures in 19 games, including a season-high 30 points against Osseo in a 73-65 loss in the first round of the […] READ MORE
Q&A: Jericho Sims on University of Minnesota: “It would be a good opportunity for me.”
Sims has a lot of family ties to the Gophers. Jericho Sims, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound junior forward from Minneapolis (MN) Cristo Rey Jesuit, is considered one of Minnesota’s top players in the Class of 2018 and he has exploded on the AAU scene this Spring. Sims has helped lead D1 Minnesota to a great […] READ MORE
Q&A: Lakeville’s Nathan Reuvers Talks Gophers, Badgers and More
Nathan Reuvers, a 6-foot-10 junior from Lakeville (MN) North, helped pace the Panthers to a 26-6 mark and a spot in the Class AAAA state tournament title game. Reuvers scored in double figures in all but one game and has scored 20 or more points in 20 contests. He was named to the first team […] READ MORE