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Coffey attended the Minnesota-Purdue game a few weeks ago. Amir Coffey, a 6-5 sophomore wing from Hopkins, is considered the top in-state prospect in the Class of 2016. Coffey has helped lead the Royals to great start this season and a number two ranking in Class AAAA.   Gopher Hole.com caught up with Coffey after […] READ MORE

Wagner will likely make an immediate impact on the Gophers next season. Carlie Wagner, a senior guard for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, is averaging 33.1 points per game this season. She signed with Minnesota in the early signing period.   Wagner attracted the attention of many basketball fans after she scored a state tournament record 50 points […] READ MORE

Pitino has made Johnson a high priority since he took over the head coaching job in Spring. Jarvis Johnson, a 2015 point guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, received a scholarship offer from Minnesota in April. Johnson helped lead the Islanders to its second Class AAA state title as they finished 30-1 and were undefeated against […] READ MORE

Illikainen was a guest of the Gophers on Sunday as Minnesota beat Purdue. Alex Illikainen, a 6-9 2015 junior from Grand Rapids, is considered one of the top players in the state in the Class of 2015. Illikainen has helped lead Grand Rapids to the Class AAA state boy’s basketball tournament for the third straight […] READ MORE

The 7-foot big man from Prior Lake is expected to initially be a walk on at the U. Minnesota signed three players in the early signing period and have one scholarship available for the 2014-15 season.   Former Cooper guard Rashad Vaughn, who is playing at Findlay Prep, recently released his list of five schools, […] READ MORE

Johnson has already attended one Gopher game this year and said that Pitino’s style of play reminds him of DeLaSalle’s. Jarvis Johnson, a 2015 point guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, received a scholarship offer from Minnesota in April. Johnson helped lead the Islanders to its second Class AAA state title as they finished 30-1 and […] READ MORE

The Gophers coaching staff will have plenty of time to build a relationship with highly ranked Amir Coffey. Amir Coffey, a 6-5 sophomore wing from Hopkins, is considered the top in-state prospect in the Class of 2016. Coffey, who recently returned from an injury that kept him sidelined for nearly three months, received a scholarship […] READ MORE

WIlson already has offers from Wisconsin and Iowa State, and interest from the Gophers Marshawn Wilson, a 6-2 junior guard from St/ Paul (MN) Hill-Murray, is one of the top athletes in the state. Gopher Hole caught up with Wilson after playing Apple Valley in the High Performance Jamboree to learn more about his recruitment. […] READ MORE

Forward Josh Martin chose the Gophers over offers from Pitt, Oklahoma State, Florida State and others. Ahhh, National Signing Day. Where the grass always looks slightly less brown, the sky is marginally less cloudy and it seems just a few degrees warmer outside. Signing Day for the Gophers in recent years has been hit and […] READ MORE

Nate Mason figures to fit in perfectly with Richard Pitino’s up-tempo style of play. Minnesota is expected to sign three players when the early signing period begins Wednesday. They had hoped to land a fourth, but Reid Travis of Minneapolis DeLaSalle committed to Stanford over the Gophers this past Friday.   The Gophers will ink […] READ MORE