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Brock Bertram, a 6-foot-10 freshman center from Apple Valley (MN) High, has already established himself as one of the top big men in the state, despite his age. Brock Bertram, a 6-foot-10 freshman center from Apple Valley (MN) High, has already established himself as one of the top big men in the state, despite his […] READ MORE

Tyus Jones at The Barn for the Michigan State game last week. Tyus Jones, a 6-foot-2 junior point guard from Apple Valley who is ranked #1 in the country by ESPN, returned from a back injury to lead the Eagles to wins over Eastview Friday and Cooper Saturday at the Target Center. GopherHole.com caught up […] READ MORE

Vaughn on Gophers: “. I like how the Gophers are playing. They are getting up and down.” Rashad Vaughn, a 6-foot-5 junior guard from Robbinsdale Cooper, is a prized in-state recruit for the Minnesota Gophers. The number ten player in the Class of 2014, according to ESPN, attended the Minnesota-Michigan State game Monday. GopherHole.com recently […] READ MORE

Reid Travis is being heavily recruited by both Tubby Smith and Jerry Kill. Reid Travis, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Minneapolis DeLaSalle, is off to an outstanding start this season. He has led the defending Class AAA champion Islanders to a 4-0 start as he is averaging 32.3 points per game and has scored more […] READ MORE

Illikainen has been putting up some monster numbers this year, including a 40/20 game and a 30/20 game. Alex Illikainen, a 6-foot-9, 205-pound sophomore from Grand Rapids, who received a scholarship offer in April from Minnesota, is considered the top player in the state in the Class of 2015. Illikainen helped lead Grand Rapids to […] READ MORE

Russo will attend his second consecutive Gopher game on Monday. Cullen Russo, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound forward from Charlotte (NC) Southern Tech Prep Academy, is one of the most athleitc big men still available. The former Bloomington Kennedy big man attended the Minnesota-Lafayette game Saturday and talked to GopherHole.com about the latest on his recruitment and […] READ MORE

Minnesota will have playing time open up in its frontcourt after this season with the loss of three senior forwards. Palm Beach State’s Kevin Thomas is an uncommitted sophomore who could potentially help in 2013-14. READ MORE

Paul Friendshuh, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound junior from New Prague, is another top prospect from the loaded Class of 2014. Paul Friendshuh, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound junior from New Prague, is another top prospect from the loaded Class of 2014 that includes Tyus Jones, Rashad Vaughn and Reid Travis. Friendshuh helped lead the Trojans to a 19-10 […] READ MORE

The Ellenson Family are no strangers to the Gophers program. Six-foot-9, 250 pound forward Henry Ellenson, the younger brother of current Gophers freshman Wally, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2015. Ellenson has already received six scholarship offers and is off to a strong start this season. He […] READ MORE

Richard Coffey is a Gophers fan favorite more than two decades after he helped lead the U to the Elite 8. Amir Coffey, a 6-foot-5 freshman wing from Hopkins, comes from a basketball family. His father, Richard, played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1986-90 and one season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. His older sister, […] READ MORE