Alex Illikainen, a 6-foot-8, 192-pound freshman 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. Alex Illikainen, a 6-foot-8, 192-pound freshman from Grand Rapids, who received a scholarship offer in April from Minnesota, is considered the top player in […] READ MORE
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Henry Ellenson Talks Gophers Offer, Possibly Playing with Brother Wally in College
Tubby would love to keep the Ellenson family dressed in maroon and gold for the better part of the next decade. Henry Ellenson, a 6-foot-8 freshman from Rice Lake (Wis.) High, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2015. The younger brother of incoming freshman Wally recently received a […] READ MORE
Gophers Recruit Henry Ellenson to Receive Scholarship Offer from Georgetown
The Ellenson Family all dressed in maroon and gold – is this a sign of things to come? Henry Ellenson, a 6-foot-8 freshman from Rice Lake (Wis.) High, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2015. He is one of three Ellenson brothers who shined for the Warriors, leading […] READ MORE
Kyle Washington on Minnesota: “I have a great relationship with the coaches.”
Kyle Washington, a 6-foot-9 junior who transferred from St. Louis Park (MN) Benilde St. Margaret’s to Lakeville (CT) Hotchkiss this past year, is back in the Twin Cities this weekend to play for the Howard Pulley AAU program. GopherHole.com caught up with Washington Friday evening to learn the latest on his recruitment, his AAU plans […] READ MORE
Junior Big Man Cullen Russo Adding Offers, Hopes Gophers Attend His Games
The former Bloomington Kennedy big man has picked up recently recruiting interest from Minnesota. Cullen Russo, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound junior forward from Quakerdale Prep, will be playing for the Minnesota Pump N Run AAU 17-and-under team this weekend in the Best Buy Spring Classic. The former Bloomington Kennedy big man has picked up recently recruiting […] READ MORE
Your Guide to a LOADED AAU Basketball Weekend in Minnesota
Tyus Jones will be one of the many prospects that the Gophers will be recruiting this weekend in the Twin Cities. Minnesota is known as the “State of Hockey,” but that could change this weekend as three major basketball events will take place in the Twin Cities. These events will feature many of the country’s […] READ MORE
Grand Rapids Freshman Big Man Alex Illikainen Discusses Gophers Scholarship Offer
Alex Illikainen is only the second freshman that Tubby Smith has offered a scholarship to since he has been at Minnesota. Alex Illikainen, a 6-foot-8, 192-pound freshman from Grand Rapids, received a scholarship offer this past weekend from Minnesota, his fourth recent offer. Illikainen, who is considered the top player in the state in the […] READ MORE
Q&A With Chicago’s Gavin Schilling Who Holds a Gophers Offer
Schilling is hearing from many of the top Midwest schools, including Minnesota and will be playing in the Nike EYBL event April 20-22 in Eagan. Gavin Schilling, a 6-foot-9, 228-pound junior forward from Chicago (IL) DeLaSalle, is one of the top players in a loaded Class of 2013 big man from Illinois. Schilling is hearing […] READ MORE
New Prague Sophomore Paul Friendshuh Has Already Visited Gophers, Badgers
New Prague lost to Austin High School in the Section 1AAA championship. Paul Friendshuh, a 6-foot-7, 190-pound sophomore from New Prague, is another top prospect from the loaded Class of 2014. Friendshuh has helped lead the Trojans to a 19-9 mark as they faced Austin last Friday at the Rochester Civic Center for the Section […] READ MORE
Sophomore Andre Wallace Hearing Gophers, Cyclones and Others
Elk guard Porter Morrell (21) works against Eden Prairie’s Andre Wallace. (Photo by Bruce Strand) Andre Wallace, a 6-foot sophomore guard from Edne Prairie, is yet another standout player from the Class of 2014. That class also features standouts Tyus Jones of Apple Valley, Rashad Vaughn from Cooper and DeLaSalle’s Reid Travis. GopherHole.com recently caught […] READ MORE