Olivia Olson, a 6-foot-1 sophomore forward from St. Louis Park (MN) Benidle St. Margaret’s, is ranked as the number three player in the Class of 2024 by ESPN. Olson averaged 23.2 points per game this past season as a freshman, scoring in double figures in all 16 games. She had twelve games of 20 points […] READ MORE
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’23 Holy Family big man Boden Kapke Q&A with Gopherhole
Boden Kapke, a 6-foot-11 junior from Victoria (MN) Holy Family Catholic, is one of the top Midwest big men in the Class of 2023. Kapke averaged 16.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this past season as a sophomore, scoring in double figures in 15 of 17 games. He had five games of 20 points […] READ MORE
Wayzata (MN) senior Mara Braun talks about her commitment to Minnesota
Mara Braun, a 5-foot-11 senior guard from Wayzata (MN) High, committed to Minnesota last December. She had a strong summer and moved up from #84 to the 28th best senior in the country by ESPN. Bruan is part of a four-player recruiting class of local talent that are ranked as the second, third, fourth and […] READ MORE
Top ’24 Bloomington Jefferson Gophers’ target Daniel Freitag catches up with Gopherhole
Daniel Freitag, a 6-foot-3 sophomore from Bloomington (MN) Jefferson, is the top athletes and two-sports talents Class of 2024. Freitag shined at the Wisconsin team camp in late June earning him a scholarship offer from the Badgers. Minnesota followed by offering the Jaguar standout in July. Freitag attended the Gopher football game versus Bowling Green […] READ MORE
Newest Gophers basketball commit Joshua Ola-Joseph catches up with Gopherhole
Joshua Ola-Joseph, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound senior forward, committed to Minnesota last Monday after taking his official visit this past weekend. Ola-Joseph announced last week that he was transferring from Osseo to Prolific Prep in Napa, California. Ola-Joseph is the third commitment from the Class of 2022 for new Gopher head coach Ben Johnson, all of […] READ MORE
Q&A with Gophers women’s basketball commitment Nia Holloway
Nia Holloway, a 6-foot senior forward from Eden Prairie (MN) High, committed to Minnesota last October. She is ranked as the fifth-best senior in Minnesota by Prep Hoops. Holloway is part of a four-player recruiting class of local talent that are ranked as the second, third, fourth and fifth best players in the state. She […] READ MORE
Lakeville North (MN) junior guard Jack Robison talks recruitment, AAU and Gophers
Jack Robison, a 6-foot-5 junior wing from Lakeville (MN) North, may not have started for one of the deeper basketball teams in the state last season. However, that hasn’t slowed down his recruitment as he shined at the Wisconsin team camp in June earning him a scholarship offer from the Badgers and he was invited […] READ MORE
Newest Gophers commit Joshua Ola-Joseph Q&A with GopherHole
Joshua Ola-Joseph, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound 2022 forward, committed to Minnesota Monday after taking his official visit this past weekend. Ola-Joseph is the third commitment from the Class of 2022 for new Gopher head coach Ben Johnson, all from the state of Minnesota. Ola-Joseph averaged 16.7 points per game this past season at Osseo, scoring in […] READ MORE
Providence Academy (MN) Middle School star Maddyn Greenway catches up with Gopherhole
Maddyn Greenway, a 5-foot-6 2026 guard from Providence Academy, shined in her first year of varsity play last season. Greenway, the daughter of former Minnesota Viking linebacker Chad, averaged 21.0 points per game this past season as a seventh-grader, scoring in double figures in all 24 games. Greenway had two games of more than 30 […] READ MORE
’22 Osseo forward Joshua Ola-Joseph commits to Minnesota
Aug. 30, 2021: Ben Johnson’s first full recruiting class as head coach continues to grow, adding Osseo forward Joshua Ola-Joseph to the fold. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Everyone who prematurely complained saying, “We hired Ben Johnson for his recruiting, and this is what he’s done,” is pretty quiet right now. 2022 Osseo forward […] READ MORE