Interview conducted by Chris Monter Braeden Carrington, a 6-foot-3 guard from Brooklyn Park (MN) Park Center, is one of the top guards in the Midwest in the Class of 2022 and is ranked as the number eight senior in the state by Prep Hoops. Carrington averaged 18.1 points per game this past season. He scored […] READ MORE
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Top 2022 Council Bluffs (IA) guard Josh Dix updates his recruitment after recent Gophers offer
Interview conducted by Chris Monter Josh Dix, a 6-foot-4 guard from Council Bluff (IA) Abraham Lincoln, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2022. Dix averaged 19.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.5 steals, 1.3 blocks per game this past season. He shot 54.5% from the field and […] READ MORE
2022 Totino Grace (MN) forward Demarion Watson talks about NIL and Gophers recruiting
Interview conducted by Chris Monter Demarion Watson, a 6-foot-7 forward from Fridley (MN) Totino Grace, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2022 and is ranked as the number four senior in the state by Prep Hoops. Watson averaged 12.6 points per game this past season. He scored […] READ MORE
Park of Cottage Grove (MN) big man Pharrel Payne talks about recent Gophers offer
Interview conducted by Chris Monter Pharrel Payne, a 6-foot-8 rising senior center/power forward from Park of Cottage Grove, is considered one of the top big man in Minnesota in the Class of 2022. Payne averaged 14.8 points per game this past season. He scored in double figures in 16 of 20 games, including a season-high 26 […] READ MORE
Byron (MN) standout Ahjany Lee is ready to come take your spot
Interview conducted by Chris Monter Ahjany Lee, a 6-foot-8, 195-pound big man from Byron (MN) High, is one of the top players in Minnesota in the Class of 2022. GopherHole caught up with Lee June 13th at the Breakdown Summer Series to learn the latest on his recent visit to Minnesota, his college recruitment […] READ MORE
Tre Holloman Talks Gophers, Spartans and Recruiting
Interview conducted by Chris Monter Tre Holloman, a 6-foot-3 rising senior guard from St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall, is considered the top player in Minnesota in both basketball and football in the Class of 2022. Holloman averaged 20.3 points, 9.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 4.2 steals per game this past season. He scored in […] READ MORE
Nolan Winter and Parents Get Emotional After Gophers Scholarship Offer
Interview conducted by Chris Monter Nolan Winter, a 6-foot-8 sophomore forward from Lakeville (MN) North, received a scholarship offer from Minnesota Saturday. Winter is one of the top players in the state in the Class of 2023. Winter averaged 11.0 points per game this season. He scored in double figures in eleven of 20 […] READ MORE
Q&A with sophomore White Bear Lake guard Jack Janicki
Interview conducted by Chris Monter Jack Janicki, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound sophomore guard from White Bear Lake (MN) High, is ranked as the number three player in the state in the Class of 2023. He has a strong spring with the D1 Minnesota AAU 16-and-under program. Janicki averaged 19.7 points per game this past season for […] READ MORE
Hopkins standout Elvis Nnaji is ready to make a name for himself
Interview conducted by Chris Monter Elvis Nnaji, a 6-foot-8 junior forward from Hopkins (MN) High, has a strong spring with the D1 Minnesota AAU program. Nnaji averaged 10.8 points per game this past season, scoring in double figures in eight of 15 games, including a season-best 20 versus Eden Prairie. GopherHole caught up with Nnaji […] READ MORE
Jackson Purcell’s journey from Eastview (MN) standout to Gophers walk-on
Interview conducted by Chris Monter Jackson Purcell, a 6-foot-5 senior guard from Apple Valley (MN) Eastview, committed to Minnesota as a preferred walk-on. Purcell averaged 12.8 points per game this past season for the Lightning, scoring in double figures in eight of 11 games, all victories. GopherHole caught up with Purcell to learn more about […] READ MORE