Danny Ogele, a 6-foot-7, 215-pound junior forward from Mercyhurst, transferred to Minnesota Friday GopherHole caught up with Ogele Monday to learn more about his decision and upcoming season. GopherHole: You committed to Minnesota Friday as a transfer. What were the reasons that you decided that Minnesota was where you wanted to play college basketball? Danny […] READ MORE
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Gophers add Navy/Mercyhurst (D2) transfer Daniel Ogele to 2021 roster
July 17, 2021: Former Navy forward and Mercyhurst-transfer Daniel Ogele committed to the Golden Gophers Saturday. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Gophers basketball has had a busy few weeks. Isaiah Ihnen suffered a season-ending knee injury, Eric Curry announced his return, Steffon Mitchell, Sterling Manley and Dawson Garcia all chose not to don the […] READ MORE
Park Center guard Braeden Carrington talks recent Gophers visit and what it will mean to go D1
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
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
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
From AAU to High School season, Josh Ola-Joseph is ready to take the next step!
Interview conducted by Chris Monter READ MORE
Mankato East’s B.J. Omot talks about AAU, recruitment, and much more!
Interview conducted by Chris Monter B.J. Omot, a 6-foot-8 junior from Mankato (MN) East, is one of the top players in state from the Class of 2022. Omot’s strong play this spring with the D1 Minnesota AAU program earned him a recent scholarship offer from Providence. READ MORE