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Nov. 9, 2021: In Ben Johnson’s head coaching debut, the Golden Gophers played a clean game of basketball taking down UMKC 71-56 in their 2021-22 season opener. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: It was a bit of a slow start for the Gophers out of the gate, but senior guard […] READ MORE
Follow Chris on Twitter –> @collegebbnews 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. He recently became the third in-state player from the Class of 2023 to receive a scholarship offer from Minnesota. Kapke averaged 16.2 points and 11.2 rebounds […] READ MORE
Nov. 1, 2021: The Ben Johnson-era officially tips off tonight, as the Golden Gophers (D3) Concordia St. Paul in an exhibition contest a 7:00 p.m. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter It has been a tumultuous 365 days for Gophers basketball. This time last year, Minnesota was picked to finish 11th in the Big Ten and Richard Pitino was […] READ MORE
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
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
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
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
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
Pharrel Payne, a 6-foot-8, 235-pound senior center/power forward from Park of Cottage Grove, committed to Minnesota Sunday after taking his official visit. Payne is the second commitment from the Class of 2022 for new Gopher head coach Ben Johnson. Payne, who is considered one of the top big men in Minnesota in the Class […] READ MORE
Aug. 22, 2021: 2022 Park of Cottage Grove (MN) forward Pharrel Payne verbally committed to the Gophers Thursday afternoon. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter The Ben Johnson-era of Minnesota basketball recruiting has officially heated up. 6-foot-9 big man Pharrel Payne joins Park Center’s Braeden Carrington as Johnson’s first two in-state recruits to opt […] READ MORE