Gopher Basketball Articles

Matthew Hurt, a 6-foot-9 sophomore forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is considered Minnesota’s top player in the Class of 2019 and was recently ranked fifth in the country by Rivals.    Hurt comes from a basketball family. His older brother, Michael, is an incoming freshman at Minnesota and was ranked as the number two […] READ MORE

McKinley Wright, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound senior guard from Champlin Park (MN) High, is one of the state’s top player in the Class of 2017. Wright made his official visit to Minnesota this past weekend and plans to announce his college choice on September 15.   Wright averaged a team-best 19.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists […] READ MORE

Jalen Suggs, a 6-foot-1 freshman guard from Minneapolis (MN) Minnehaha Academy, is one of the top guards in the Midwest in the Class of 2020 and is considered the number one prospect from Minnesota in the class.   Suggs averaged 17.3 points per game this past year for the Redhawks, who finished 22-7, losing to […] READ MORE

Photo Courtesy of 247 Sports Daniel Oturu, a 6-foot-9 2018 center from St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall, is one of the top big men in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered the number four prospect from Minnesota in the class. Oturu recently received a scholarship offer from Minnesota and played with […] READ MORE

Theo John, a 6-foot-9 rising senior center from Champlin Park (MN) High, is one of the top big men in the Midwest. John recently narrowed his list of schools to six, including Minnesota who offered him a scholarship in the spring of 2015. John also has offers from schools such as Marquette, Florida, Purdue, Nebraska, […] READ MORE

McKinley Wright, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound junior guard from Champlin Park (MN) High, is one of the state’s top player in the Class of 2017. Wright narrowed his list of schools to five on Saturday.   Wright averaged a team-best 19.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game this year for the Rebels. He scored […] READ MORE

Jarvis Thomas, a 6-foot-6 rising junior forward from Orono (MN) High, is one of the top wings in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered the number six prospect in the Class. His strong play has earned him offers from power conferences Big Twelve and Pa Twelve.   Thomas averaged 10.6 points […] READ MORE

Minnesota has already offered four players from the Class of 2018 in Tre Jones, Race Thompson, Gabe Kalscheur and Daniel Oturu. However, there is plenty of talent from that class that the Gopher coaching staff is watching this July.   Shae Mitchell, a 6-foot-6 rising junior forwards from Lakeville (MN) South, is one of the top […] READ MORE

Photo Credit: Pine Journal Adam Trapp, a 7-foot-2 rising junior center from Esko (MN) High, is one of the top big men in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered the number five prospect in the Class. Trapp played with high school team recently at the Minnesota Golden Gopher team camp.   […] READ MORE

Daniel Oturu, a 6-foot-9 rising junior center from St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall, is one of the top big men in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered the number four prospect from Minnesota in the class. Oturu received a scholarship offer from Minnesota and played with the Raiders recently at the […] READ MORE