Gopher Basketball Articles

Hurt averaged 21.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game as a junior with a season-high 43 points versus Osseo. He scored in double figures in all but one game, finishing with nine points in a 87-52 win over Albert Lea. John Marshall finished 23-6 this past se Michael Hurt, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Rochester […] READ MORE

Stephon Sharp, a 6-5, 205-pound forward from South Kent (CT) School, has committed to Minnesota as a preferred walk-on.   Originally from Hopkins, Sharp averaged 13.8 points per game as he helped lead the Royals to 30-2 record as a senior last year as they finished runner-up in the Class AAAA Tournament, losing to Lakeville […] READ MORE

Goanar Mar, a 6-foot-7, 180-pound sophomore forward from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is considered the number two prospect in the state for the Class of 2017 behind Apple Valley’s Gary Trent Jr.    Mar helped lead the Islanders to its fourth straight Class AAA championship in March as they finished 26-4 this year and won 25 […] READ MORE

Russo plans to visit Wichita State and Minnesota over the next two weeks. Cullen Russo, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound sophomore forward from New Mexico (NM) JC, is a top junior college prospect with Minnesota ties.    Russo played for the Minnesota Pump N Run 17-and-under team and transferred to Charlotte (NC) Southern Tech Prep Academy after […] READ MORE

Jamil Jackson, a 6-foot-6 junior from Minneapolis (MN) North, is one of the state’s top athletes.   Jackson averaged 13.6 points per game for the Polars. He scored in double figures in 19 of 25 games with a season-best 41 points against Johnson.    Jackon averaged 15.3 points per game as a sophomore as he […] READ MORE

The Gophers were the first to offer a scholarship to Theo John. Theo John, a 6-foot-9 sophomore center from Champlin Park (MN) High, helped lead the Rebels to a 31-1 record and a spot in the Class AAAA finals where they lost to Apple Valley 64-61 on Saturday night.   John, who is considered the […] READ MORE

Steffon Mitchell, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Shakopee (MN) High, made the College Basketball News and Star Tribune All-Metro first teams after averaging 24.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Steffon Mitchell, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Shakopee (MN) High, made the College Basketball News and Star Tribune All-Metro first teams after averaging 24.6 points […] READ MORE

Simon Wright, a 6-foot-5 sophomore from Minnetonka (MN) Hopkins, is one of the state’s top players in the Class of 2017.   Wright is averaging 7.7 points per game as the Royals are off to the State Tournament again. He has scored in double figures in numerous games this season.    Gopher Hole recently caught […] READ MORE