Gopher Basketball Articles

Through Historic Roster Turnover, Ben Johnson is Building Stability with Versatility

By: Charlie Neuenschwander |

Charlie Neuenschwander grew up a huge fan of the Gophers, attending countless games at The Barn with his family. Charlie is a rising junior at USC while maintaining his Gopher fanaticism in Southern California. At USC, Charlie is studying Industrial and Systems Engineering and hopes to work in sports analytics, a fast-growing industry. While Ben […] READ MORE

Dartmouth transfer Taurus Samuels commits to Gophers

By: Tony Liebert |

May 9, 2021: Dartmouth grad-transfer guard Taurus Samuels committed to the Gophers Monday, adding to a strong 2022-23 roster. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter   Gophers head coach Ben Johnson continues to craft his first full roster as a head coach, this time adding Dartmouth grad-transfer Taurus Samuels to the fold. Samuels, a 6-foot-1 […] READ MORE

White Bear Lake Junior Jack Janicki Talks Recruiting – “I’m looking to make a decision long before school starts, like end of July.”

By: Chris Monter |

Jack Janicki, a 6-foot-5, 185-pound junior guard from White Bear Lake (MN) High, is ranked as the number three player in the state in the Class of 2023. He had a big junior campaign and is hoping that a strong spring and summer with the D1 Minnesota AAU 17-and-under program will increase his scholarship offers […] READ MORE

New Gopher PG Ta’Lon Cooper Talks About His Decision – “Coach Johnson and the whole staff, they recruited me the hardest out of any school that recruited me.”

By: Chris Monter |

Ta’Lon Cooper, a 6-foot-4, 190-pound third year sophomore guard from Morehead State, announced Wednesday that he was transferring to Minnesota. He could have two years of eligibility for the Gophers.   Cooper averaged 9.0 points, 6.0 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game and was named to the 10-man first team All-Ohio Valley Conference this season. […] READ MORE

Gophers add Morehead St. transfer PG Ta’lon Cooper from transfer portal

By: Tony Liebert |

April 20, 2021: After three seasons at Morehead State, PG Ta’lon Cooper announced that he will be transferring to Minnesota via his IG live Wednesday afternoon. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Two days since the commitment of Dawson Garcia, Ben Johnson and the Gophers staff has stayed busy in the transfer portal, adding Morehead State […] READ MORE

Totino’s Tommy Humphries Hopes Strong Spring Will Mean More College Looks

By: Chris Monter |

Tommy Humphries, a 6-foot-4 junior wing from Fridley (MN) Totino-Grace helped lead the Eagles to a state title last month and is hoping that a strong spring and summer with D1 Minnesota will impact his college recruitment.   Humphries averaged 10.4 points per game this season as the Eagles finished 26-6 and won their first […] READ MORE

UNC transfer Dawson Garcia commits to hometown Gophers

By: Tony Liebert |

April 18, 2021: Gophers Head coach Ben Johnson made a major statement with his first 2022 transfer portal addition, adding former McDonald’s All-American and Prior Lake, Minn. native Dawson Garcia. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter This is the biggest commitment of the Ben Johnson era. Ever since Dawson Garcia left the North Carolina program in January to […] READ MORE

Totino-Grace Standout Taison Chatman Talks Winning State Title and Recruitment – “They want a big-time hometown kid to play for the hometown team”.

By: Chris Monter |

Taison Chatman, a 6-foot-5, 185-pound junior guard of Fridley (MN) Totino-Grace is considered the top player in the state of Minnesota in the Class of 2023. Chatman has a scholarship offer from Minnesota and attended several Gopher home games this past season.   Chatman averaged 13.5 points per game this season as the Eagles finished […] READ MORE