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DESTINATION BRACKETVILLE, MINN. — We all know the road to Selection Sunday is a long and winding road, but please indulge me this late October as I do my “level best” to lay out exactly what the Gophers need accomplish to hear their name called on Sunday, March 16. When the Gophers and young gun coach Richard Pitino make their debut Friday […] READ MORE
Carlos Morris, a 6-foot-5, 160-pound sophomore guard from Chipola (FL) Junior College, became the third player to commit to Minnesota today. He visited Minnesota last month and attended the Gopher football game versus Iowa. Morris averaged 13.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game last season. He shot 44.4% from the […] READ MORE
Apple Valley PG Tyus Jones says he is still considering Minnesota. Tyus Jones, a 6-2, 180-pound senior point guard from Apple Valley (MN) High, is ranked as the number four prospect in the Class of 2014, according to ESPN. He visited Kansas and Duke the past two weeks. GopherHole.com caught up with Jones Sunday […] READ MORE
As always, I didn’t catch everything verbatim, but here’s the general comments. Sounds like there is a LOT of improvement, because this guy does not seem to sugar coat things: • We have had 21 practices, and we’ve got 7 more to go, plus the 2 scrimmages. The guys have gotten better. There has only […] READ MORE
Nate Mason became the second member of the 2014 class on Friday night. Nate Mason, a 5-11 point guard who played for the CP3 All Stars AAU program, has become the second player to commit to new head coach Richard Pitino and the Minnesota Golden Gopher program. Gopher Hole caught up with Mason to learn […] READ MORE
Nate Mason is the second player in Pitino’s Class of 2014 recruiting class. While the Gophers basketball coaching staff was hosting Reid Travis on his official visit, the 2014 recruiting class got a big boost in the backcourt as 5-11, 160lb Maryland guard Nate Mason committed to Minnesota early Friday evening over offers from Virginia, […] READ MORE
Amir Coffey and his father, former Gopher Richard Coffey, attended the Gophers scrimmage on Friday night. Amir Coffey, a 6-foot-5 sophomore wing from Hopkins, is considered the top in-state prospect in the Class of 2016. He recently returned from an injury that kept him sidelined for nearly three months. Gopher Hole.com caught up with […] READ MORE
Gophers Richard Pitino has made Jarvis Johnson a high priority since he arrived on campus. Jarvis Johnson, a 2015 point guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, received a scholarship offer from Minnesota in April. Johnson helped lead the Islanders to its second Class AAA state title as they finished 30-1 and were undefeated against in-state schools. […] READ MORE
Louisville cut down the nets last year – they debut in GopherHole’s Road to Selection Sunday as the #4 team in the nation. DINKYTOWN, MINN. — Our faithful readers got a look at our preseason Field of 68 a dozen days ago, now let’s take a peek at RTSS’ Preseason Top 25. For each of the top 25 teams, […] READ MORE
Strickland has offers from Auburn and Virginia Tech – could a Gopher offer be far behind? Delshon Strickland, a 6-4 senior guard from Minnetonka (MN) High, has made several unofficial visits to the U recently and has seen his recruiting interest from the local squad pick up as well as scholarship offers from Auburn, Virginia […] READ MORE