Q&A: Henry Ellenson Discusses Watching Gophers Practice, Brother Wally and More

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Six-foot-10, 240 pound forward Henry Ellenson, the younger brother of current Gophers sophomore Wally, recently attended the Minnesota-Iowa football game. Ellenson was ranked #49 by ESPN in their updated rankings of the Class of 2015. Ellenson averaged 21.5 points per game as a sophomore as he helped lead the Warriors to a 20-5 record this […] READ MORE


IT’S BACK!!! Road to Selection Sunday: October Means 1st Tournament Projection!!

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DINKYTOWN, Minn. — October’s arrival means the college basketball season is sneaking a peek around the corner, and that is always a good thing. With that comes the return of Road to Selection Sunday, Gopher Hole’s semi-regular odds-and-ends, bits-and-pieces kind a’ college basketball column. Sometimes you’ll get stats, sometimes you’ll get opinions, and sometimes it may just be […] READ MORE



Chris Monter’s Gophers Basketball Recruiting Nuggets & Tid-Bits: Strickland, Ellenson and More

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Henry Ellenson is expected to make another unofficial visit to Minnesota on Saturday. The Minnesota Golden Gophers lost out on another point guard prospect when Lourawls “Tum-Tum” Nairn Jr. committed to Michigan State Thursday.   Minnesota has already seen guards Ja’Quan Newton, Alex Robinson, Josh Perkins and Quention Snider eliminate the Gophers from consideration. Newton […] READ MORE


Q&A: JUCO Guard Carlos Morris Down to 3 Schools, Plans on Visiting U This Weekend

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JUCO guard Carlos Morris is expected to visit the Gophers this weekend. Carlos Morris, a 6-foot-5, 160-pound sophomore guard from Chipola (FL) Junior College, is expected to visit Minnesota this weekend. 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 field, 36.5% from three-point […] READ MORE


Q&A: Riley LaChance on Gophers Visit: “It went very, very well.”

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LaChance says he’ll make his college decision a week or two after his Iowa visit this week. Riley LaChance, a 6-foot-2, 160-pound point guard from Brookfield (WI) Central, visited Minnesota this past weekend. Gopher Hole.com caught up with Riley to learn about his visit to the U and his overall recruitment.   Gopher Hole: How […] READ MORE


Q&A: Gophers Pitino and Hoosiers Crean Watch Riley LaChance Work Out Days Before Official Visit at Minnesota

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LaChance will make an official visit to Minnesota this weekend. Riley LaChance, a 6-2, 160-pound point guard from Brookfield (WI) Central, will visit Minnesota this weekend. Gopher Hole.com caught up with his father, Tom, who is Riley’s head coach for the Ray Allen Select AAU program to learn the latest on his son’s recruitment.   […] READ MORE




Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Talks Upcoming U Visit, Mychal Thompson/Bahamas Connection & More

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It’s been about three decades since the Gophers lineup Lourawls Nairn Jr., a 5-foot-10, 165-pound point guard from Wichita (KS) Sunrise Christian Academy, will visit Minnesota Wednesday and attend the Golden Gophers’ season-opening football game versus UNLV. Nairn, who is known as “Tum-Tum”, is also considering Oklahoma and Indiana. Gopher Hole caught up Nairn Monday […] READ MORE