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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
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
Here are the notes from Pitino’s 3rd press conference. As always, I type while he talks, oo it’s not verbatim. Enjoy… • Pitino asked to make sure Sid’s microphone was on, Sid confirmed. • We practiced Friday – Sunday and took off Monday. They can practice 30 times in 42 days. The players voted on […] READ MORE
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
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
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
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
Tyus Jones said that he’s still undecided on whether he’ll officially visit the Gophers. Tyus Jones, a 6-2, 180-pound senior point guard from Apple Valley (MN) High, is ranked as the number three prospect in the Class of 2014 according to ESPN. He played in the recent Under Armour Elite 24 event in Brooklyn and […] READ MORE
Macura took an unofficial visit to Minnesota last week for the Gopher football game and an official visit to Xavier. J.P. Macura, a 6-foot-5, 185-pound wing from Lakeville North, visited Minnesota for the Golden Gophers’ football season opener versus UNLV and has become a priority for the new coaching staff. Macura was named second […] READ MORE
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