Minnesota, Indiana, NC State and Many Others Taking Notice of J.P. Macura

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As Macura’s play continues to soar, so does his offer list. Junior shooter J.P. Macura of Lakeville North has continued to pick up interest after a strong shooting performance at the recent adidas VIP Exclusive Run.   Macura added offers from Drake and Dayton to go with previous offers from North Dakota, North Dakota State, […] READ MORE




Tyus Jones May Wait to Make a Decision to See How Gophers Perform Under Pitino

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Tyus Jones, hard at work. Tyus Jones, a 6-foot-2 junior point guard from Apple Valley, is considered a must-get recruit for seven programs, including Minnesota. GopherHole.com caught up with Jones Thursday to learn the latest on his recruitment.   Gopher Hole: Of the seven schools that are recruiting you, were all seven in California watching […] READ MORE


Richard Pitino Announces Staff Additions

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Steve Goodson has been promoted to Director of Basketball Operations. University of Minnesota head men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino today announced the addition of Steve Goodson as the Director of Basketball Operations, Shaun Brown as the Strength and Conditioning Coach and Josh Adel as Assistant Director of Basketball Operations. “I am excited to announce Steve, […] READ MORE


Jarvis Johnson on Gophers Offer: Finally. I had been waiting awhile. Happy.

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Johnson throws one down at the State Tournament in March. Jarvis Johnson, a sophomore point guard from Minneapolis DeLaSalle, landed a scholarship from Minnesota Monday night after a strong weekend with Howard Pulley in California. Johnson has eight scholarship offers to date. Johnson helped lead the Islanders to its second Class AAA state title as […] READ MORE




Walter Bond and The Career That Was

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Former Gopher Walter Bond with the Utah Jazz. The Career That Was is a new GopherHole series dedicated to digging up the professional careers, both major and minor, of former Gophers players. Last week we took a look at the career of Courtney James. Have a Gopher with a pro career you want to see […] READ MORE


Paul Friendshuh Talks Richard Pitino, Recruiting and Working on His Game

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Paul Friendshuh, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound junior from New Prague, is another top prospect from the loaded Class of 2014. Paul Friendshuh, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound junior from New Prague, is another top prospect from the loaded Class of 2014 that includes Tyus Jones, Rashad Vaughn and Reid Travis. Friendshuh will be playing in Dallas this weekend […] READ MORE