Nick Janowski, a 6-foot-4 sophomore guard from Pewaukee (WI) High, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2024 and is ranked as the number four sophomore in the state by Wis Sports. Janowski is averaging 19.8 points per game this season as the Pirates are off to a […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Articles
Down three starters Gophers take down Rutgers 68-65
Jan. 22, 2021: Down three of their four top scorers, Minnesota came to play taking down a red hot Rutgers team 68-65. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: With Jamison Battle, Eric Curry, and E.J. Stephens all ruled out due to injury or illness, the Gophers still got out to a fast 7-0 […] READ MORE
Eden Prairie Two-Sport Athlete Chiddi Obiazor Talks Recruitment
Chiddi Obiazor, a 6-foot-6 junior forward from Eden Prairie (MN) High is one of the top two-sport athletes in Minnesota. Obiazor has scored in double figures in all 12 games this season and is averaging 20.7 points per game as the Eagles are off to an 7-5 start. He has scored 20 or more […] READ MORE
Shorthanded Gophers come up short at home against Hawkeyes 81-71
Jan. 16, 2021: With four players and two coaches out due to illness or injury, the Gophers came up just short against Iowa 81-71, dropping their fourth straight Big Ten contest. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: The shorthanded Gophers, opened the game with a lot of energy. After holding Iowa […] READ MORE
Junior Jack Janicki Off To Strong Start For White Bear Lake
Jack Janicki, a 6-foot-4, 180-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 has a strong spring and summer with the D1 Minnesota AAU 16-and-under program. Janicki is averaging 24.7 points per game this season for White Bear […] READ MORE
Gophers fall to No. 10 Michigan State at the buzzer 71-69
Jan. 12, 2021: After competing with No. 10 Michigan State for 40 minutes on the road, the Gophers came up short in the most devastating way possible, a buzzer beating loss 71-69. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: It was a bit of a slow start for both sides offensively, but […] READ MORE
Minnesota suffers first road loss of the season 73-60 at Indiana
Jan. 9, 2021: After a tough loss on Tuesday against Illinois, the Gophers fell 73-60 at Indiana, dropping consecutive games for the first time this season. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: It was a different story for Payton Willis and the Gophers to start Sunday’s contest. Four early points from the […] READ MORE
DeLaSalle Sophomore Casmir “Cash” Chavis Gets Early Attention
Casmir “Cash” Chavis, a 6-foot-2 sophomore guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle is one of the state’s top players in the Class of 2024. Chavis scored 21 points in the Islanders’ 61-58 loss to #1 ranked Class AAA Totino-Grace in the Breakdown Big 12 Classic and had ten in their 61-58 loss to Minneapolis South […] READ MORE
Gophers struggle against Cockburn and Illinois losing 76-53
Jan. 4, 2021: A 13-day layoff seemed to hurt the Gophers, falling () to Illinois in their first game since Dec. 23. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: In a night where Minnesota brought back their old-school benches, the Gophers struggled out of the gate. After an early 8-0 Illinois run, […] READ MORE
Two-Sport Talent Daniel Freitag Talks Sophomore Year and Gopher Impressions
Daniel Freitag, a 6-foot-3 sophomore from Bloomington (MN) Jefferson, is the top athletes and two-sports talents in the Class of 2024. Freitag shined at the Wisconsin team camp in late June earning him a scholarship offer from the Badgers. Minnesota followed by offering the Jaguar standout in July. Freitag has helped lead the Jaguars […] READ MORE