Daniel Oturu, a 6-foot-9 junior center from St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall, is one of the top big men in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered one of the top prospects from Minnesota in the class. Oturu received a scholarship offer from Minnesota this summer. Oturu averaged 16.7 points, 14.7 […] READ MORE
Recruiting Articles
Q&A: Junior PG Tre Jones Talks Upcoming Season and What He Learned from Tyus With Recruiting
Tre Jones, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound junior point guard from Apple Valley (MN) High, is considered the top player in the state in the Class of 2018. Jones averaged 15.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game last season as the Eagles finished 30-2, winning the third place game of the Class AAAA state tournament. […] READ MORE
Gophers Coach Tracy Claeys and WR Drew Wolitarsky Talk Holiday Bowl
Gophers have been selected to face off against Washington State in this years Holiday Bowl! The Bowl takes place in San Diego, California on December 27th. Media met with Coach Tracy Claeys and WR Drew Wolitarsky briefly tonight to get their opinions on the bowl. Drew Wolitarsky commented on being excited to go back to […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gabe Kalscheur on Gophers Pitino: “I like how he has got the team back on track.”
Gabe Kalscheur, a 6-foot-2, 189-pound junior guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is considered one of the top players in the Minnesota Class of 2018. Kalscheur received a scholarship offer from Minnesota this past summer. Kalscheur scored 27 points to lead DeLaSalle to a 79-56 victory over Fergus Falls in the 3A title game to […] READ MORE
By the Numbers: Gophers Stifle Wildcats on Senior Day, 29-12
The Gophers came into Saturday’s against Northwestern as an underdog, outplaying the visiting Wildcats en route to a 29-12 victory. The Maroon and Gold improved to 8-3 on the year, and will face Wisconsin to finish out the regular season next week. 20 Field goals for Emmit Carpenter, this season. That ties Dan Nystrom’s season […] READ MORE
Pride on Ice Preview: College Hockey’s Best Rivalry Renewed
No. 3 North Dakota (5-2-0 overall, 0-2-0 NCHC) vs. No. 13 Minnesota (3-2-1 overall, 0-0-0 Big Ten) Date: Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 Location: Mariucci Arena | Minneapolis, Minn. Puck Drop: 7:00 p.m. CT TV: FOX Sports North Radio: 1500 ESPN, Gopher Radio Network Stream: BTN2Go, FOX Sports Go Date: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 Location: Mariucci […] READ MORE
Q&A: Amir Coffey on the Importance of Gophers Bonding, Hard Work and Teamwork
Minnesota-native Amir Coffey had a lot of options going into his college basketball career including Michigan State, Arizona and many others. However, over the years, Gophers Richard Pitino and assistant Ben Johnson’s persistence never waivered, and they were finally able to welcome Coffey as a Gopher this season. GopherHole’s Nadine Babu caught up with […] READ MORE
Q&A: Eric Curry on Gophers Mindset Heading Into Season: “New Team, New Goal, New Focus”
Gophers Richard Pitino welcomes a heralded recruiting class to Minnesota this season. While Minnesota-natives Amir Coffey and Michael Hurt got most of the local attention, the addition of Arkansas’ Eric Curry is a big time addition as well. Curry picked Minnesota over Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Alabama, Iowa State and many others. GopherHole’s Nadine Babu caught […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gopher Commit Dominick London on Minnesota: “I love the coaching staff.”
Dominick London, a 5-foot-9, 197-pound senior running back from East Ridge, committed to Minnesota in June. He became the fifth verbal for the Gophers in the Class of 2017 and the fourth in-state commitment. London helped lead the Raptors to the Class 6A Prep Bowl title game as a junior. London has rushed 141 […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gophers Commit Eric Abojei Talks About Relationship with Coach Miller, Excitement for U Career
Eric Abojei, a 6-foot-4, 310-pound junior from Robbinsdale (MN) Cooper, committed to Minnesota in April. Aobjei has helped pace the Hawks to a great start this season. Gopher Hole caught up with Abojei recently to learn more on his senior season and thoughts on his future team. Gopher Hole: You guys are off […] READ MORE