Photo Courtesy of 247 Sports Daniel Oturu, a 6-foot-9 2018 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 the number four prospect from Minnesota in the class. Oturu recently received a scholarship offer from Minnesota and played with […] READ MORE
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Q&A: Theo John Talks Top 6: Minnesota, Purdue, Oklahoma, Marquette, Illinois and Cal
Theo John, a 6-foot-9 rising senior center from Champlin Park (MN) High, is one of the top big men in the Midwest. John recently narrowed his list of schools to six, including Minnesota who offered him a scholarship in the spring of 2015. John also has offers from schools such as Marquette, Florida, Purdue, Nebraska, […] READ MORE
Q&A: McKinley Wright Talks Top 5: Minnesota, Iowa St, Dayton, Memphis and Xavier
McKinley Wright, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound junior guard from Champlin Park (MN) High, is one of the state’s top player in the Class of 2017. Wright narrowed his list of schools to five on Saturday. Wright averaged a team-best 19.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game this year for the Rebels. He scored […] READ MORE
Pitino Emphasizes the Value of Recruiting In-State
It hasn’t been that long since Richard Pitino arrived in Minneapolis. The Gophers basketball coach has already begun taking steps to put his unique stamp on his new team. Beyond merely changing the plays and improving the training regiments, Pitino has also worked to transform the philosophy of his new side, making alterations that, while […] READ MORE
Q&A: Orono’s Jarvis Thomas Has Offers from Arizona State and Iowa State, Talks Recruiting
Jarvis Thomas, a 6-foot-6 rising junior forward from Orono (MN) High, is one of the top wings in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered the number six prospect in the Class. His strong play has earned him offers from power conferences Big Twelve and Pa Twelve. Thomas averaged 10.6 points […] READ MORE
Junior High School Player Nehemiah Montague Wows Gophers Staff at Senior Showcase
The Minnesota Gophers have to be excited about the team’s future because they have some promising prospects that can help the team become contenders in the Big Ten by the time they sign with the school. These players are still in high school, so they won’t have an impact on this season’s college football betting lines, […] READ MORE
Q&A: Lakeville’s Shae Mitchell Says He Would be Very Excited if Gophers Offered
Minnesota has already offered four players from the Class of 2018 in Tre Jones, Race Thompson, Gabe Kalscheur and Daniel Oturu. However, there is plenty of talent from that class that the Gopher coaching staff is watching this July. Shae Mitchell, a 6-foot-6 rising junior forwards from Lakeville (MN) South, is one of the top […] READ MORE
Q&A: 7-2 Rising Junior Adam Trapp Has Offers from Purdue, Iowa & Interest from Hometown Gophers
Photo Credit: Pine Journal Adam Trapp, a 7-foot-2 rising junior center from Esko (MN) High, is one of the top big men in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered the number five prospect in the Class. Trapp played with high school team recently at the Minnesota Golden Gopher team camp. […] READ MORE
Q&A: Cretin Big Man Daniel Oturu Receives Gophers Offer, Talks Recruiting
Daniel Oturu, a 6-foot-9 rising 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 the number four prospect from Minnesota in the class. Oturu received a scholarship offer from Minnesota and played with the Raiders recently at the […] READ MORE
Q&A: Race Thompson Talks Gophers Offer, Recruiting and Decision to Stop Playing Football
Photo Credit: Brian W Nelson Race Thompson, a 6-foot-6 rising junior forward from Robbinsdale (MN) Armstrong, is one of the top big men in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered the number two prospect from Minnesota in the class. Thompson received a scholarship offer from Minnesota earlier this year and played […] READ MORE