Q&A; McKinley Wright Having Big Junior Season, Recruitment Picks Up as a Result

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McKinley Wright, a 6-foot, 164-pound junior guard from Champlin Park (MN) High, helped lead the Rebels to a 31-1 record as they finished runner-up to Apple Valley in the Class AAAA finals, losing 64-61 at the Target Center last March.   Wright is averaging a team-best 19.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game this […] READ MORE


Q&A: Junior Big Man Theo John Talks Gophers, Recruitment and More

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Theo John, a 6-foot-9 junior center from Champlin Park (MN) High, helped lead the Rebels to a 31-1 record as they finished runner-up to Apple Valley in the Class AAAA title game, losing 64-61. He received a scholarship offer from Minnesota this past spring.   John is averaging 17.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game […] READ MORE


Q&A: Thomas Barber on Tracy Claeys Being Named Head Coach: “We were really ecstatic, especially the defensive guys.”

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Thomas Barber has already signed with the Gophers and will enroll early at the U. Thomas Barber, a 6-foot-1, 235-pound linebacker from Robbinsdale (MN) Armstrong, committed to Minnesota in the spring, following in the footsteps of his football family. Barber is the son of former Gopher standout Marion Barber and the younger brother of ex-Minnesota […] READ MORE


Q&A: Junior Nathan Reuvers Talks Recruiting, Says He Hopes for a Gophers Offer

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Nathan Reuvers, a 6-foot-9 junior from Lakeville (MN) North, has emerged the past nine months as one of the state’s top prospects in the Class of 2017. Reuvers only averaged 6.5 points per game as a sophomore, but stepped up his play in the Class AAAA state tournament when senior Connor Flack was sidelined with […] READ MORE



Q&A: Kamal Martin on Tracy Claeys: “A guy like that is special to me.”

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Kamal Martin, a 6-foot-3, 211-pound quarterback from Burnsville (MN) High, helped lead the Blaze to their first winning season since 2006.  Martin committed to Minnesota before his senior season after previously verballing to Eastern Michigan. Martin will play linebacker at the U.   Martin, who was one of ten finalists for the Mr. Football Award […] READ MORE