Delshon Strickland Makes Unofficial Visits to the U as Gophers Recruitment Picks Up

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Strickland has offers from Auburn and Virginia Tech – could a Gopher offer be far behind? Delshon Strickland, a 6-4 senior guard from Minnetonka (MN) High, has made several unofficial visits to the U recently and has seen his recruiting interest from the local squad pick up as well as scholarship offers from Auburn, Virginia […] READ MORE



Press Conference Notes: Norwood Teague and Tracy Claeys Address Media

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Gophers defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys is now the Gophers acting head coach. They were talking fast, it’s not verbatim, but this is what I got: Norwood Teague: • I wanted to update everyone, Jerry Kill is taking time to focus on his treatment and treat his epilepsy. He will remain close to the program, and […] READ MORE



One-On-One With Nation’s #1: Jashon Cornell Talks Cretin, Recruiting and More

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Cornell attended the recent Minnesota-Iowa game. Jashon Cornell, a 6-4 junior defensive end from St. Paul (MN) Cretin Derham Hall, is ranked as the country’s top player in the Class of 2015. Cornell attended the Minnesota-Iowa game and GopherHole.com caught up with him to learn more about his junior season and recruitment.   Gopher Hole: […] READ MORE


Q&A: Henry Ellenson Discusses Watching Gophers Practice, Brother Wally and More

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Six-foot-10, 240 pound forward Henry Ellenson, the younger brother of current Gophers sophomore Wally, recently attended the Minnesota-Iowa football game. Ellenson was ranked #49 by ESPN in their updated rankings of the Class of 2015. Ellenson averaged 21.5 points per game as a sophomore as he helped lead the Warriors to a 20-5 record this […] READ MORE


Q&A: Texas LB Everett Williams On Why He Committed to Gophers, Family Reaction & More

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Williams became the 7th member of the Gophers 2014 recruiting class to commit. Everett Williams, a 6-foot-2, 222-pound outside linebacker from Mansfield (TX) Legacy, committed to Minnesota on Monday, celebrating his 18th birthday. Williams visited Minnesota for the San Jose State game. He picked the Golden Gophers over Navy, Louisiana-Monroe and New Mexico State. Gopher […] READ MORE


IT’S BACK!!! Road to Selection Sunday: October Means 1st Tournament Projection!!

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DINKYTOWN, Minn. — October’s arrival means the college basketball season is sneaking a peek around the corner, and that is always a good thing. With that comes the return of Road to Selection Sunday, Gopher Hole’s semi-regular odds-and-ends, bits-and-pieces kind a’ college basketball column. Sometimes you’ll get stats, sometimes you’ll get opinions, and sometimes it may just be […] READ MORE


Chris Monter’s Gophers Basketball Recruiting Nuggets & Tid-Bits: Strickland, Ellenson and More

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Henry Ellenson is expected to make another unofficial visit to Minnesota on Saturday. The Minnesota Golden Gophers lost out on another point guard prospect when Lourawls “Tum-Tum” Nairn Jr. committed to Michigan State Thursday.   Minnesota has already seen guards Ja’Quan Newton, Alex Robinson, Josh Perkins and Quention Snider eliminate the Gophers from consideration. Newton […] READ MORE