Tyus Jones: ” I am always hearing from hometown people.”

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Tyus Jones, a 6-foot-2 junior point guard from Apple Valley, continues to attract attention. Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith and Stanford head coach Johnny Dawkins and assistant Mark Madsen recently attended an open gym, even though Jones had a cast on his right hand. GopherHole.com caught up with Jones Sunday to learn the latest.   […] READ MORE



The Road to Selection Sunday: Gophers’ Non-B1G Slate Nothing to Sneeze At

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A MONTH AWAY, U.S.A. — We’re officially four weeks from Midnight Madness, so to kick off the new season I’d like to wrap up the work I’ve been doing on the B1G’s nonconference schedules. The last of the B1G nonconference schedules, Michigan, became official a couple days ago when the NIT Season Tip-Off released its bracket.   […] READ MORE


Michael Warren Hopes to Turn Preferred Walk-on Offer to Scholarship Offer

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Warren currently has a standing offer as a preferred walk-on with the Gophers. Michael Warren, a 6-foot-4, 260-pound senior offensive/defensive lineman from Providence Academy, was just one of two juniors named to the second team Associated Press All-State last year. GopherHole.com caught up with Warren to learn the latest on his recruitment.   Warren helped […] READ MORE


Rashad Vaughn: “I love the Gophers”

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Vaugh will make yet another unofficial visit to the U this weekend. Rashad Vaughn, a 6-foot-5 junior guard from Robbinsdale Cooper, shined this summer and was recentlky ranked as the #12 player in the Class of 2014 by ESPN. GopherHole.com attended his open gym Sunday and caught up with Vaughn to learn the latest on […] READ MORE



Edina’s Deon Dorvil: “I want to be recruited by the Gophers”

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Deon Dorvil, 5-foot-11 290 senior nose tackle from Edina, has helped lead the Hornets to a 2-0 start. Dorvil, who camped at Minnesota this summer, recently talked to Gopher Hole about his recruitment, his senior season and coming back from a torn ACL.   Gopher Hole: What college camps did you get a chance to […] READ MORE


Gophers Derrick Wells Named Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week

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Minnesota safety Derrick Wells has been named the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week for games of the weekend of Sept. 1. Minnesota safety Derrick Wells has been named the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week for games of the weekend of Sept. 1. Wells, a 6-0, 205-pound sophomore from Lehigh […] READ MORE


DeLaSalle PG Jarvis Johnson Hoping for Gophers Scholarship Offer

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Jarvis Johnson, a rising sophomore point guard from Minneapolis DeLaSalle, has already landed six scholarship offers to date and has attracted interested from homestate school Minnesota. Jarvis Johnson, a rising sophomore point guard from Minneapolis DeLaSalle, has already landed six scholarship offers to date and has attracted interested from homestate school Minnesota. Johnson helped lead […] READ MORE