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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
Q&A: Theo John Talks Gophers, Recruiting and More
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 received a scholarship offer from Minnesota last spring and helped lead the Rebels to a 6-0 mark this past weekend at the Minnesota Golden Gopher team camp. John averaged 14.0 points, […] READ MORE
Q&A: McKinley Wright: “I like it here in Minnesota. I wouldn’t mind playing here”
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 helped lead the Rebels to a 6-0 mark in the Minnesota Golden Gopher team camp this past weekend. Wright averaged a team-best 19.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists […] READ MORE
Coyle, Pitino Must Transform Minnesota Gophers this Coming Season
Considering their turbulent 2015-2016 season, Richard Pitino’s Gophers are not faring particularly well in most experts’ College Basketball predictions, and for good reason. The Minnesota Gophers are making every effort to start over and turn their previous defeats around. And Pitino will have a hard task proving that he actually has a place in this new […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gabe Kalscheur Talks Recent Gopher Offer and Relationship with Coach Ben Johnson
Photo Credit: Alex Conover Gabe Kalscheur, a 6-foot-2, 189-pound rising junior guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is considered one of the top players in the Minnesota Class of 2018. Kalscheur recently received a scholarship offer from Minnesota. Kalscheur scored 27 points to lead DeLaSalle to a 79-56 victory over Fergus Falls in the 3A […] READ MORE
Q&A: WR Javan Hawes Talks Gophers Offer, Relationship with Coach Brian Anderson and Upcoming Visit to U
Javan Hawes, a 6-foot, 182-pound wide receiver from Tyrone (GA) Sandy Creek, recently received his first Power 5 conference scholarship offer from Minnesota. Hawes was the co-wide receiver MVP at the adidas Challenge earlier this spring, held in Buford, Georgia. Hawes is expected to have a bigger role this upcoming season with the loss […] READ MORE