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Get to Know Gophers Freshman Volleyball Player Lauren Crowl
Lauren Crowl is a 6’4” Opposite from Eagan, MN. She was a 5-year letter winner and 4-year All-Conference selection at Eastview (MN) High School. Lauren finished her high school career with 931 kills, 769 digs and 84 aces. As a senior, Lauren was named Metro Player of the Year, First Team All-State and a Third […] READ MORE
Gophers add Park of Cottage Grove (MN) forward Pharell Payne to ’22 class
Aug. 22, 2021: 2022 Park of Cottage Grove (MN) forward Pharrel Payne verbally committed to the Gophers Thursday afternoon. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter The Ben Johnson-era of Minnesota basketball recruiting has officially heated up. 6-foot-9 big man Pharrel Payne joins Park Center’s Braeden Carrington as Johnson’s first two in-state recruits to opt […] READ MORE
Get to Know Gopher Freshman Anna Wolf
Anna Wolf is a 6’4” Middle Blocker from River Falls, WI and Minnesota Select Volleyball Club. She led her high school team to a 138-12 record and 4 straight trips to the state tournament. In spite of an injury in her junior season and a shortened senior season, Anna finished her high school career with […] READ MORE
Top Hopkins (MN) recruit Amaya Battle on what it means to be a Gopher
Amaya Battle, a 5-foot-11 2022 guard from Hopkins (MN) High, committed to Minnesota in June. She is ranked as the third best senior in Minnesota by Prep Hoops and is the #37 player in the country, according to ESPN. Battle is part of a four player recruiting class of local talent that are ranked […] READ MORE
Get to know Gophers freshman volleyball player Skylar Gray
Skylar Gray is a 5’10” Libero/Defensive Specialist from Maple Grove, MN and Minnesota Select Volleyball Club. She finished her high school career as the schools leading scorer with more than 1,000 kills, 737 digs and 83 aces. Skylar was a four-time All-Conference selection and was named First-Team All-State as a senior. She was named to […] READ MORE
2022 Osseo, MN forward Joshua Ola-Joseph updates his recruitment and recent Gophers offer
Joshua Ola-Joseph, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound 2022 forward from Osseo (MN) High, raised his stock perhaps more than any senior in Minnesota. That increased recruiting interest include a scholarship offer from Minnesota Friday. Ola-Joseph averaged 16.7 points per game this past season, scoring in double figures in 18 of 20 games. He had five games of […] READ MORE
Carrington Details Gophers Commitment and Pride for Minnesota!
Braeden Carrington, a 6-foot-3 guard from Brooklyn Park (MN) Park Center, become the first Gopher commitment for the Class of 2022. He is one of the top guards in the Midwest in the Class of 2022 and is ranked as the number eight senior in the state by Prep Hoops. Carrington averaged 18.1 points per […] READ MORE
Ranking the Gophers Opponents from Toughest to Easiest
Minnesota opens up their 2021 season with a national televised game on Fox against Ohio State on the first Thursday night in September. They will most likely end their regular season with another national televised game fighting for Paul Bunyan’s axe when they take on Wisconsin. Both games are tough, what about the games in […] READ MORE
Q&A with ’23 Totino Grace guard C.J. O’Hara
C.J. O’Hara, a 6-foot-4 wing from Fridley (MN) Totino Grace, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2023 and is ranked as the number five senior in the state by Prep Hoops. O’Hara averaged a team-high 13.4 points per game this past season, despite the presence of two highly-rated […] READ MORE