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Theo John, a 6-foot-9 rising 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 finals, losing 64-61 this spring. He received a scholarship offer from Minnesota this spring.   John had seven points, nine rebounds and three blocked […] READ MORE

Reed Nikko, a 6-foot-10, 235-pound rising senior center from Maple Grove (MN) High, who is considered one of the state’s top players from the Class of 2016, picked up an offer from Minnesota, Iowa and UC-Santa Barbara over the past few weeks.   Nikko helped lead Maple Grove to a 23-4 record as a junior, […] READ MORE

Gophers Richard Pitino with Nathan Reuvers and his father at a recent visit at the U. Nathan Reuvers, a 6-foot-9 rising junior from Lakeville (MN) North, has emerged the past few 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 […] READ MORE

Reed Nikko has had a big summer, and received a scholarship offer from the home town Gophers this weekend. Reed Nikko, a 6-foot-10, 235-pound rising senior center from Maple Grove (MN) High, is considered one of the state’s top players from the Class of 2016. Nikko recently picked up an offer from Minnesota this past […] READ MORE

The Gophers recently offered rising sophomore Tre Jones. Tre Jones, a 6-foot-2, 160-pound 2018 point guard from Apple Valley (MN) High, helped lead the Eagles to their second state title in three years as they defeated previously unbeaten Champlin Park 64-61 in the state title game as he finished with 12 points, six rebounds, three […] READ MORE

Xavier Sneed, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound rising senior forward from Florissant (MO) Hazelwood Central, is one of the Midwest’s top frontcourt players. Sneed helped lead the St. Louis Eagles to a 13-4 record in the EYBL and they went 4-1 in the Minneapolis session over the Memorial Day weekend.   Sneed averaged 6.1 points and 3.3 […] READ MORE

Davison has an offer from Nebraska and continues to receive strong interest from the Gophers. Brad Davison, a 6-foot-2 rising junior point guard from Maple Grove (MN) High, is considered one of the Minnesota’s top players from the Class of 2017. Davison, who recently picked up his first high major offer, has shined this spring […] READ MORE

Willie Jackson, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound rising senior forward from Cleveland (OH) Garfield Heights, is one of the top frontcourt players in the Midwest. Jackson helped lead the King James All-Stars to a 13-4 record in the EYBL and they went a perfect 5-0 in the Minneapolis session over the Memorial Day weekend.   Jackson averaged […] READ MORE

The Gophers have been targeting the East Coast as Quinton Rose is another New Yorker with a Gophers offer. Quinton Rose, a 6-foot-5, 160 class of 2016 guard from Rochester (NY) Bishop Kearney, Jr. helped lead Albany City Rocks to an 11-6 record in the EYBL. Rose attended the Minneapolis session over Memorial Day as […] READ MORE

Gary Trent Jr., a 6-foot-5, 180-pound Class of 2017 guard from Apple Valley (MN) High, finished as the leading scorer in the Nike EYBL circuit as a member of the Howard Pulley AAU program. Trent Jr. helped lead the Eagles to their second state title in three years as they defeated previously unbeaten Champlin Park […] READ MORE