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


Q&A: JUCO Guard Carlos Morris Down to 3 Schools, Plans on Visiting U This Weekend

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JUCO guard Carlos Morris is expected to visit the Gophers this weekend. Carlos Morris, a 6-foot-5, 160-pound sophomore guard from Chipola (FL) Junior College, is expected to visit Minnesota this weekend. Morris averaged 13.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game last season. He shot 44.4% from the field, 36.5% from three-point […] READ MORE


Q&A: Riley LaChance on Gophers Visit: “It went very, very well.”

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LaChance says he’ll make his college decision a week or two after his Iowa visit this week. Riley LaChance, a 6-foot-2, 160-pound point guard from Brookfield (WI) Central, visited Minnesota this past weekend. Gopher Hole.com caught up with Riley to learn about his visit to the U and his overall recruitment.   Gopher Hole: How […] READ MORE


Q&A: Gophers Pitino and Hoosiers Crean Watch Riley LaChance Work Out Days Before Official Visit at Minnesota

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LaChance will make an official visit to Minnesota this weekend. Riley LaChance, a 6-2, 160-pound point guard from Brookfield (WI) Central, will visit Minnesota this weekend. Gopher Hole.com caught up with his father, Tom, who is Riley’s head coach for the Ray Allen Select AAU program to learn the latest on his son’s recruitment.   […] READ MORE




Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Talks Upcoming U Visit, Mychal Thompson/Bahamas Connection & More

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It’s been about three decades since the Gophers lineup Lourawls Nairn Jr., a 5-foot-10, 165-pound point guard from Wichita (KS) Sunrise Christian Academy, will visit Minnesota Wednesday and attend the Golden Gophers’ season-opening football game versus UNLV. Nairn, who is known as “Tum-Tum”, is also considering Oklahoma and Indiana. Gopher Hole caught up Nairn Monday […] READ MORE




Q&A: Tyus Jones Talks Recent Gophers Visit, Coach Pitino and More

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Tyus Jones visited the Gophers last week and may take an official visit to the U in the coming few weeks. Tyus Jones, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound senior point guard from Apple Valley (MN) High, is ranked as the number three prospect in the Class of 2014 according to ESPN. He visited Minnesota last week and […] READ MORE