It’s time for this Trio to figure out the appropriate buttons to push and tweaks to make to get the season back on track. CONTENDER/PRETENDER, Minn. — The penultimate month of the college basketball season arrives Friday. So after Minnesota defeats Nebraska on Tuesday night — and they will — the Gophers must decide in February if they want to […] READ MORE
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Freshman Big Man Brock Bertram: I think that it would be cool to play close to home.
Brock Bertram, a 6-foot-10 freshman center from Apple Valley (MN) High, has already established himself as one of the top big men in the state, despite his age. Brock Bertram, a 6-foot-10 freshman center from Apple Valley (MN) High, has already established himself as one of the top big men in the state, despite his […] READ MORE
Q&A: Tyus Jones on Battle with Cooper, Possibility of Playing with Rashad Vaughn in College and More
Tyus Jones at The Barn for the Michigan State game last week. Tyus Jones, a 6-foot-2 junior point guard from Apple Valley who is ranked #1 in the country by ESPN, returned from a back injury to lead the Eagles to wins over Eastview Friday and Cooper Saturday at the Target Center. GopherHole.com caught up […] READ MORE
Rashad Vaughn on Gophers/Spartans Game: “It was an amazing atmosphere.”
Vaughn on Gophers: “. I like how the Gophers are playing. They are getting up and down.” Rashad Vaughn, a 6-foot-5 junior guard from Robbinsdale Cooper, is a prized in-state recruit for the Minnesota Gophers. The number ten player in the Class of 2014, according to ESPN, attended the Minnesota-Michigan State game Monday. GopherHole.com recently […] READ MORE
Reid Travis on Recruiting: “It would definitely be nice to play in front of family.”
Reid Travis is being heavily recruited by both Tubby Smith and Jerry Kill. Reid Travis, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Minneapolis DeLaSalle, is off to an outstanding start this season. He has led the defending Class AAA champion Islanders to a 4-0 start as he is averaging 32.3 points per game and has scored more […] READ MORE
Alex Illikainen on Potentially Playing for Hometown Gophers: “It would mean a lot.”
Illikainen has been putting up some monster numbers this year, including a 40/20 game and a 30/20 game. Alex Illikainen, a 6-foot-9, 205-pound sophomore from Grand Rapids, who received a scholarship offer in April from Minnesota, is considered the top player in the state in the Class of 2015. Illikainen helped lead Grand Rapids to […] READ MORE
Big Man Cullen Russo Hearing from Gophers; Will Attend Michigan State Game
Russo will attend his second consecutive Gopher game on Monday. Cullen Russo, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound forward from Charlotte (NC) Southern Tech Prep Academy, is one of the most athleitc big men still available. The former Bloomington Kennedy big man attended the Minnesota-Lafayette game Saturday and talked to GopherHole.com about the latest on his recruitment and […] READ MORE
JUCO Forward Kevin Thomas and Palm Beach State Excelling
Minnesota will have playing time open up in its frontcourt after this season with the loss of three senior forwards. Palm Beach State’s Kevin Thomas is an uncommitted sophomore who could potentially help in 2013-14. READ MORE
New Prague Big Man Paul Friendshuh Working on Adding Strength, Hoping High Major Offers Follow
Paul Friendshuh, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound junior from New Prague, is another top prospect from the loaded Class of 2014. Paul Friendshuh, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound junior from New Prague, is another top prospect from the loaded Class of 2014 that includes Tyus Jones, Rashad Vaughn and Reid Travis. Friendshuh helped lead the Trojans to a 19-10 […] READ MORE
Gophers Recruit Henry Ellenson Talks Recruiting, Brother Wally and the U
The Ellenson Family are no strangers to the Gophers program. Six-foot-9, 250 pound forward Henry Ellenson, the younger brother of current Gophers freshman Wally, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2015. Ellenson has already received six scholarship offers and is off to a strong start this season. He […] READ MORE