Zeke Nnaji, a 6-foot-9 junior forward from Hopkins (MN) High, is one of the top forwards in the Midwest in the Class of 2019. Nnaji averaged 19.4 points per game this season as Hopkins finished 26-2, losing to Wayzata in the Section 6AAAA section finals. The loss snapped a 26-game winning streak He scored […] READ MORE
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Q&A: Zeke Nnaji Has Offers from Gophers, Badgers, Hawkeyes, Says He’s Keeping “Options Open”
Zeke Nnaji, a 6-foot-9 junior forward from Hopkins (MN) High, is one of the top forwards in the Midwest in the Class of 2019. Nnaji received a scholarship offer from Minnesota last fall. Nnaji is averaged 19.5 points per game this season as Hopkins finished 26-2 after losing the section 6AAAA championship game to […] READ MORE
Q&A: Matthew Hurt on Brother Michael’s Development, Gophers’ In-coming Recruiting Class and More
Matthew Hurt, a 6-foot-9, 205-pound junior forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is considered Minnesota’s top player in the Class of 2019 and is ranked fifth by ESPN, Scout and Rivals. Hurt comes from a basketball family. His older brother, Michael, is a sophomore at Minnesota and was ranked as the number two senior […] READ MORE
Q&A: Junior Guard Tyrell Terry on Potential of Playing for Hometown Gophers: “It would be a great experience.”
Tyrell Terry, a 6-foot-2 junior guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is considered one of the top players in the Minnesota Class of 2019. Terry is averaging 17.2 points per game this season. He scored in double figures in all but four games, including a season-best 47 points versus Fridley. He has seven games of twenty or […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gabe Kalscheur on Excitement for Gophers and Much More
Photo Courtesy of Star Tribune. Gabe Kalscheur, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound senior guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, signed with Minnesota in the fall, joining two of his Howard Pulley AAU teammates. Kalscheur is ranked as the fourth best player in the Minnesota Class of 2018. He received a scholarship offer from Minnesota last summer. Kalscheur caught up […] READ MORE
Q&A: Future Gopher Daniel Oturu: “I am looking to get better each day.”
Daniel Oturu, a 6-foot-10 ½ and 225-pound senior center from St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall, signed with Minnesota in the early signing period. Oturu 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. Oturu is […] READ MORE
Q&A: Hopkins Junior Zeke Nnaji Talks Recruiting and Family Ties at Minnesota
Zeke Nnaji, a 6-foot-9 junior forward from Hopkins (MN) High, is one of the top forwards in the Midwest in the Class of 2019, Nnaji is averaging 19.6 points per game this season as Hopkins is off to an 10-1 start. He scored in double figures in every game, including six games of 20 […] READ MORE
Q&A: Sophomore PG Star Jalen Suggs: “I love what Pitino is doing with the program.”
Jalen Suggs, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound sophomore guard from Minneapolis (MN) Minnehaha Academy, is one of the top guards in the Midwest in the Class of 2020 and is considered the number one prospect from Minnesota in the class. Gopher Hole recently caught up with Suggs to talk about the latest on playing Apple Valley […] READ MORE
Q&A: Matthew Hurt Putting Up Monster Numbers Early in Junior Season, Talks Recruiting and More
Matthew Hurt, a 6-foot-9, 205-pound junior forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is considered Minnesota’s top player in the Class of 2019 and is ranked fifth by ESPN, Scout and Rivals nationally. Hurt comes from a basketball family. His older brother, Michael, is a current sophomore at Minnesota and was ranked as the number […] READ MORE
Q&A: East Ridge Sophomore Ben Carlson Talks Recruiting, Gophers and More
Ben Carlson, a 6-foot-8 sophomore forward from East Ridge (MN) High, is one of the state’s top players in the Class of 2020. The Gophers recently had Richard Pitino, Ben Johnson and Kimani Young at Carlson’s game vs Minnehaha Academy. Carlson helped lead the Raptors to a 22-6 record last season, losing to Cretin-Derham […] READ MORE