Daniel Oturu, a 6-foot-9 junior center from St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall, committed to Minnesota Thursday afternoon at the press conference at his high school. He picked the Gophers over Kansas, Nebraska, Baylor, Georgia Tech and Memphis. Oturu is one of the top big men in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Articles
Coach Pitino Warns Gophers Against Complacency
A time has come where it is no longer acceptable to look down upon the Gophers. Coach Pitino showed that he understood their change in status when he spoke to his team before their home game against Ohio State on Sunday, by the way, click here for the latest college football lines. The men’s basketball coach […] READ MORE
Q&A: Jalen Suggs Talks Recruiting, Gophers Strong Season and More
Jalen Suggs, a 6-foot-1 freshman 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. Suggs is averaging 29.7 points per game this season as Minnehaha is off to a 5-3 start. […] READ MORE
Q&A: Matthew Hurt on Sophomore Season, Recruiting and the Gophers
Matthew Hurt, a 6-foot-9, 205-pound sophomore forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is considered Minnesota’s top player in the Class of 2019. Hurt comes from a basketball family. His older brother, Michael, is a current freshman at Minnesota and was ranked as the number two senior in the state this past season. Matthew […] READ MORE
Column: Even A NCAA Tournament Traditionalist Could Support A “Double Champs” Field of 96
STADIUM VILLAGE, MN — Trust me, as a NCAA Tournament traditionalist, I never thought I’d be typing the words to follow. I have never been one for expanding the NCAA Tournament. Why mess with what’s clearly working, right? But wait, hold that thought. In what will be a surprise to some, I’ve gradually changed my tune in the […] READ MORE
Q&A: Junior SG A.J. Green Talks Recruiting and Having Father Who Is An Assistant at Northern Iowa
A.J. Green, a 6-foot-3 junior shooting guard from Cedar Falls (IA) High, is one of the top shooters in the Class of 2018. Green, who received a scholarship offer from Minnesota earlier this season, scored 41 points with eight three-pointers in an 85-77 loss to Hopkins December 3rd. Green averaged 17.8 points, 3.6 rebounds […] READ MORE
University of Minnesota Gophers basketball : Gopher basketball odds
University of Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino, the son of storied coach Rick Pitino, is guiding a squad capable of making a serious dent in the Big 10. For the last three years, the Gophers have hovered somewhere between mediocrity or, in the case of last season, irrelevance. And there’s no shame […] READ MORE
Q&A: Daniel Oturu: “Having That Gopher on My Chest, Representing State of Minnesota Would Mean A Lot”
Daniel Oturu, a 6-foot-9 junior center from St. Paul (MN) Cretin-Derham Hall, is one of the top big men in the Midwest in the Class of 2018 and is considered one of the top prospects from Minnesota in the class. Oturu received a scholarship offer from Minnesota this summer. Oturu averaged 16.7 points, 14.7 […] READ MORE
Q&A: Junior PG Tre Jones Talks Upcoming Season and What He Learned from Tyus With Recruiting
Tre Jones, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound junior point guard from Apple Valley (MN) High, is considered the top player in the state in the Class of 2018. Jones averaged 15.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game last season as the Eagles finished 30-2, winning the third place game of the Class AAAA state tournament. […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gabe Kalscheur on Gophers Pitino: “I like how he has got the team back on track.”
Gabe Kalscheur, a 6-foot-2, 189-pound junior guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is considered one of the top players in the Minnesota Class of 2018. Kalscheur received a scholarship offer from Minnesota this past summer. Kalscheur scored 27 points to lead DeLaSalle to a 79-56 victory over Fergus Falls in the 3A title game to […] READ MORE