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Gopher Basketball Articles
Road to Selection Sunday: Gophers’ 2015-16 Peer Group Includes Cornhuskers, Huskies
WAIT ‘TIL NEXT YEAR, MINN. — Greetings, gentle readers, and welcome to another year on the Road to Selection Sunday. As I finally warm up to the 2015-16 Gopher basketball season, I do so with no visions of grandeur. For the first time since Tubby Smith’s 1st season as Gopher head coach (2007-08), I have zero expectation that the Gophers’ season […] READ MORE
Q&A: Tre Jones Says U is “getting much better and they are getting great players to go there.”
Tre Jones, a 6-foot-2 sophomore point guard from Apple Valley (MN) High, paced the Eagles to a 30-2 mark as he averaged 8.2 points per game this past season as a freshman. Jones helped lead the Eagles to their second state title in three years as they defeated previously unbeaten Champlin Park 64-61 in the […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gopher Commit Amir Coffey: “I am coming back better than I was before I got injured”
Amir Coffey, a senior wing from Hopkins who is considered the state’s top prospect in the Class of 2016, committed to Minnesota two weeks ago. Coffey helped lead the Royals to 30-2 record as a sophomore as they finished runner-up in the Class AAAA Tournament, losing to Lakeville North in the title game. […] READ MORE
Q&A: Junior PG Brad Davison Updates Recruitment, Keeps in Regular Contact with Gophers Assistant Ben Johnson
Brad Davison, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound junior point guard from Maple Grove (MN) High, is considered one of the Minnesota’s top players from the Class of 2017. Davison is also an outstanding quarterback for the Crimson, who are one of the state’s top 6A squads. Davison helped lead Maple Grove to a 23-4 record as […] READ MORE
Q&A: Now Officially in High School, Matthew Hurt Talks Recruiting and Recent Visit at Gophers Football Game
Matthew Hurt, a 6-foot-8 freshman 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 Minnesota Gopher commit and is ranked as the number two senior in the state. Matthew Hurt averaged 15.2 points and […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gophers Pitino and Johnson Make Recent Visits to Watch Lakeville North’s Nathan Reuvers
Nathan Reuvers, a 6-foot-9 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 stepped up his play in the Class AAAA state tournament when senior Connor Flack was sidelined with […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gophers Commit Michael Hurt is Fired Up to Attend the U; Plans Official Visit for Oct. 31
Hurt will make his official visit to Minnesota on October 31. Michael Hurt, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, committed to Minnesota in January. Hurt is ranked as Minnesota’s number two player in the Class of 2016 behind Hopkins’ Amir Coffey who recently committed to Minnesota as well. Hurt has attended a […] READ MORE
New Gophers Commit Eric Curry Described by Coach as a Great Teammate With Strong Upside
Eric Curry, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound senior forward from Little Rock (AK) Southwest Christian Academy, announced that he will attend Minnesota Wednesday morning. Curry visited Minnesota September 3rd for the TCU-Minnesota football game along with Amir Coffey of Hopkins, who committed Monday. Curry averaged 15.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game as a junior for […] READ MORE
Gophers Basketball Recruiting Nuggets
Michael Hurt became the first to commit to the Gophers Class of 2016. Senior wing Amir Coffey of Hopkins became the second Minnesota native to commit to the homestate school Monday, joining Michael Hurt of Rochester John Marshall. This commitment leaves the Gophers with one scholarship available and many are speculating that Eric Curry of […] READ MORE