Gopher Basketball Articles

Michael Hurt, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is one of Minnesota’s top players in the Class of 2016. He received a scholarship offer from Minnesota last month. Michael Hurt, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is one of Minnesota’s top players in the Class of 2016. He received […] READ MORE

Jarvis Johnson, a 6-foot-1 senior point guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, committed to Minnesota at a press conference at the school, giving the Gophers their fourth commitment for the Class of 2015.   Gopher Hole caught up with Johnson for an interview about his commitment.   Johnson helped lead the Islanders to its third straight […] READ MORE

The Gophers added a big piece to the 2015 basketball recruiting class with the commitment of 6-9, 245lb big man, Jonathan Nwankwo. Nwankwo, who has been posting on GopherHole’s message boards and putting pictures up throughout his official visit this weekend posted this on Friday night:   “I wanted you guys to know before anyone […] READ MORE

Tyler Johnson, a 6-foot-2 junior guard from Minneapolis (MN) North, is one of the state’s top two-sport athletes.   Johnson averaged 19.6 points per game last season as he helped lead the Polars to a 19-11 mark, losing to Marantha 67-65 in the Section 4A finals. He scored in double figures in 29 of 30 […] READ MORE

Goanar Mar, a 6-foot-7, 180-pound rising sophomore forward from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is considered the number two prospect in the state for the Class of 2017. Goanar Mar, a 6-foot-7, 180-pound rising sophomore forward from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is considered the number two prospect in the state for the Class of 2017.   Mar came […] READ MORE

Matthew Hurt is heading into 8th grade, and is already receiving recruiting interest from Minnesota and Northwestern. Matthew Hurt, a 6-foot-6 rising eighth grade forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is considered Minnesota’s top players in the Class of 2019. He and older brother Michael will visit Minnesota Monday and a scholarship offer could be […] READ MORE

Johnson will take official visits to Minnesota, Wisconsin and UNLV and may add two more. Jarvis Johnson, a 2015 point guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, helped lead the Islanders to its third straight Class AAA championships in March as they finished 26-3 this year and won its last 23 games. He is hoping to tie […] READ MORE

The Hurt Brothers will visit Minnesota next week, and rising junior Michael says an offer from Minnesota would be amazing. Michael Hurt, a 6-foot-7 rising junior forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is one of Minnesota’s top players in the Class of 2016. He and younger brother Matthew will visit Minnesota next Monday and an […] READ MORE

The Gophers have often had multiple coaches watching Hurt’s games the last few weeks. One of the big stories of the summer AAU season is the dramatic rise of Michael Hurt, a 6-foot-7 rising junior forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, who has emerged as one of Minnesota’s top players in the Class of 2016. […] READ MORE

Brock Bertram, a 6-foot-10 rising junior center from Apple Valley (MN) High, is one of the top players in the state in the Class of 2016.   Bertram attended the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ Team Camp recently and talked to Gopher Hole about his recruitment.   Gopher Hole: We had talked recently about you possibly taking […] READ MORE