Gopher Basketball Articles
Q&A: Sophomore Amir Coffey Talks Gophers, Recruiting and Goal of Winning State Title
The Gophers coaching staff will have plenty of time to build a relationship with highly ranked Amir Coffey. Amir Coffey, a 6-5 sophomore wing from Hopkins, is considered the top in-state prospect in the Class of 2016. Coffey, who recently returned from an injury that kept him sidelined for nearly three months, received a scholarship […] READ MORE
The Good, The Bad and The Interesting: The Aloha Maui Edition
Holiday tournaments are strange breed. They’re fun in that they provide a good opportunity for teams of all levels to face off on a neutral court, and give the Minnesota’s of the world a chance to match up with the Syracuse’s, North Carolinas and Memphises’ when it ordinarily wouldn’t happen. But they also come at […] READ MORE
Q&A: Jr Guard Marshawn Wilson Has Offers from Badgers, Cyclones, Interest From Gophers
WIlson already has offers from Wisconsin and Iowa State, and interest from the Gophers Marshawn Wilson, a 6-2 junior guard from St/ Paul (MN) Hill-Murray, is one of the top athletes in the state. Gopher Hole caught up with Wilson after playing Apple Valley in the High Performance Jamboree to learn more about his recruitment. […] READ MORE
The Good, The Bad and The Interesting: The Gophers 2014 Recruiting Class Edition
Forward Josh Martin chose the Gophers over offers from Pitt, Oklahoma State, Florida State and others. Ahhh, National Signing Day. Where the grass always looks slightly less brown, the sky is marginally less cloudy and it seems just a few degrees warmer outside. Signing Day for the Gophers in recent years has been hit and […] READ MORE
Montana Game Press Conference Notes: Pitino, Austin, Andre, Dre, Oto and More
Andre Hollins was on fire early, hitting his first three 3-point attempts and he finished with 24 points. As always, these are not verbatim, just as fast as I can type! Oto One of our main goals in practice is to stop the 3, we’ve done w good job of that 6-22, that’s a good. […] READ MORE
Chris Monter’s Gophers Basketball Recruiting Nuggets & Tid-Bits: Signing Day, Gophers and B1G Notes
Nate Mason figures to fit in perfectly with Richard Pitino’s up-tempo style of play. Minnesota is expected to sign three players when the early signing period begins Wednesday. They had hoped to land a fourth, but Reid Travis of Minneapolis DeLaSalle committed to Stanford over the Gophers this past Friday. The Gophers will ink […] READ MORE
Post Lehigh Presser: Pitino Comments on Win, Wally Ellenson and Mo Walker’s Suspension
Gophers HC Richard Pitino is 1-0 at Minnesota after a solid win over Lehigh. Hey guys – as always, I type as they talk. I get more from Pitino as I can type on my computer…the players I do on my iPhone, this is not verbatim, but the general comments. Richard Pitino: • It was […] READ MORE
Q&A: Joey King On Transition to the U, Being Only Native-Minnesotan on Roster
King gained immediate eligibility by the NCAA and will play a prominent role at PF. One of the biggest question marks for the Gophers this year is at power forward. Filling the role that Trevor Mbakwe played last year is not an easy thing to do. But with a new system and new coaching staff, […] READ MORE
Road to Selection Sunday: Pitino Era Begins, Predictions, Tid-Bits & Much More
STADIUM VILLAGE, MINN. — There’s something special going on with the Gopher football team, so college basketball junkies consider yourself excused to set aside 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Saturday’s gridiron tilt vs. Penn State at TCF Bank Stadium. That said, before and after (mostly before) the Kill/Claeys Gophers continue their quest to remain in the Legends Division race, don’t […] READ MORE