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Cohen picked up a Gophers offer last week and will visit the U campus in late May. Sandy Cohen, a 6-foot-5 guard from Seymour (WI) High, has been one of the hottest name on the AAU circuit this spring. Cohen, who plays for the Wisconsin Playground Elite, recently received a scholarship offer from Minnesota and […] READ MORE
Reid Travis is a big time Gopher basketball and football recruiting target. Reid Travis, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Minneapolis DeLaSalle, led the Islanders to their second straight Class AAA state title last month and was named the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year. GopherHole.com caught up with Travis to learn the latest […] READ MORE
Tyus Jones, hard at work. Tyus Jones, a 6-foot-2 junior point guard from Apple Valley, is considered a must-get recruit for seven programs, including Minnesota. GopherHole.com caught up with Jones Thursday to learn the latest on his recruitment. Gopher Hole: Of the seven schools that are recruiting you, were all seven in California watching […] READ MORE
Steve Goodson has been promoted to Director of Basketball Operations. University of Minnesota head men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino today announced the addition of Steve Goodson as the Director of Basketball Operations, Shaun Brown as the Strength and Conditioning Coach and Josh Adel as Assistant Director of Basketball Operations. “I am excited to announce Steve, […] READ MORE
Johnson throws one down at the State Tournament in March. Jarvis Johnson, a sophomore point guard from Minneapolis DeLaSalle, landed a scholarship from Minnesota Monday night after a strong weekend with Howard Pulley in California. Johnson has eight scholarship offers to date. Johnson helped lead the Islanders to its second Class AAA state title as […] READ MORE
The Gophers offered Dre this week and will host him in early May. DeAndre “Dre” Mathieu, a 5-foot-11, 160-pound sophomore guard from Central Arizona (AZ) CC, received a scholarship offer from the Gophers will visit Minnesota next month. He had an outstanding year this past season as he was named NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic […] READ MORE
“Richard Pitino oozes passion, and the kids are really picking up on that,” said a local high school coach who has a player being recruited by the Gophers in the class of 2015. In just over three weeks into his new job, Gophers coach Richard Pitino has put together a young and energetic coaching staff […] READ MORE
Former Gopher Walter Bond with the Utah Jazz. The Career That Was is a new GopherHole series dedicated to digging up the professional careers, both major and minor, of former Gophers players. Last week we took a look at the career of Courtney James. Have a Gopher with a pro career you want to see […] READ MORE
Paul Friendshuh, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound junior from New Prague, is another top prospect from the loaded Class of 2014. Paul Friendshuh, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound junior from New Prague, is another top prospect from the loaded Class of 2014 that includes Tyus Jones, Rashad Vaughn and Reid Travis. Friendshuh will be playing in Dallas this weekend […] READ MORE
McNeil will become the first Gopher to sign a LOI under Richard Pitino. Daquein McNeil, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound combo guard from Saxtons River (VT) Vermont Academy, signed with Florida International in the early signing period. However, McNeil asked for his release after head coach Richard Pitino and members of his staff left for Minnesota. It […] READ MORE