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Illikainen has been putting up some monster numbers this year, including a 40/20 game and a 30/20 game. Alex Illikainen, a 6-foot-9, 205-pound sophomore from Grand Rapids, who received a scholarship offer in April from Minnesota, is considered the top player in the state in the Class of 2015. Illikainen helped lead Grand Rapids to […] READ MORE
The2012 Gopher sports year was eventful on the field and on Twitter! 2012 was an exciting and entertaining year for Gophers sports on and off the court/field/rink. It was also another year where social media and Twitter in particular housed some interesting Gopher related conversations.Here is a 2012 recap. The months of January and February […] READ MORE
Beat State! IT’S GO TIME, Minn. — Let’s get it started. Finally, the main course has arrived. The cupcakes have been devoured and the hors d’oeuvres enjoyed, though not necessarily fully savored. Simply put, for college basketball fans across the country, it’s “conference time”, better known as getting to the games that matter the most. Just a few hours from now, Big Ten […] READ MORE
Russo will attend his second consecutive Gopher game on Monday. Cullen Russo, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound forward from Charlotte (NC) Southern Tech Prep Academy, is one of the most athleitc big men still available. The former Bloomington Kennedy big man attended the Minnesota-Lafayette game Saturday and talked to GopherHole.com about the latest on his recruitment and […] READ MORE
The Big Ten season begins for the No. 11/14 Minnesota Golden Gophers and No. 19/19 Michigan State Spartans Monday afternoon. Game time is 1pm CT and this one can be seen on ESPN2. (Photo: MSU freshman Gary Harris; Photo Credit: Rey Del Rio / MSU Athletics Communications) READ MORE
We’re good, we’re deep, we’re healthy, now let’s get wild! Gopher basketball games are certainly few and far between these days. Playing only one game in 19 days can give any college basketball fan a bit of cabin fever, but it’s even more painful when the plug gets pulled on a team that is laying […] READ MORE
Minnesota will have playing time open up in its frontcourt after this season with the loss of three senior forwards. Palm Beach State’s Kevin Thomas is an uncommitted sophomore who could potentially help in 2013-14. 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 helped lead the Trojans to a 19-10 […] READ MORE
The Ellenson Family are no strangers to the Gophers program. Six-foot-9, 250 pound forward Henry Ellenson, the younger brother of current Gophers freshman Wally, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2015. Ellenson has already received six scholarship offers and is off to a strong start this season. He […] READ MORE
DEJA VU, Minn. — Here the Gophers are in a familiar place, sitting there this morning with their fat & sassy #11 RPI ranking, the same place they were 365 days ago. Last year in mid-December the Gopher hoopsters held a pair of RPI top-50 wins over #25 Indiana State and #45 Virginia Tech (something they don’t have this season), on their way to earning an […] READ MORE