Kyle Washington on Minnesota: “I have a great relationship with the coaches.”

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Kyle Washington, a 6-foot-9 junior who transferred from St. Louis Park (MN) Benilde St. Margaret’s to Lakeville (CT) Hotchkiss this past year, is back in the Twin Cities this weekend to play for the Howard Pulley AAU program. GopherHole.com caught up with Washington Friday evening to learn the latest on his recruitment, his AAU plans […] READ MORE


Junior Big Man Cullen Russo Adding Offers, Hopes Gophers Attend His Games

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The former Bloomington Kennedy big man has picked up recently recruiting interest from Minnesota. Cullen Russo, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound junior forward from Quakerdale Prep, will be playing for the Minnesota Pump N Run AAU 17-and-under team this weekend in the Best Buy Spring Classic. The former Bloomington Kennedy big man has picked up recently recruiting […] READ MORE


Your Guide to a LOADED AAU Basketball Weekend in Minnesota

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Tyus Jones will be one of the many prospects that the Gophers will be recruiting this weekend in the Twin Cities. Minnesota is known as the “State of Hockey,” but that could change this weekend as three major basketball events will take place in the Twin Cities. These events will feature many of the country’s […] READ MORE


Grand Rapids Freshman Big Man Alex Illikainen Discusses Gophers Scholarship Offer

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Alex Illikainen is only the second freshman that Tubby Smith has offered a scholarship to since he has been at Minnesota. Alex Illikainen, a 6-foot-8, 192-pound freshman from Grand Rapids, received a scholarship offer this past weekend from Minnesota, his fourth recent offer. Illikainen, who is considered the top player in the state in the […] READ MORE


Q&A With Chicago’s Gavin Schilling Who Holds a Gophers Offer

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Schilling is hearing from many of the top Midwest schools, including Minnesota and will be playing in the Nike EYBL event April 20-22 in Eagan. Gavin Schilling, a 6-foot-9, 228-pound junior forward from Chicago (IL) DeLaSalle, is one of the top players in a loaded Class of 2013 big man from Illinois. Schilling is hearing […] READ MORE


Road to Selection Sunday: Optimism; Tubby’s First 5 vs. Dan’s First 5; A Rewind; and Until We Meet Again

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ALWAYS NEXT SEASON, MINN. — Folks, as Carol Burnett used to croon at the end of her variety show (“I’m so glad we’ve had this time together. …”), once again it’s been a pleasure sharing the 2011-12 college basketball season with all of you, well, all of you except the trolls, that is. It was another disappointing regular season for the […] READ MORE


Game Preview: Stanford [NIT] 3/29/12

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Stanford (25-11, 10-8) and their freshman standout Chasson Randle (13.8 ppg) take on Minnesota (23-14, 6-12) for the NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden.  Game time is 6pm CT and can be seen on ESPN. READ MORE


Game Preview: Washington [NIT] 3/27/12

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The Washington Huskies (24-10, 14-4) and Minnesota Golden Gophers (22-14, 6-12) play in the second of two NIT semifinal contests Tuesday night.  Expected start time is approximately 8:20pm CT and the game can be seen on ESPN2.  The winner will play for the championship Thursday night (6pm CT; TV: ESPN). READ MORE


New Prague Sophomore Paul Friendshuh Has Already Visited Gophers, Badgers

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New Prague lost to Austin High School in the Section 1AAA championship. Paul Friendshuh, a 6-foot-7, 190-pound sophomore from New Prague, is another top prospect from the loaded Class of 2014. Friendshuh has helped lead the Trojans to a 19-9 mark as they faced Austin last Friday at the Rochester Civic Center for the Section […] READ MORE


Betting tips on basketball: Who will win this year’s NBA?

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The current NBA title holders are Miami Heat. The franchise won the title in 2012 and in 2013, and was the runner up in 2011. It seems to many people that it is a foregone conclusion that they will win the NBA finals in 2014 too, and the odds on them doing so are just […] READ MORE