Nov. 19, 2021: After a slow start, the Golden Gophers improved to 4-0 on the season taking down Purdue Fort Wayne 78-49 in another convincing victory. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: There were no surprises in the starting lineup, as the Gophers rolled out the same group of five for […] READ MORE
Gophers Basketball Articles
Gophers beat Kangaroos 71-56 in season opener
Nov. 9, 2021: In Ben Johnson’s head coaching debut, the Golden Gophers played a clean game of basketball taking down UMKC 71-56 in their 2021-22 season opener. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: It was a bit of a slow start for the Gophers out of the gate, but senior guard […] READ MORE
’23 Holy Family big man Boden Kapke talks about recent Gophers offer
Follow Chris on Twitter –> @collegebbnews Boden Kapke, a 6-foot-11 junior from Victoria (MN) Holy Family Catholic, is one of the top Midwest big men in the Class of 2023. He recently became the third in-state player from the Class of 2023 to receive a scholarship offer from Minnesota. Kapke averaged 16.2 points and 11.2 rebounds […] READ MORE
6-foot-8 Lakeville North (MN) junior Nolan Winter updates his recruitment
Follow Chris on Twitter –> @collegebbnews Nolan Winter, a 6-foot-8 junior forward from Lakeville (MN) North, is ranked as the #2 player in the state in the Class of 2023. Winter averaged 11.0 points per game as a sophomore. He scored in double figures in eleven of 20 games, including a season-high 19 points in the […] READ MORE
’24 Lakeville North wing Jack Robison talks about Gophers offer
Follow Chris on Twitter –> @collegebbnews Jack Robison, a 6-foot-6 sophomore wing from Lakeville (MN) North, has already received scholarship offers from Wisconsin and Minnesota and his strong play this fall will likely earn him more recruiting attention. Robison averaged 4.1 points per game off the bench on a senior-ladened team with a season-high nine […] READ MORE
Gophers Hoops: 2021-22 Season Preview
Nov. 1, 2021: The Ben Johnson-era officially tips off tonight, as the Golden Gophers (D3) Concordia St. Paul in an exhibition contest a 7:00 p.m. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter It has been a tumultuous 365 days for Gophers basketball. This time last year, Minnesota was picked to finish 11th in the Big Ten and Richard Pitino was […] READ MORE
Top ’24 player in MN (Benilde St. Margaret’s) Olivia Olson Q&A with Gopherhole
Olivia Olson, a 6-foot-1 sophomore forward from St. Louis Park (MN) Benidle St. Margaret’s, is ranked as the number three player in the Class of 2024 by ESPN. Olson averaged 23.2 points per game this past season as a freshman, scoring in double figures in all 16 games. She had twelve games of 20 points […] READ MORE
’23 Holy Family big man Boden Kapke Q&A with Gopherhole
Boden Kapke, a 6-foot-11 junior from Victoria (MN) Holy Family Catholic, is one of the top Midwest big men in the Class of 2023. Kapke averaged 16.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this past season as a sophomore, scoring in double figures in 15 of 17 games. He had five games of 20 points […] READ MORE
Newest Gophers basketball commit Joshua Ola-Joseph catches up with Gopherhole
Joshua Ola-Joseph, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound senior forward, committed to Minnesota last Monday after taking his official visit this past weekend. Ola-Joseph announced last week that he was transferring from Osseo to Prolific Prep in Napa, California. Ola-Joseph is the third commitment from the Class of 2022 for new Gopher head coach Ben Johnson, all of […] READ MORE
Newest Gophers commit Joshua Ola-Joseph Q&A with GopherHole
Joshua Ola-Joseph, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound 2022 forward, committed to Minnesota Monday after taking his official visit this past weekend. Ola-Joseph is the third commitment from the Class of 2022 for new Gopher head coach Ben Johnson, all from the state of Minnesota. Ola-Joseph averaged 16.7 points per game this past season at Osseo, scoring in […] READ MORE