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Stud RB recruit Jeff Jones at his signing day press conference. The Minnesota Gophers could be headed to their best recruiting class under head coach Jerry Kill after a strong eight-win season last year. They have nine commitments through the end of July, which includes seven three-star and two two-star athletes, according to Scout.com and […] READ MORE
The Gophers have often had multiple coaches watching Hurt’s games the last few weeks. One of the big stories of the summer AAU season is the dramatic rise of Michael Hurt, a 6-foot-7 rising junior forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, who has emerged as one of Minnesota’s top players in the Class of 2016. […] READ MORE
Brock Bertram, a 6-foot-10 rising junior center from Apple Valley (MN) High, is one of the top players in the state in the Class of 2016. Bertram attended the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ Team Camp recently and talked to Gopher Hole about his recruitment. Gopher Hole: We had talked recently about you possibly taking […] READ MORE
ARE WE THERE YET?, MINN. — We’ve reached that time of the sports calendar when there’s not a whole lot interesting going on. The World Cup is over (caught my interest until the U.S. was eliminated), Wimbledon’s done, the Lynx are playing a winter sport in the middle of summer, and the Twins once again […] READ MORE
Wampler has had a big summer and has seen his recruitment pick up. Billy Wampler, a 6-foot-6 rising senior from Eau Claire (WI) Regis, has had a very strong summer and continues to garner increased interest from college coaches. This past weekend, Gophers Richard Pitino joined coaches from Drake, Nebraska, Creighton Northern Iowa and others […] READ MORE
Sean Engel, a 6-foot-4 ½, 165-pound rising junior receiver from Chaska (MN) High, is the younger brother of recent Gopher graduate and starting wideout Derrick. Engel helped lead the Hawks to an 11-1 mark last season. Engel, who shined this past weekend at the Team USA camp, where he had 65-yard touchdown for the […] READ MORE
Jarvis Johnson, a 2015 point guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, has received offers from Clemson, Creighton, Iowa State, Marquette, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northern Iowa, Penn State, Providence, UCLA, UNLV, Wichita State and Wisconsin, will play with his Howard Pulley AAU team at the Peach Jam in Augusta, South Carolina this week. Johnson helped lead […] READ MORE
Illikainen says he loves Minnesota. Alex Illikainen, a 6-9, 210-pounder recently announced that he is transferring from Grand Rapids to prep power Brewster Academy. Illikainen had been considered one of the top players in the state in the Class of 2015 and was thought to be the leading candidate for Minnesota’s Mr. Basketball. Illikainen […] READ MORE
Davison recently picked up a scholarship offer from South Dakota State. Brad Davison, a 6-foot-2 rising sophomore point guard from Maple Grove (MN) High, is considered one of the Minnesota’s top players from the Class of 2017. Davison, who recently picked up his second offer, has shined this spring for the Howard Pulley AAU program. […] READ MORE
Gophers fans hope an active recruiting month will result in plenty of Pitino smiles. The Minnesota Gopher basketball coaches will be on the road this month watching the top prospects in the country. The Gophers will lose four seniors in Andre Hollins, Elliott Elaison, Maurice Walker and Deandre Mathieu and will have four scholarships available […] READ MORE