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


Hayden Biegel Has a Badger in His Family, but Could Gophers be in His Future?

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Hayden Biegel, a 6-foot-6, 243-pound junior offensive tackle from Wisconsin Rapids (WI) Lincoln, recently attended a Gopher spring football practice. He has received three scholarship offers and is getting recruiting interest from Minnesota. GopherHole.com recently caught up with Biegel to learn the latest on his recruitment.   Biegel helped lead the Red Raiders to a […] 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


Predictions and Previews: Gophers Shoot For Sixth National Championship

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Don Lucia instructs the Gophers at a recent practice in Tampa. It has been seven years since the University of Minnesota Men’s Hockey team participated in a Frozen Four, losing to North Dakota in the 2005 semifinal by a 4-2 score. This year it was the Gophers beating North Dakota in the NCAA West Region […] 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




Lakeville North Offensive Tackle Zack Ziemer On Gophers Radar

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Zack Ziemer, a 6-foot-5, 280-pound junior offensive tackle from Lakeville (MN) North, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2013. He attended the Minnesota games versus Illinois and Wisconsin this past fall. GopherHole.com recently caught up with Ziemer to find out the latest on his recruitment.   Ziemer helped […] READ MORE


Sophomore Andre Wallace Hearing Gophers, Cyclones and Others

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Elk guard Porter Morrell (21) works against Eden Prairie’s Andre Wallace. (Photo by Bruce Strand) Andre Wallace, a 6-foot sophomore guard from Edne Prairie, is yet another standout player from the Class of 2014. That class also features standouts Tyus Jones of Apple Valley, Rashad Vaughn from Cooper and DeLaSalle’s Reid Travis. GopherHole.com recently caught […] READ MORE