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Gopher recruit Rashad Vaughn moves up to No. 1 SG in Class of 2014

Rashad Vaughn of Robbinsdale Cooper High School is the top prep shooting guard in the country, according to ESPN and Rivals. The 6-foot-6, 200 lb offensive talent moved into the top 10 overall for high…Read More

Minnesota No. 2 in Big Ten basketball fan base rankings

The home for Gopher Basketball is 85 years old, but that does not mean the fan base in Williams Arena is lacking in energy or commitment. A recent study done by the Emory University Marketing and Analytics…Read More

Gophers add FIU transfer Malik Smith

Coach Richard Pitino and his staff landed another guard for the 2013-2014 roster Wednesday morning. Malik Smith, a Boston native, announced from twitter that he will be transferring to Minnesota from…Read More

Gopher Basketball: Former Eastview forward looking to transfer to Minnesota

Former Eastview power forward Joey King is looking to transfer back to Minnesota. The 6-foot-7 Eagan native committed to Drake in 2011 and had received interest from Wisconsin, Indiana, and USC among…Read More

Gopher Basketball: Pitino signs JUCO guard Dre Mathieu

Gopher basketball coach Richard Pitino added a second player to his inaugural Class of 2013 with the signing of junior college point guard Dre Mathieu. A three-star recruit out of high school, Mathieu…Read More

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Gopher Basketball: Pitino Heavily Recruiting East Coast

Gopher coach Richard Pitino is making a heavy push in recruiting on the East Coast. After landing Baltimore…Read More

Pitino extends offer to 2014 Wisconsin recruit Sandy Cohen

Richard Pitino and the Gophers have made an offer to Sandy Cohen, a three-star recruit from Seymour,…Read More

Gopher decommit Ellis signs with Michigan State

Former Tubby Smith recruit Alvin Ellis will be a Michigan State Spartan next season after decommitting from…Read More

Gophers land former FIU recruit Daquein McNeil

The University of Minnesota Gophers and basketball coach Richard Pitino have added the first player…Read More

Gopher Hockey recruits top USHL scoring title list

Add Erik Haula to the list of recent University of Minnesota Golden Gopher men’s hockey players…Read More

Gopher Basketball: Former Rutgers commit among top targets for 2013

Following the aftermath of the Mike Rice firing, several Rutgers targets have decided to look elsewhere.…Read More

Gopher Basketball: Will NCAA let former Louisville transfer play in Minnesota?

Rakeem Buckles, a four-star recruit and one of the top power forwards in the country out of high school …Read More

Gophers lose another recruit, release Alex Foster from LOI

With National Signing Day less than a week away, the Gophers made a surprising move Tuesday by cutting…Read More

Gopher recruit Alvin Ellis decommits

University of Minnesota Class of 2013 recruit Alvin Ellis was released from his letter of intent on Wednesday. The…Read More

Gophers: Recent moves suggest new practice facilities on the way

With the firing of Tubby Smith this week, the University of Minnesota is in a rare place to make a big…Read More

Gopher recruits Jones and Travis lead their teams to state championships

The legend of Tyus Jones added an exclamation mark to his career Saturday night as the standout junior…Read More

Gopher recruits celebrate state championship on social media

Minnesota prep stars Tyus Jones of Apple Valley High School and Reid Travis of DeLaSalle each won a state…Read More

Gophers recruit Gavin Schilling commits to Michigan State

As expected, three-star Class of 2013 recruit Gavin Schilling made the announcement about his college…Read More

Familiarity with Gopher commits could draw Schilling to Minnesota

Three-star recruit Gavin Schilling will make his college announcement at 2:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday. I…Read More

Gopher recruit Gavin Schilling to announce college decision March 20th

Class of 2013 high school basketball recruit Gavin Schilling will announce his college decision on…Read More