Archive for 'Recruiting'
Exhibitions are for Experimentation, Charles Buggs picks the Gophers
Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by JF.
During the exhibition games and the first few games of the non-conference college basketball season, every team has flaws, and the Golden Gophers are no exception. New players are being integrated into unfamiliar systems, old players are shaking off rust, and last year’s new players are learning to take on new roles. Head coaches across [...]
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Class of 2011 presumably set with addition of Andre Ingram
Posted on 10. Apr, 2011 by JF.
Two combo guards, a small forward, and high flying power forward round play their first games for the Golden Gophers beginning in 2011. Andre Ingram, a 6’7” 235 pound forward from Minneapolis via Butler Community College in Kansas is the latest and likely last commitment. With this team especially, there is always the possibility of [...]
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Julian Welch is a Gopher
Posted on 13. Mar, 2011 by JF.
Tubby Smith has found next season’s starting point guard, and is name is Julian Welch. Welch, 6’3” and 200 pounds, joins the Gophers from Yuba Junior College in California, where he averaged over 20 points per game. Before his junior college days, he was the Big West freshman of the year for UC-Davis. He is [...]
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Exclusive Video: Andre Hollins on dropping 46 and his future as a Gopher
Posted on 05. Dec, 2010 by JF.
Enjoy this exclusive interview with future Golden Gopher point guard Andre Hollins, filmed right after he scored a career high 46 points on Findlay Prep, one of the best high school basketball teams in the country. Special thanks for the video to the fine folks at Memphis Roar, by far the best source for anything basketball [...]
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Barn Blurbs just wants to be right
Posted on 28. Sep, 2010 by JF.
Joe Coleman, as you already know, committed to the Gophers last week. The Strib and The Press with quotes, perspective, and a look at who else is out there. Tubby Smith appears to have twitterphobia. Others coaches do not. Don’t hold it against me if I keep changing my predictions regarding the upcoming season. I [...]
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Joe Coleman becomes first 2011 Gopher commit
Posted on 24. Sep, 2010 by JF.
Joe Coleman, the 6’3” Hopkins guard, a consensus top 100 recruit, and #26 shooting guard in the country, has committed to play basketball for the Gophers next season according to multiple sources. He is the top recruit in the state, and fills a position of need for the Gophers, who will confront the departure of Al Nolen and Blake [...]
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Barn Blurbs is just warming up
Posted on 18. Sep, 2010 by JF.
As the weather cools down, the basketball pre-season is just heating up. A big recruiting weekend for Tubby Smith, and at the very least, the football team hasn’t embarrassed themselves…yet (please note this was posted at approximately 5 pm CDT, and I take no responsibility for what the football teams does in the fourth quarter.) Tubby’s [...]
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Maurice Walker is a Gopher…
Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by JF.
or at least will be sometime Wednesday. It is being widely reported that the nearly seven foot tall, 300 pound center has verbally committed to the Gophers and will be sending in his letter of intent sometime on Wednesday, the first day of the late signing period. Walker, the #9 ranked center in the class [...]
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Elliott Eliason: an update
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by zipsofakron.
When we last checked in, Elliott Eliason had committed to the Minnesota Gophers for the 2010-11 season, becoming one of two major recruits for the team going into next year. Con Marshall from the Chadron Record, a local newspaper in Eliason’s hometown, took the time to update From The Barn on how Eliason’s senior season [...]
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Barn Blurbs 11/03/09
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by JF.
The Trevor Mbakwe Round-up Two bizarre quotes stand out. “The decision is not at all based on whether I feel he is innocent or guilty. It’s an educational decision that I feel will allow Trevor to learn from.” -Joel Maturi. Mr. Maturi, what lesson are you attempting to teach? “But credit Minnesota as an institution [...]
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Austin Hollins is a Gopher
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by JF.
According to Memphis Roar via Twitter (gosh darn that newfangled technology) Austin Hollins has committed to the Gophers. The 6’4” shooting guard was also being recruited by Memphis, Georgia, and Arizona State among others. In securing the shooting guard, the Gophers now have one scholarship left, most likely reserved for Cory Joseph if he wants [...]
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Elliott Eliason, the local perspective
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by JF.
Last week Elliott Eliason became the first freshman to commit to the Gophers for the 2010-2011 season. Con Marshall, a writer for The Chadron News, Elliason’s home town paper, has graciously agreed to answer a few questions about the future Gopher. For even more on the newest Gopher, check out Con’s great article about Elliot’s [...]
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Elliott Eliason commits to the Gophers
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by JF.
After an excruciating long and soon to be worrisome wait, the Gophers finally have their first committed recruit for the 2010-2011 season. Elliot Eliason is a 6’11” center from middle of nowhere Nebraska, or Chadron, if you like to learn about towns that most people have never heard of. Averaging 14 points and 10 rebounds [...]
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Barnblurbs 3/25/09
Posted on 25. Mar, 2009 by JF.
Cavaliers’ coach search offers few answers They still can’t take no for an answer. Defeat yields to hope for next year The women’s team goes out with a thud. Hopkins is here, but trophy’s not engraved yet Royce White’s team won their first game in the state tournament by 42.
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Barn Blurbs 3/23/09
Posted on 23. Mar, 2009 by JF.
Tubby reassures U he intends to stay Forcing Virgina and Alabama to focus on football. George Bremer: Big Ten basketball on the rebound Coaches win championships. COLUMN: Aldrich and history The Minnesota product recorded the first official triple-double in Kansas Jayhawk history in his team’s win over Dayton. Minnesota upends Irish to advance to second [...]
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