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Omersa announced his move to St. Thomas on social media in the spring, but St. Thomas never did a release on his addition. The talk was that he didn't want to get vaccinated and never joined the team. There had been rumors that he might try to play both football and basketball for the Tommies

I contacted the Northern Illinois sports information department today. They told me that Mitchell signed with the Huskies last spring, but didn't ever enroll. I looked at his Twitter, but he doesn't really seem active on there. Will try to track that down this week. Speaking of the Huskies, they...

The word was that Donovan Smith had repeated a grade after seventh and would not have been eligible by MSHSL rules this season, thus the move to a prep school. There is talk that there are as many as seven other players might not be eligible to play in the high school ranks this year and could...

Talked to Joshua Ola-Joseph today at the Pacesetter Sweet 16 about his Minnesota offer. Look for the Q&A Monday

I still wonder how big the transfer portal will be next year. A decent number of players in the portal normally would be done playing college basketball, if not for COVID, including new Gophers Luke Loewe and E.J. Stephens. I look at Kentucky, who gets McDonald's All-American by the bagful and...

Was planning on posting a Q&A that I did with Rebraca Saturday afternoon. He told me that Minnesota was among his top schools. He said that he wanted to play the four spot and play in the NCAA Tournament. Not sure, if there is enough minutes at the four and the lack of a center might have forced...

Typing up a Q&A with Rebraca. Talked to him Saturday. He said Minnesota was in his top five, but he said that he wants to play at the 4, where the Gophers seem somewhat loaded.

I always feel that a lot of out-state kids want to play at Minnesota, while metro kids may want to go away from home much like kids in metro areas like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Miami and others. It seems like Iowa and Wisconsin kids seem more likely to want to stay in-state. It helps that...

Tamir Lipsey, a 2022 guard from Ames (IA) High, committed to Iowa State. He had a Gopher offer under Richard Pitino, but new Minnesota head coach Ben Johnson had yet to extend an offer.

Came across an interesting story about Ben Johnson in the Cincinnati Enquirer when he was named as a Xavier assistant in 2018, especially a quote from new Gopher assistant Dave Thorson "He's always been such a student of the game," Thorson told The Enquirer. "He was a great player but he wasn't...

Great points. Quick correction, Illinois lost to Loyola, a Missouri Valley school.

Look for my interview with a college basketball coach who has close ties to new Gopher Luke Loewe. He thinks the William & Mary transfer will be a good addition to Minnesota.

I haven’t talked to Dave Thorson yet about the Gopher assistant coaching position. However, you have to wonder if fellow Colorado State assistant J. R. Blount taking a spot in the Iowa State staff would make him more or less likely to stay. He is close to Niko and might elect to stay rather than...

There have been rumors that a couple of players could look into the portal such as Gach, Williams and a young big. They were obviously recruited by the old staff and might be concerned about transfers coming in and taking their potential playing time.

One of the rumors I heard recently was that Carr could land at Kentucky and Mashburn to Miami

Jamison Battle will have a Zoom meeting with Coach Johnson Thursday. He has obviously gotten major looks with Zoom conversation from Arizona and Miami today. The DeLaSalle connection should help the Gophers.

The senior class dominated the College Basketball News’ All-State team by making up the three of the five members. There is one sophomore and one junior on the first team. My choice for College Basketball News’ Minnesota Player of the YearMinnesota Player of the YearPOY , McKinley Wright, has...

The graduating Class of 2017 is one of the best groups in recent memory with 17 players signing with Division I schools in the early signing period and several others who will make their choice in April. The senior class dominated the College Basketball News’ All-Metro first team by making up...

Gary Trent Jr., a 6-foot-5 junior from Apple Valley (MN) High, is a repeat member of the College Basketball News’ All-Metro team and is my choice for College Basketball News’ Metro Player of the Year as he has helped lead the Eagles to a 28-1 record. He is averaging 26.8 points and 6.0 rebounds...

The following is my College Basketball News' All-Metro team. J.T. Gibson, a 6-foot-3 senior guard from Champlin Park, is my choice for the College Basketball News’ Metro Player of the Year. Gibson, a Nebraska-Omaha signee, has helped pace the Rebels to a 24-0 mark and a number one ranking. He...