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What was the best way for the Gophers to showcase a brand new athletic facility this summer?
How about inviting players and squads from all over the state of Minnesota, the region and the country to compete in six games on your campus during a weekend in June.
That’s what Minnesota coach Richard Pitino did with Saturday’s Gophers Team Camp at the U’s new Athletes Village facility.
Many of the top prospects in Minnesota have been on unofficial visits to see Athletes Village since it opened in January. This will be the first time players, fans and coaches can all be there together to see in person what investing $166 million into Gophers athletics looks like.
“It was important to host it in this building and let the building do the talking,” Pitino said. “To have all these really good teams come in here to see the commitment level and facilities is great. They get to just feel it and operate out of it every single day. It will be a really good recruiting tool for us.”
Players to watch in Saturday’s team camp include Rochester John Marshall senior Matthew Hurt, Hopkins senior Zeke Nnaji and sophomore Kerwin Walton, DeLaSalle senior Tyrell Terry, Prior Lake senior Robert Jones and junior Dawson Garcia, Park Center junior Dain Dainja, East Ridge senior Courtney Brown, junior Ben Carlson and sophomore Kendall Brown and Cretin-Derham Hall freshman Tre Holloman.
Games run Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at four Athlete Village courts, Maturi Pavilion and Williams Arena. A few matchups to watch are Rochester John Marshall vs. MoKan Elite at 10:05 a.m. at Athletes Village Court 2, East Ridge vs. Prior Lake at 12:15 p.m. on Athletes Village Court 2, Cretin-Derham Hall vs. Rochester John Marshall at 2:35 p.m. at Athletes Village Court 1 and East Ridge vs. Park Center at 4:35 p.m. at Athletes Village Court 2.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...athletes-village-facility-saturday/486302601/
Go Gophers!!
What was the best way for the Gophers to showcase a brand new athletic facility this summer?
How about inviting players and squads from all over the state of Minnesota, the region and the country to compete in six games on your campus during a weekend in June.
That’s what Minnesota coach Richard Pitino did with Saturday’s Gophers Team Camp at the U’s new Athletes Village facility.
Many of the top prospects in Minnesota have been on unofficial visits to see Athletes Village since it opened in January. This will be the first time players, fans and coaches can all be there together to see in person what investing $166 million into Gophers athletics looks like.
“It was important to host it in this building and let the building do the talking,” Pitino said. “To have all these really good teams come in here to see the commitment level and facilities is great. They get to just feel it and operate out of it every single day. It will be a really good recruiting tool for us.”
Players to watch in Saturday’s team camp include Rochester John Marshall senior Matthew Hurt, Hopkins senior Zeke Nnaji and sophomore Kerwin Walton, DeLaSalle senior Tyrell Terry, Prior Lake senior Robert Jones and junior Dawson Garcia, Park Center junior Dain Dainja, East Ridge senior Courtney Brown, junior Ben Carlson and sophomore Kendall Brown and Cretin-Derham Hall freshman Tre Holloman.
Games run Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at four Athlete Village courts, Maturi Pavilion and Williams Arena. A few matchups to watch are Rochester John Marshall vs. MoKan Elite at 10:05 a.m. at Athletes Village Court 2, East Ridge vs. Prior Lake at 12:15 p.m. on Athletes Village Court 2, Cretin-Derham Hall vs. Rochester John Marshall at 2:35 p.m. at Athletes Village Court 1 and East Ridge vs. Park Center at 4:35 p.m. at Athletes Village Court 2.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...athletes-village-facility-saturday/486302601/
Go Gophers!!