Marcus Fuller

1 day ago | startribune.com | Marcus Fuller

Entering the spring, Delano's Max Iversen had no Division I scholarship offers while playing on an AAU basketball team that featured seven D-I prospects, including Gophers recruit Cedric Tomes. Iversen missed most of his junior season with a back injury, but he fully recovered just in time to impress coaches during the first live recruiting period. In mid-May, North Dakota State was in attendance to watch him shine at the Adidas event in Omaha.

5 days ago | startribune.com | Marcus Fuller

By Marcus Fuller North Carolina transfer Cade Tyson announced his commitment to the Gophers men's basketball team on Sunday. The 6-7 guard/forward posted on social media that he would join new coach Niko Medved's program. He averaged 7.9 minutes, 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in 31 games last season for the Tar Heels, scoring a season-high 23 points and making five three-pointers in a 93-67 victory over La Salle on Dec.

1 week ago | startribune.com | Marcus Fuller

Totino-Grace's Malachi Hill is ready to step out of the shadow of his athletic siblings who played basketball at the college and pro levels before him. The youngest of seven children who created one of the most successful basketball families in Minnesota, Hill feels like his time in the spotlight is coming. "I've just soaked in the experience from all of them," Hill said.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Marcus Fuller

Niko Medved has his first Gophers men's basketball roster nearly complete with summer practice right around the corner next month. After the Gophers fired Ben Johnson following a 15-17 season, Medved took over a team that would lose more than half of its players to graduation. Colorado State went through a similar rebuild when Medved became head coach in Fort Collins in 2018 - and it took one season to turn the program around.

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Marcus Fuller

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch respects what the Golden State Warriors accomplished with their four NBA titles in eight years, but he knows the team the Wolves eliminated wasn't that team. The Wolves closing out the Warriors with Wednesday's 121-110 win in Game 5 might have put a stamp on the end of an era, but it was hard to say for sure with Steph Curry's injury a major factor. "They're no longer in their dynastic phase, I would say," Finch said.