Marcus Fuller
Sports Writer at The Minnesota Star Tribune
Star Tribune Gophers/colleges writer & MN prep recruiting. SJSU Spartan. Hawaii native who loves Minnesota winters :) AP top 25 voter & ππdad
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4 days ago |
startribune.com | Marcus Fuller
By Marcus Fuller Orono guard Nolan Groves announced Saturday night that he will play college basketball for Texas Tech. He announced his commitment during a visit to Lubbock, Texas, this weekend. The 6-5 Groves, the Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year, averaged a state-best 34.2 points per game this past season. He had committed to Yale as a junior last year, but he recently reopened his recruitment and on Monday received offers from Texas Tech as well as the Gophers and Wisconsin.
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1 week ago |
startribune.com | Marcus Fuller
Gophers men's basketball coach Niko Medved inherited a roster that had three non-seniors with eligibility remaining, but Isaac Asuma was the only guard. Medved's first big move was convincing Asuma to return after a solid freshman season under the previous coaching staff. The next important step for Medved was to scour the transfer portal for more backcourt help next season - and that came together in impressive fashion.
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1 week ago |
startribune.com | Marcus Fuller
"You see that amongst the three to four backs that are going through spring ball right now," Fleck said. "We keep going through this physical spring ball, and depth has been our friend. We're going to need that as much as we can, and the running back room exemplifies that." If you had to project the current depth chart, Turner seems to have the inside track to be in the No. 2 back.
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1 week ago |
startribune.com | Marcus Fuller
Orono combo guard Nolan Groves committed to Yale as a junior last year, but he wasn't a high major prospect at the time. "I kind of grew into one," said the 6-5 senior. Groves, the 2025 Gatorade Player of the Year in Minnesota, recently reopened his recruitment and on Monday, received offers from the Gophers, Wisconsin and Texas Tech. In his last high school game, Groves scored 29 points in an 87-85 win against Totino-Grace in the Class 3A state tournament third place game.
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1 week ago |
startribune.com | Marcus Fuller
Western Michigan transfer Chansey Willis Jr. put the Gophers in a better spot with point guard depth Monday, when he committed on Instagram to play for new coach Niko Medved next season. A 6-2, 190-pound junior and all-Mid American Conference second-team pick, Willis Jr. averaged 16.8 points, 5.8 assists and 4.3 rebounds this season.
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