Marcus Fuller

Minneapolis, Saint Paul

Sports Writer at The Minnesota Star Tribune

Star Tribune sports & Minnesota basketball. SJSU Spartan. Hawaii native who loves Minnesota winters ;) 🏀🏈dad

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Recruiting percolates for Minnesota's boys basketball class of 2026

3 weeks 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.
Gophers men's basketball team lands transfer Cade Tyson from North Carolina

3 weeks 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.
Totino-Grace sophomore Malachi Hill increases recruiting profile

4 weeks 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.
Super team of Minnesota’s best boys basketball talent looks to beat a nationally assembled AAU powerhouse

1 month ago | mnbasketballhub.com | Marcus Fuller

Follow the MN Basketball Hub for complete Star Tribune coverage of boys’ high school basketball and the Minnesota state high school tournament, including scores, schedules, rankings, statistics and more.
Niko Medved's Gophers roster has come together well

1 month 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.
End of an era? After loss to Wolves, Warriors ponder the future

1 month 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.
Smooth shooter from East Ridge commits to Gophers men's basketball team

1 month ago | startribune.com | Marcus Fuller

By Marcus Fuller East Ridge guard Cedric Tomes on Saturday became the first local high school player to commit to new Gophers men's basketball coach Niko Medved's program. Tomes, who also had offers from Iowa State, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma and St. Louis, had a breakout season for East Ridge while averaging 27.3 points, including 40-point games against Totino-Grace, Osseo and White Bear Lake.
Gophers men's basketball coach Niko Medved gets closer to finalizing roster, adding Chance Stephens from Maryland.

1 month ago | startribune.com | Marcus Fuller

By Marcus Fuller Stephens, a 6-3 sophomore guard, spent two seasons with the Terrapins, including playing seven games in the 2024-25 season. His commitment was first reported by 247Sports on Friday. Two seasons ago, Stephens redshirted at Maryland after having surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon in his knee. The Riverside, Calif., native started his college career at Loyola Marymount.
Meet Minnesota's top 10 rising recruits in boys hoops

1 month ago | startribune.com | Marcus Fuller
Which Minnesota girls are jumping up recruiting rankings? Find out:

1 month ago | startribune.com | Marcus Fuller

By Marcus Fuller Minnesota's girls basketball scene features new and exciting talent each year, but these players get the most exposure after the high school season ends. The spring and summer AAU season allows highly-recruited players -regardless of age - to separate themselves locally, regionally and nationally with their play. Prep Girls Hoops analyst Grant McGinnis helped the Star Tribune establish a breakdown of the top rising girls players on Minnesota's AAU teams so far this spring.