By ADAM ZAGORIA Following Minnesota’s 72-64 loss to Northwestern Wednesday in the Big Ten Tournament, Minnesota has fired coach Ben Johnson. Johnson, 44, went 56-70 in four seasons at the Big Ten school, never finishing higher than ninth in the league. It was his first head coaching job after assistant coaching stints at Northern Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and … [Read more...] about Minnesota fires coach Ben Johnson
Class of 2023 wing Trent Pierce is becoming a name to watch nationally
By TOBIAS BASS Trent Pierce the No. 190 overall prospect and fourth ranked prospect in the state of Oklahoma is starting to see a rise in his recruitment. Over the past month he has received an offer from Minnesota, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State. He is also hearing from Missouri, Oregon, Arkansas, UNLV, and Arizona State. Photo by: FYP He breaks down each … [Read more...] about Class of 2023 wing Trent Pierce is becoming a name to watch nationally
Class of 2025 Wisconsin PGC standouts Amari Allen, Kai Rogers, and Jake Hansen discuss early high major offers
By CHARLIE PARENT Class of 2025 Wisconsin Playground Club AAU standouts Amari Allen, Kai Rogers, and Jake Hansen have received interest and offers from multiple high majors. Allen, a 6-foot-7 guard, and Rogers, a 6-foot-10 forward, were both in the top 60 in ESPN’s latest class of 2025 rankings. The three sophomores broke down their recruitments to ZAGSBLOG: Amari … [Read more...] about Class of 2025 Wisconsin PGC standouts Amari Allen, Kai Rogers, and Jake Hansen discuss early high major offers
Four-star small forward Jacob Ross chooses Minnesota
By SAM LANCE Minnesota has picked up a commitment from Jacob Ross, a four-star small forward out of SoCal Academy. The 6-foot-7, 170-pound small forward chose the Gophers over Charleston, Coastal Carolina Old Dominion and others. Ross committed fresh off his official visit to Minnesota the weekend of Oct. 26. Ross is ranked the No. 4 overall prospect in the state of … [Read more...] about Four-star small forward Jacob Ross chooses Minnesota
Class of 2023 guard Drew Steffe is planning four visits
By TOBIAS BASS Drew Steffe, the No. 10 shooting guard in the class of 2023, is planning visits to Oregon State, Colorado, Butler and Oklahoma State, he tells ZAGSBLOG. The 6-foot-5 guard from Memorial (TX) and the Team Griffin AAU Program, is also hearing from Minnesota, Villanova, San Diego State, Northwestern, USC, St. Mary’s, TCU, Georgia Tech and Saint Louis. … [Read more...] about Class of 2023 guard Drew Steffe is planning four visits