Homestate Gophers: Past, present and ... FUTURE?
The past
Minnesotans in the past 25 years who played in at least half the Gophers games in each season:
1992-1993
Chad Kolander
1993-94
Kolander
John Thomas
1994-95
Kolander
Thomas
Sam Jacobson
1995-96
Thomas
Jacobson
Trevor Winter
1996-97
Thomas
Jacobson
Winter
1997-98
Jacobson
Kyle Sanden
Russ Archambault
1998-99
Sanden
Joel Przybilla
Mitch Ohnstad
Dusty Rychart
1999-2000
Rychart
Przybilla
Ohnstad
Shane Schilling
2000-01
Rychart
Schilling
Michael Bauer
Jeff Hagen
2001-02
Rychart
Bauer
Rick Rickert
Jerry Holman
Mo Hargrow
2002-03
Bauer
Rickert
Holman
Hargrow
Hagen
Ben Johnson
2003-04
Bauer
Hargrow
Johnson
Hagen
Kris Humphries
Adam Boone
Brent Lawson
2004-05
Hagen
Lawson
Spencer Tollackson
Dan Coleman
2005-06
Hargrow
Boone
Tollackson
Coleman
Zach Puchtel
Jamal Abu-Shamala
Jonathan Williams
2006-07
Coleman
Tollackson
Abu-Shamala
J. Williams
Lawrence McKenzie
Bryce Webster
Brandon Smith
2007-08
Coleman
Tollackson
J. Williams
McKenzie
Blake Hoffarber
Al Nolen
Travis Busch
2008-09
Nolen
Abu-Shamala
Hoffarber
Busch
J. Williams
2009-10
Hoffarber
Nolen
Rodney Williams Jr.
2010-11
R. Williams Jr.
Nolen
Hoffarber
Trevor Mbakwe
2011-12
R. Williams Jr.
Joe Coleman
Andre Ingram
2012-13
Mbakwe
R. Williams Jr.
Coleman
Ingram
2013-14
Joey King
2014-15
King
2015-16
King
The present
Three Gophers are from Minnesota, with two of them powering the 15-2 start. Amir Coffey (Hopkins) is the true freshman top recruit, junior Reggie Lynch (Edina) is the transfer stabilizing the post and freshman Michael Hurt (Rochester John Marshall) has shown promise in limited minutes.
The future
Richard Pitino and the Gophers did not sign any Minnesotans for the next class, the 2017 crop. Pitino missed on some and looked elsewhere (namely, the New York City area) for his two spots. It could be a different story in the years following, however. Here's a look at the Minnesotans who are juniors, sophomores and freshmen in high school this season and have been offered a scholarship from the Gophers:
2018 Class
Race Thompson (6-8 SF/PF), Armstrong
Tre Jones (6-2 PG), Apple Valley
Daniel Oturu (6-9 PF/C), Cretin-Derham Hall
Gabe Kalscheur (6-4 SG), DeLaSalle
2019 Class
Matthew Hurt (6-9 SF), Rochester J.M.
2020 Class
Jalen Suggs (6-3 PG), Minnehaha Acad.
