Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Gopher Basketball Player Profile: Andre Hollins



Meet Andre Hollins, a guard for the Minnesota Gophers.

Andre Hollins is a graduate of White Station High School in Memphis, Tennessee.

As a high school senior, Hollins was the 2011 Tennesse Mr. Basketball and an ESPN Top 100 recruit, as well as the 2011 Pepsi Best of Preps Player of the Year. Hollins averaged 23.5 points per game and captained his team to a 30-7 record and state-semifinal appearance.

Join Andre Hollins and the Minnesota Gophers this basketball season!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Trevor Mbakwe 2012-13


Trevor Mbakwe is Minnesota-native who has always known he wanted to play basketball. Standing at 6 feet 7 inches tall, Trevor Mbakwe has also always had the size of a basketball player.

Trevor Mbakwe started his basketball career at Henry Sibley Senior High School in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. He also played on the Howard Pulley AAU team. After he graduated high school in 2007, Trevor Mbakwe went to Miami-Dade junior college. He transferred to the University of Minnesota in 2009 however and was added to the Golden Gophers Basketball roster that same year.

Mbakwe will be returning for another season with the Gophers in 2012-2013. Yay!

Check out Trevor Mbakwe and the rest of the Minnesota Gophers at Williams Arena.