First off many of the top guys don't play until today. Theo John, McKinley Wright, Jericho Sims, Race Thompson, Daniel Otruo, and Gabe Kalschuer take the court today. In an hour and 15 minutes in fact for most of them.
McKinley Wright thought the games for his team started Friday so he showed up early yesterday. When he realized he didn't play he just stayed on campus with the Gopher coaches and team all day. He basically took a random unofficial visit. He sat with Gopher coaches and players the entire day during the camp and before it likely when the Gophers did their workouts. That's a pretty big sign as Reggie, Jarvis, Amir, Hurt, Haugh, and Rudrud are all locals he sat with in addition to the top players out of state. I've heard the Dayton visit went great, Xavier has moved on to a different guy, and Iowa State is kind of just still there, but the Gophers have to be in his head if he is going to be there all day randomly for 12 plus hours. Dayton is a place he really liked though I've heard.
Adam Trapp did play and all the coaches watched him close. This is what I wrote for my article on the event:
· Brooklyn Center scored two baskets against Esko in the first half in the paint. They had zero offensive rebounds. Why? Seven-foot-2 Adam Trapp. Nobody wanted to attack him, they basically gave up trying to score when he was in the paint. Trapp had ten rebounds in the first half of his first game and 13 total with six blocks and five scores. Then in the second game we, and the Gopher staff, watched Trapp was quiet and then went on a four basket run of his own most of which had him rolling off of screens to catch and score. Trapp was a game changer and although he seems to deal with some type of injury whenever we see him, his size and touch as a lefty placing off the glass can not be dealt with. When he adds core strength and can’t be moved the sky is the limit. His right hand target deep into the post transferred into a left handed kiss is so hard to stop as is Adam rolling off a screen.
Matthew Hurt was fantastic. He went at Minneapolis North and Park Center in a big way. His team is missing two of it's best four players so Matthew had to be the constant game changer and his four basket/one assist run in five possessions took a PC lead and changed it to a JM win. Gopher coaches watched Matthew every game. He was excellent.
Courtney Brown Jr of East Ridge, a 2019 is one to watch. Played well yesterday. An agile 6-foot-5 wing I would say. Park Center has some outstanding 2020 bigs as far as potential goes, and Minnehaha's 2020 guards are good too. The Gopher staff watched Jalen Suggs a few times.
McKinley Wright thought the games for his team started Friday so he showed up early yesterday. When he realized he didn't play he just stayed on campus with the Gopher coaches and team all day. He basically took a random unofficial visit. He sat with Gopher coaches and players the entire day during the camp and before it likely when the Gophers did their workouts. That's a pretty big sign as Reggie, Jarvis, Amir, Hurt, Haugh, and Rudrud are all locals he sat with in addition to the top players out of state. I've heard the Dayton visit went great, Xavier has moved on to a different guy, and Iowa State is kind of just still there, but the Gophers have to be in his head if he is going to be there all day randomly for 12 plus hours. Dayton is a place he really liked though I've heard.
Adam Trapp did play and all the coaches watched him close. This is what I wrote for my article on the event:
· Brooklyn Center scored two baskets against Esko in the first half in the paint. They had zero offensive rebounds. Why? Seven-foot-2 Adam Trapp. Nobody wanted to attack him, they basically gave up trying to score when he was in the paint. Trapp had ten rebounds in the first half of his first game and 13 total with six blocks and five scores. Then in the second game we, and the Gopher staff, watched Trapp was quiet and then went on a four basket run of his own most of which had him rolling off of screens to catch and score. Trapp was a game changer and although he seems to deal with some type of injury whenever we see him, his size and touch as a lefty placing off the glass can not be dealt with. When he adds core strength and can’t be moved the sky is the limit. His right hand target deep into the post transferred into a left handed kiss is so hard to stop as is Adam rolling off a screen.
Matthew Hurt was fantastic. He went at Minneapolis North and Park Center in a big way. His team is missing two of it's best four players so Matthew had to be the constant game changer and his four basket/one assist run in five possessions took a PC lead and changed it to a JM win. Gopher coaches watched Matthew every game. He was excellent.
Courtney Brown Jr of East Ridge, a 2019 is one to watch. Played well yesterday. An agile 6-foot-5 wing I would say. Park Center has some outstanding 2020 bigs as far as potential goes, and Minnehaha's 2020 guards are good too. The Gopher staff watched Jalen Suggs a few times.
