National signing day in college b'ball was today and Tubby was able to get the another solid recruiting class to come to the U. The experts like the four guys that signed, Scout.com has the class ranked #11 (2nd in the Big Ten behind IU) and Rivals has it ranked #22 (3rd in the Big Ten behind IU and Illinois). Two of the recruits are ranked in the top 100, Royce White (#54-Scout and #19-Rivals) and Rodney Williams (#32-Scout and #95-Rivals). What is impressive about that is they are both from Minnesota. You know that is all because of Tubby. Monson would not have gotten either of those guys.
The Gophers are shaping up to be solid next year since the only two seniors on this year's team are role players, Jamal Abu-Shamala and Jonathan Williams. While it is still way too early to make predictions, they should be able compete for a Big Ten title.
It will be interesting to see how this year's recruiting class (ranked #23 by Rivals and #27 by Scout) fares in the Big Ten. The two Juco transfers, Paul Carter and Devron Bostick, look pretty solid as well as the kid from Canada, Devoe Joseph. The two big guys, Ralph Sampson III and Colton Iverson, are a little raw but will get experience in a hurry since Williams is out for 4-6 weeks. Hopefully they can make a run at a tourney berth but you know they will have RPI issues since the 2nd best nonconference opponent on the schedule is an Ivy league team (Cornell).
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