![]() It's easier to spot a sure-fire Minnesota prospect who matches the Badgers. And just knowing them as people, knowing their families, knowing what they're about and watching them develop and grow basketball-wise, it's a perfect match." "It's always our goal for the players who fit us and are good enough in-state to do a good job and get those guys," Johnson said. In his first three U classes, Johnson has already signed five Minnesotans, one more than predecessor Richard Pitino did in his last five years from 2017-21. The Gophers signed in-state recruits Isaac Asuma from Cherry and Grayson Grove from Alexandria. Johnson has yet to sign a Minnesota player who also received a Wisconsin scholarship offer, but he says not every top prospect in the state fits his program. Sign up for our Gophers Update newsletter."It's far enough away but not too far away. Last year, Gard signed Lakeville North's Nolan Winter, now an impact freshman. On last Wednesday's signing day, Breck's Daniel Freitag and Lakeville North's Jack Robison gave Wisconsin six players from Minnesota since 2019, the same number of in-state players the Gophers have signed in that span.
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