Minnesota officially made a handful of additions to its 2026-27 roster this week.

The first addition of the Gophers men’s basketball program’s transfer portal class double dips as a homecoming. Orono High School alum Nolan Groves announced Wednesday night he will commit to Minnesota after playing his true freshman season at Texas Tech. Groves visited the U campus on Wednesday. “Coming home,” Groves wrote on Instagram. The Long Lake native won Minnesota’s Gatorade Player of ...

Minnesota native Nolan Groves is expected to be an early target for the Gophers men’s basketball program once the transfer portal opens Tuesday, the Pioneer Press learned Monday. Groves announced Friday he would enter the portal after his true freshman season at Texas Tech. The 6-foot-5 guard became a coveted high school recruit last spring. He was named Minnesota’s Gatorade Player of the Year ...