Reporter | Gophers basketball

Marcus Fuller covers Gophers men's basketball and college basketball for the Star Tribune. He has 13 years of experience covering Twin Cities college and professional sports. 

Fuller joined the Star Tribune in 2016 after 11 years covering Gophers sports – and just about every other team and league in town -- for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Before making the Twin Cities his home, he spent two years in The Kansas City Star sports department. Fuller grew up in Hawaii and is a 2002 graduate of San Jose State.


Gophers' Fox can't play in Twin Cities Pro-Am league, but he's doing everything else

With the Gophers protecting players from injury, Parker Fox sponsored a team in the Twin Cities Pro-Am league, where he coaches and does interviews for his podcast.


Top-ranked boys basketball recruit in Minnesota narrows list to five

Tommy Ahneman, a four-star recruit who transferred from Fargo to Cretin Derham-Hall, recently cut his college list to five schools, including the Gophers.


Gophers basketball standout Garcia recovering from foot surgery

The Big Ten's leading returning scorer is expected to resume activities in September after suffering a left foot injury in practice this month.


U backcourt looks to build chemistry with Mitchell as only returnee

With only Mike Mitchell Jr. returning at guard, the Gophers welcomed six newcomers to the backcourt this summer, including five seniors.


Veteran Gophers volleyball players excited for Year 2 with Cook

Fifth-year setter Melani Shaffmaster and others recruited by the previous coaching staff are ready to take the next step under second-year coach Keegan Cook.


Gophers, Badgers have official visits set up with same four-star recruit

Amari Allen, a 6-7 Wisconsin native who plays at IMG Academy, says Gophers coach Ben Johnson has been recruiting him the hardest, but the rival Badgers are in the mix, too.


Gophers AD Coyle continues to say big decisions coming for U athletics

In his annual presentation to the U's Board of Regents on Wednesday, AD Mark Coyle said, "We'll have to take a hard look at all of our sports."


Minnetonka girls basketball star Crump picks Texas for college

Aaliyah Crump, a 6-1 senior guard for Minnetonka and five-star prospect, picked Texas on Monday after winning a high school state title last season.


Gophers sprinter Augustine qualifies for Paris with Trinidad & Tobago

Devin Augustine, one of the Gophers' most successful sprinters of all time, will run the 100 meters for Trinidad & Tobago in the upcoming Summer Olympics.


Caitlin Clark's old AAU program has dominant Minnesota players now

Aaliyah Crump, Chloe Johnson, Ari Peterson and the Wilson sisters from Hill-Murray, Mya and Ashlee, are among the rising stars from Minnesota assembled on All Iowa Attack, Caitlin Clark's former AAU team.